Bienaimé Besse: Criticizing Bolloré's cinema influence is strategic mistake
In a guest column for Le Monde, media specialist Carole Bienaimé Besse argues that denouncing Vincent Bolloré's influence over French cinema while Canal+ remains a key funding pillar is a strategic error. She contends that at a time when tech and AI giants are disrupting power dynamics, it is futile and even harmful to pit freedom of expression against economic responsibility. The piece was published on May 22, 2026.
Key facts
- Carole Bienaimé Besse published a guest column in Le Monde.
- The column argues that criticizing Bolloré's influence on cinema is a strategic mistake.
- Canal+ is one of the main pillars of film financing.
- Tech and AI giants are disrupting power dynamics.
- Bienaimé Besse opposes pitting freedom of expression against economic responsibility.
- The column was published on May 22, 2026.
Entities
Institutions
- Le Monde
- Canal+
Locations
- France