Time To Switch-Off Bollor\u00e9<\/a>\u201d (Zapper Bollor\u00e9).<\/p>\n\n\tPublished on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, the letter signed by 600 cinema professionals, raised concerns over the growing control of France\u2019s media and entertainment sectors of tycoon Vincent Bollor\u00e9, who is Canal+\u2019s main shareholder via his Bollor\u00e9 Group.<\/p>\n
\n\tIt suggested that the Canal+\u2019s recent acquisition of a 34% stake in French major UGC, with an option to buy it outright, was a worrying development for everyone in the French cinema chain.<\/p>\n
\n\tCanal+ CEO and Chair Maxime Saada reacted angrily, telling the attendees of the group\u2019s annual producers\u2019 lunch in Cannes a few days later that the company would no longer work with the signatories. With Canal+ being France\u2019s biggest private fund of French and European cinema the threat sent a chill through the industry, but also sparked uproar. <\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cMaxime Saada, who has worked for Canal+ for a long time, is well aware of the group\u2019s crucial role in financing films in France and the dependence of the various players in the industry,\u201d said CGT-Spectacle in its statement.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cHis decision is therefore not a knee-jerk reaction but a brutal choice to discriminate against political and union-related expression, aimed at silencing the voices within the profession that are rising up against Vincent Bollor\u00e9\u2019s growing control over the entire film production and distribution chain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tNews of the lawsuit comes as support for the letter continues to grow and spread internationally. The letter\u2019s organisers announced overnight that as of May 22, the number of signatories stood at 3,800, with Cannes 2026 jury member Paul Laverty, Ruben \u00d6stlund, Leos Carax, Sara Driver, Jos\u00e9-Luis Guerin and Jasmine Trinca among the latest international professionals joining the likes of Javier Bardem, Walter Salles and Ken Loach in signing the letter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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