It’s estimated that $427 billion in tax is lost every year to global tax abuse by multinationals and wealthy individuals. The pandemic and war in Ukraine have exposed, as never before, the harsh realities of growing income inequality in a globalized economy. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world’s 10 richest men have doubled their fortunes while the income of 99 percent of humanity fell. Everywhere, government coffers are drained and public services cut. In developing countries, the specter of a debt crisis has reappeared.But the money to fund quality public services does exist: hidden in tax havens. ‘Tax Wars’ takes viewers behind the scenes of a global effort to put people before profits, hold multinationals accountable, and make the world’s most powerful corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Along with world-renowned experts like Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty, and Eva Joly, this film examines the limits of the international agreement on the taxation of multinationals announced in October 2021.It also explores the possibility to trace all hidden wealth through the creation of a Global Asset Register.
Biography:
Hege Dehli, Norwegian producer, director and scriptwriter, established Mechanix Film AS. She has worked with TV, documentary and feature films since 1985. Hege has worked for more than 30 years for French TV; France Télévisions and ARTE and Norwegian TV; NRK and TV2 and has a broad network of international producers, broadcasters and distributors all over the world.
Fabrice Estève is an experienced producer with 20+ years experience, 120 hours of documentaries produced, and a strong track record in international coproduction. Since 2012 he runs Yuzu Productions, together with Christian Popp, focusing on creative documentaries in all genres. Recent productions include Becoming Cary Grant (Cannes 2017 official selection), Free to Run, The Race to Dope, The E-waste Tragedy), “The Bloody Truth. He is also a co-founder and the current president of the French association of science producers.
