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The CNC is facing strong criticism targeting the presence of a streamer judged to be biased in a commission that allocates grants to content creators. However, we must not discredit an essential institution for the film industry, argues the former general manager of the CNC.

Inspector General of Finance, Christophe Tardieu was the general manager of the CNC from 2014 to 2019.

Some accuse the French cinema of being insular, abusing political correctness, being narcissistic, and perhaps overly subsidized. Maybe. But its success is undeniable, and the French public flock to Europe’s largest and most modern cinema complex to see both American blockbusters and more demanding films, from “Avatar” to “Marsupilami”, “Nuremberg” to “The Bojarski Affair”, and “The Rays and the Shadows”.

French cinema is the third-largest in the world after the United States and India. Along with audiovisual content, it represents several hundred thousand direct jobs in France (studio technicians, post-production, sets, special and visual effects, digital, etc.). It is a dense industrial fabric, spread across the entire territory, generating economic activity with immediate local impacts (hospitality, transportation, catering, etc.).