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Cinema Figures Warn Bolloré Dominance as Le Pen Cuts Funding

5/13/2026

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Over 600 cinema figures signed an open letter warning that Vincent Bolloré’s dominance threatens industry independence.
Bolloré controls Canal+, StudioCanal and a stake in UGC and plans ownership of UGC by 2028.
Paris prosecutors opened an investigation into comments on CNews about Saint-Denis mayor Bally Bagayoko.
More than 100 writers quit Grasset in protest of Bolloré’s control of Hachette Livre.
RN leader Marine Le Pen, who polls high, proposes cuts to public film funding.

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Over 600 cinema figures signed an open letter warning that Vincent Bolloré’s dominance threatens industry independence.
Bolloré controls Canal+, StudioCanal and a stake in UGC and plans ownership of UGC by 2028.
Paris prosecutors opened an investigation into comments on CNews about Saint-Denis mayor Bally Bagayoko.
More than 100 writers quit Grasset in protest of Bolloré’s control of Hachette Livre.
RN leader Marine Le Pen, who polls high, proposes cuts to public film funding.