The National Center for Cinema and Animated Image (CNC) announced on Thursday an exemption to exceptionally allow cinema films to be released already on small screens, hoping to avoid an overflow when the theaters reopen.
Cinemas have been closed since the end of October, and some 400 French and foreign films are ready to be released.
Professionals fear a huge traffic jam when theaters reopen.
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It would be detrimental both for the public and for our creators if, due to too many films available, large productions, especially American ones, deprive more diverse works of exposure.
It is essential that each work can meet its audience,
”said CNC president Dominique Boutonnat in a press release.
In practice, the films will be able to ask the CNC to benefit from this exemption, in order to be released exceptionally on online platforms, on DVD or even on television, up to one month after the reopening of theaters, "
while retaining the aid received
”during their production.
This measure "
does not in any way call into question the chronology of the media or its upcoming development
", takes care to underline the CNC.
These rules, which govern the release of films in France from their theatrical release to their broadcast on television in particular, are currently being re-discussed to better take into account powerful Netflix-type platforms.
Other measures could be announced in an attempt to bring order to the enormous mass of films awaiting release: the Competition Authority must soon decide on a "
concerted schedule for theatrical releases
", desired by professionals.
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