International correspondent

Following the recent European Union elections in June, which saw significant gains for far-right parties, Hollywood is taking steps to ensure that the new EU regime does not create new legislation that would be disadvantageous to studios and streamers.

“We are in a time where [EU] policy is not set in stone,” said Stan McCoy, head of the Motion Picture Assn. for Europe, during a speech at the Venice Film Festival.

“You have a new parliament, they are going through the process,” he added. “The industry always has a big role to play in educating Brussels about why the industry works the way it does.”