West Cork Film Studios rising as Hollywood faces crisis over Trump’s proposed film tariffs

From Adam Scott thrillers to Netflix hits, a West Cork studio is defying expectations as Trump threatens tariffs on Irish film

Daisy Ridley as Rey and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in a scene from the movie 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', filmed on Skellig Michael, Ireland. The production firm behind the film received €3.43m in tax credits from the Revenue. File Picture: Jonathan Olley/ Lucasfilm

If Hollywood has taught the world anything, it’s to dream big. Down in West Cork, they’ve taken the “build it and they will come” mantra to the next level.

While Tinseltown has been trying to get to grips with US president Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement — in a now familiar style, a light-on-detail plan to put 100% tariffs on films made outside the US — down on the Baltimore Rd, outside Skibbereen, it is business as usual at West Cork Film Studios.