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Shock threat by billionaire Bollore's Canal+ group rocks French cinema

Actor Juliette Binoche was one of the 600 leading figures to warn against a "fascist takeover of the collective imagination" in a petition published last week in Libération daily. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP - Vianney Le Caer

Cannes (France) (AFP) – The head of France's biggest film producer, Canal+, said Sunday that the group would no longer work with 600 industry professionals who signed a petition against right-wing billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré.

The announcement, made at the Cannes Film Festival, is likely to send shockwaves through the European industry at the annual gathering of the world's movie elite on the French Riviera.

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