All editors and reporters of "Cinema Manual" announced their resignation. Announced his resignation because the new shareholders may pose a threat to the independence of the magazine. The magazine management has not yet responded to the editor's resignation.
It is reported that the "Cinema Manual" has new shareholders, including film producers and technology tycoons. A 15-member magazine editing team, including editors and reporters, issued a joint statement stating that the resignation was due to a possible threat to the independence of the magazine by the new shareholders: “The new shareholders include 8 film producers, and commentary publications. It constitutes a conflict of interest... "The Film Manual" has a clear position.... Today, our published articles will be suspected of being interfered anyway." And expressed dissatisfaction with the new shareholders' hope to make sincere film reviews easier , "Fashionable" reading content.
"Cinema Manual" was founded in April 1951 by French film critic André Bazin and others. After 70 years, it gave birth to the French film New Wave Movement (1958~1964) and discovered a large number of new film directors. Europe and the United States as well as the world cinema have far-reaching influence. Earlier, the "Cinema Manual" announced that it was jointly acquired by 20 fans, which once caused a lot of controversy.