Cultural Workers Protest Budget Cuts with Satirical 'Crevards' Ceremony

Unions from the arts and culture sector staged a symbolic counter-event at the Cinémathèque Française to criticize funding cuts and the rise of far-right ideologies.

• A coalition of cultural unions occupied the Cinémathèque Française on February 28 to host a 'Crevards' ceremony, a parody of the César Awards, highlighting threats to the arts sector.
• The event targeted severe budget cuts to cultural funding, including an €85 million reduction in France's Culture Ministry budget, the first of its kind in a decade.
• Awards were mockingly given to political and corporate figures, including Vincent Bolloré and Benyamin Netanyahu, for their perceived negative impact on the arts and culture.
• Organizers linked these challenges to the growing influence of far-right ideologies, which they argue undermine public cultural institutions and artistic freedoms.
• Unions plan a week of protests starting March 17, culminating in a nationwide strike on March 20 to demand increased support for the arts and cultural sectors.

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