Episode

French media tycoon Vincent Bolloré casts shadow over Cannes opening

Podcast: arts24
Published: May 12, 2026
Duration seconds: 499
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Summary

As the 79th Cannes Film Festival opens on the Croisette, politics is competing with glamour for attention. Hundreds of figures from the French film industry have signed an open letter warning about what they describe as the growing influence of the far right within French cinema and media. At the centre of the controversy is French billionaire and media tycoon Vincent Bolloré, owner of Canal+, the powerful television group that plays a major role in financing French films.