Following a speech by the President of the Republic, the minister of Culture, Franck Riester reminded the roadmap that the government will follow for the re-opening of the cinema.
Summary cinemas closed Reimbursement of pass cards and movie What movies have seen their output shifted ? Filming suspended Events cancelled
[updated may 6, 2020 at 16h47] It will soon be two months that the theatres of France are closed to the public and, as a first phase of déconfinement starts on the 11th of may, the operators are always ordered not to reopen their rooms. In the courtyard of the Elysee Palace on Wednesday, may 6, the minister of Culture, Franck Riester said a few words about the re-opening of cinemas in France. It will not take place before a process of reflection that will last throughout the month of may.
“We will examine at the end of may as to whether or not we can go further in the déconfinement, to go further than this limit from gathering of 10 people that will be the standard from the 11th of may. […] It is this reflection that will be conducted in the month of may to the end of may, be able to take a number of decisions. And of course these cultural events, these places, which eventually will re-open to help put artists in front of their public, to reopen the cinema, of course that is a great expectation of our countrymen… it would have to be discussed with the mayors with the prefects and with the professionals concerned.”
In other words, the cinema will not be fixed on their re-opening before the end of the month of may . It is noted that no date for reopening the potential has not been specified at this stage by the government. It is known that the second phase of the déconfinement in France is supposed to be held from June 2 but, at the time it is, it is not yet known if this date would be suitable for the re-opening of the cinema. In an interview with Le Figaro at the end of April, Richard Patry, president of the Federation nationale des cinemas français, announced that target “without any certainty, a re-opening for Wednesday, 1 July or 8 July”. It will have to wait, in a context where industry players expect a lot from the part of the State to maintain their activity in a crisis that could simply sign the loss of some of them.
cinemas closed
Saturday 14 march 2020, the Prime minister Edouard Philippe has announced the closure of all cinemas, French the time to stem the epidemic of coronavirus Covid-19. According to the latest announcements of government, a déconfinement progressive territory must take place from may 11, 2020, but this does not apply to places of promiscuity as high as the cinemas that will have to remain closed until further notice.
How to get a refund bookings, pass cards and unlimited cinemas ?
many moviegoers enjoy throughout the year, of cards unlimited pass special or have made reservations for the next few days. Due to the closure of movie theaters ordered by the government, the operators offer solutions to a refund that we will summarize below :
UGC : The viewer has no thing to do. Cards unlimited are reimbursed. The monthly payment is automatically suspended until the reopening of the cinema. The amounts collected from 15 to 31 march have also been refunded. The same goes for the reservations which have been refunded automatically. The formulas 5 tickets purchased on the card will remain valid for a period of 60 days after the reopening of cinemas. As for the loyalty points, their duration will be extended as much time for the duration of the closure. Pathé-Gaumont : reservations made via the mobile application and the website have been refunded automatically. For subscribers CinePass, the levy is suspended until the reopening, and the amount collected from 15 to 31 march, was repaid via the next levy that will be made once the cinemas will be re-opened. The spectators who have paid their subscription on the day of their subscription will have their subscriptions automatically extended by the number of days where the movie theater was closed. The prepaid cards which should expired by April 30, will be extended until 30 June. All these steps are automatic and the viewer has nothing to do of his side. RC : All the cards SSC card 5/10/15 and reloads fidelity, the validity of which was between the beginning of march and end of may 2020 are extended by one month validity extra. The loyalty points are also prolonged to a month. The steps are performed automatically without the user having to do anything. Kinepolis : A refund request must be made by the spectator online on the website of the group. Many movie releases are staggered
Before the cinemas were forced to close their doors, the distribution companies were afraid of the impact of the pandemic on the output of their films. Several studios had made the choice to stagger the release of their next films. Since then, many other films have been staggered. Below you will find the complete list of films impacted, which will be updated as and ads :
Miss Ruben Alves is postponed to 23 September 2020. James Bond : Dying can wait will be released on November 11, 2020 Rocks is shifted to 17 June 2020 Pinocchio of Matteo Garrone is deferred until July 1, 2020, The Daronne with Isabelle Huppert is shifted to July 15, 2020 Brutus vs Caesar of Kheiron will be released on the 1st July 2020 instead of April 1, A beating heart from Keren Ben Rafael is postponed to 2 September 2020 Stone Rabbit 2 : panic in the city is shifted in the month of January 2021 Clear history Délépine and Kervern will be released on August 26, 2020 The Salt of tears of Philippe Garrel is pushed back to June 17, 2020 Without a sound 2 is shifted to the September 9, 2020 Fast and Furious 9 will see its release in march 31, 2021 (instead of 20 may 2020) Mulan planned for 25 march was postponed to July 24, 2020 The new mutants planned for the 1st of April is postponed to a later date Hungry from Scott Cooper with Keri Russell also sees its release date pushed back USS Greyhound with Tom Hanks will be released at a later date Cute of Maimouna Doucoure is shifted to the June 3, instead of April 1, Bloodshot with Vin Diesel is released directly in VOD Divorce Club with Michael Youn planned for 25 march was finally released later. A friend extraordinary with Tom Hanks is shifted to a later date. Ondine is postponed in September 2020 The Trolls 2 world tour is shifted to October 14, 2020, Black Widow will be released on October 28, 2020 Off will be released on December 16, 2020 The secret Garden has seen its release date shifted to the month of August 2020 We dogs will be released at a later date The filming is suspended because of the sars coronavirus
The pandemic also has an impact on the filming of movies and series. Some have had to be paused to prevent the spread of the virus, or simply because they could not get in the places needed in the shots, as is the case in particular of the continuation of the franchise highly anticipated Avatar. Their release date announced may therefore be offset. Here is a non-exhaustive list of shoots impacted by the sars coronavirus :
Last Duel Ridley Scott : shooting in France has been shortened and moved to Ireland. Release scheduled for January 13, 2021. Mission : Impossible 7 : at the end of February 2020, the team’s seventh installment of the saga Mission : impossible, had to turn to Venice for three weeks. Because of the evolution of the pandemic in Italy, the shooting of the film has been suspended. in Official competition with Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. The Batman from Matt Reeves with Robert Pattinson Jurassic World: Dominion Chris Pratt fantastic animals 3 with Eddie Redmayne Red Notice with Dwayne Johnson Samaritan Sylvester Stallone Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings , one of the next films in Marvel King Richard with Will Smith suites d’ Avatar James Cameron The movie events and series cancelled
because of the ban of gatherings of more than 100 people ordered on Friday 13 march 2020, several events related to the film and series have been cancelled or deferred. The Cannes film Festival , expected initially from 12 to 23 may, will not take place “in its original form” but the organizers are hoping however to be able to hold it in a different form in order to continue the mission of the festival as a tool “essential to support the film industry”.
