Shock Threat by Billionaire Bollore's Canal+ Group Rocks French Cinema
Saada said the petition unfairly targets Canal+ teams after 600 cinema professionals warned Bolloré’s media expansion threatens editorial independence.
- On Sunday, Canal+ Chair and CEO Maxime Saada announced he will no longer work with the 600 film industry professionals who signed the "Time To Switch-Off Bolloré" petition, describing it as an injustice toward his teams.
- Launched at the Cannes Film Festival, the petition criticizes French billionaire Vincent Bolloré for his alleged "civilization project" to "push right-wing, reactionary agenda" across media and entertainment sectors.
- Signatories specifically oppose the Canal+ Group's recent 34% stake acquisition in theater chain UGC, which includes 55 cinemas in France and Belgium, raising concerns about "growing grip of the far right."
- Responding to the petition, Saada argued that signatories unfairly labeled Canal+ "crypto-fascist" despite such language being absent from the letter, stating "it is not acceptable that there is no consideration for the work of our teams."
- This conflict follows recent unrest at Bolloré-owned Grasset and Hachette Livre, where more than 100 authors departed over editorial independence concerns, while the Canal+ logo was booed at Cannes screenings this year.
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Cannes’ Off-Screen Drama: Canal+, Bolloré and a Reckoning for French Cinema
At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the biggest controversy isn’t tied to a polarizing film or a political speech at a press conference. It’s about Canal+ and the increasingly fraught question of whether France’s most powerful movie financier can remain insulated from the conservative political stance of its billionaire shareholder, Vincent Bolloré. The debate erupted […]
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France: During the annual producers' lunch at the Cannes Film Festival, Maxim Saada, CEO of Canal+, said he no longer wanted to work with the actors…
The channel's boss, Maxime Saada, no longer wants to collaborate with the 600 film professionals who signed a petition denouncing Vincent Bolloré's influence on the sector. ...
Shock threat by billionaire Bolloré's Canal+ group rocks French cinema
The head of France's biggest film producer, Canal+, said on Sunday that the group would no longer work with 600 industry professionals who signed a petition against right-wing billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré.
Maxime Saada Says Canal+ Will No Longer Work With Signatories Of “Time To Switch-Off Bolloré” Petition
The gloves are off. Maxime Saada, Canal+ Chair and CEO, has hit back at an open letter launched on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival sounding the alarm over tycoon Vincent Bolloré’s growing control of the French entertainment and media sectors. The petition titled “Time To Switch-Off Bolloré” was signed by 600 cinema professional […]
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