Canal+ Boss Vows Blacklist for Bolloré Critics
TL;DR
Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada says he will no longer work with hundreds of cinema professionals who signed an open letter opposing owner Vincent Bolloré’s growing control of Canal+, Studiocanal, and other media, effectively blacklisting signatories such as Juliette Binoche and Adèle Haenel as Bolloré’s media empire expands; the letter warned of a fascist takeover and the risk to French cinema’s independence.
- Canal+ Head Says He Will Blacklist Talents Who Petitioned Against Right-Wing Billionaire Owner The Hollywood Reporter
- France’s top film producer says it will blacklist figures who petitioned against rightwing billionaire The Guardian
- Shock threat by billionaire Bollore's Canal+ group rocks French cinema RFI
- Dial M for Marine: The far right's crusade against French cinema politico.eu
- French actors and authors join la Résistance against a rightwing takeover The Observer
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