The petition is private, so it is not possible to see who has signed.
But the total number now sits at 523.
Boutonnat has been under investigation for two years after being indicted in February 2021 for an alleged sexual assault.
French producer and director of the CNC Dominique BoutonnatLUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
In September 2022, the case was taken to trial.
Boutonnat denies all charges.
The petition ends: The whole of society is watching us.
Our progress, our revolutions will benefit everyone.
Lets live up to it.
Boutonnat was first appointed CNC President in 2019.
Frances government then gave him a second term in 2022 after his indictment.
Thecontroversial appointmentcame after Frances new Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak expressed her support for him.
His current term runs down next year.
The petition comes 48 hours out from the start of this years Cannes Film Festival.
The Cannes Film Festival runs May 14-25.
