While President Donald Trump might have reupped his threats last month to impose a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the U.S., European film and TV industry professionals aren’t flinching, with triumphant execs taking a victory lap this week at Rome’s MIA Market over the continued one-way traffic of Hollywood production across the pond.

“It’s a very simple question, and the U.S. has understood that: There’s no better place to be when you’re a producer today than in Europe,” said Alexandra Lebret, a partner at French investment firm Axio.

Lebret was speaking at a panel on Wednesday that gathered seasoned fund representatives, agents and producers to talk shop about the fast-evolving world of film financing.

With production costs spiraling worldwide and cost-conscious execs leavi

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