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By Lending Millions of Public Money to Build a Filmmaker's Studios in Saint-Denis, the State Literally Financed the Future Olympic Village

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The state invested 170 million euros in public funds to transform a Saint-Denis power station into a Cité du Cinéma dreamed by Luc Besson. Twelve years later, the building served as a canteen for Olympic athletes. A hijacking of public money that never kept its cinematic promises. More
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The state invested 170 million euros in public funds to transform a Saint-Denis power station into a Cité du Cinéma dreamed by Luc Besson. Twelve years later, the building served as a canteen for Olympic athletes. A hijacking of public money that never kept its cinematic promises. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
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