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Canal+ CEO Threatens Blacklist of 600 Filmmakers Over Bolloré Critique

5/31/2026

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Maxime Saada, CEO of Canal+, warned he will blacklist 600 French film artists who signed a letter denouncing Vincent Bolloré’s right-wing media influence.
Canal+ finances about 40 percent of French cinema and recently bought a 34 percent stake in UGC, planning full ownership by 2028, which raises vertical-integration concerns.
France’s Human Rights League and the CGT entertainment union have filed a civil suit demanding Canal+ stop discriminating against the letter’s signatories.

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Maxime Saada, CEO of Canal+, warned he will blacklist 600 French film artists who signed a letter denouncing Vincent Bolloré’s right-wing media influence.
Canal+ finances about 40 percent of French cinema and recently bought a 34 percent stake in UGC, planning full ownership by 2028, which raises vertical-integration concerns.
France’s Human Rights League and the CGT entertainment union have filed a civil suit demanding Canal+ stop discriminating against the letter’s signatories.