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Booing over the Canal+ Logo at Cannes Film Festival Following Controversial ‘Blacklist’ of Critical Filmmakers

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Cannes 2026: In Cannes, filmmakers, and even the film press, reacted indignantly to the announcement that Canal+ would no longer collaborate with critical…

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While more than 1,200 film professionals have signed a forum denouncing Bolloré's influence on cinema, Kassovitz estimates that "no filmmaker has been censored" so far.

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Cannes 2026: In Cannes, filmmakers, and even the film press, reacted indignantly to the announcement that Canal+ would no longer collaborate with critical…

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On the Croisette, Canal+ tries to make reign terror after a rostrum denouncing the influence of the fundamentalist Catholic billionaire on the film industry. The 600 signatories have been declared persona non grata for the future productions of the group. What to worry about the profession. Decryption with streamer RiboInLaSauce, journalist Anthony Cortes and journalist Cyprien Caddeo live at the Cannes Film Festival.

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During a screening at the Cannes Film Festival, spectators booed Canal+ when the logo appeared in the credits, at the beginning of the film. Some people present in the room even shouted "Bolloré, enc*lé" or "facho". On Monday, May 18, the boss of Canal+ announced that he no longer wanted to work with the 600 signatories of a gallery against Vincent Bolloré. The signatories, including actress Juliette Binoche, denounced "the growing influence of …

At the Cannes Film Festival, booing has been heard increasingly loudly over the past few days whenever the logo of producer Canal+ appears before film screenings. France's largest film producer has contributed to six titles selected for the prestigious festival.

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rtl.nl broke the news on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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