On Monday 22 June, the cinema reopened everywhere in France. The opportunity for movie-goers to reinvest in the dark rooms that they have missed so much. Operators will however need to apply a health protocol strictly.
Summary Date of reopening of cinemas Reimbursement of pass cards and film shooting suspended Events cancelled
[updated June 08, 2020 at 10h44] Since the announcement of the second stage of the plan déconfinement by Edouard Philippe, we know that the cinema will re-open in France Monday 22 June 2020. It’s a date obviously highly anticipated by the moviegoers, but also the exhibitors who were forced down the curtain on 14 march last. More than three months after their closure, the cinema will reopen but no matter how. A document detailing the health measures to be concrete, operators will have to observe has been validated by the government and passed by the Federation Nationale des Cinemas Français. This will of course change the habits of employees but also of the spectators. Here is a brief summary.
wearing a mask is strongly recommended for guests in the lobby and circulation space The port mask is not required in the room for the spectators, A seat must be left vacant of both sides of each spectator in The people who arrived together (families, couples, etc) can sit side-by-side as a vacant place is left of the group in the room To avoid the contact, it is recommended to buy the tickets on the Internet or in contactless payment to the caisse, the spectators are asked to respect a physical distance of one meter with the other spectators, prevention messages and health will be broadcast on screens before sessions
This will necessarily change the experience in the halls of viewers but remember that these recommendations are the sine qua non of the re-opening of the cinema. Thus, it is strongly recommended to respect it scrupulously. In regard to the operators and staff of cinemas, they will be responsible for implementing many of the health measures to ensure their own safety and the safety of spectators.
The employees will have to monitor the signs of illness, and stay home if they have symptoms of The occupation rate of the rooms will be limited to 50% The cinema will undergo a thorough cleaning prior to reopening The employees will need to arrange the flow of spectators to avoid the crossing sessions in the nearby rooms will be staggered in order to spread out the flow of spectators The sessions successively in a single room will be spaced to facilitate movement of the public distributors of hydroalcoholic gel will be made available to The contact surfaces (ramps, stairs, handrails of escalators) will be regularly disinfected the doors of The sas will remain open between sessions and in the beginning of the session to prevent contact of The waste of the viewers will be removed between each session The premises will be aerated regularly according to the recommendations of government and health See the folder
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Date of reopening of cinemas in France
While the closure of all the theatres of France has been recognised by the prime minister Edouard Philippe on march 14, 2020, the opening is particularly expected. During the first stage of the plan of déconfinement on 11 may, the government had chosen to keep them closed. On may 28, in his speech at the announcement of the second stage of the plan déconfinement, Edouard Philippe announced that movie theaters will reopen as soon as June 22, 2020 and on the whole territory.
How to get a refund bookings, pass cards and unlimited cinemas ?
many moviegoers enjoy throughout the year, of cards unlimited or pass special. 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 spectateur 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. Filming suspended due to a 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”.
