In France, which boasts one of the world’s most subsidized film industries, the national film board (CNC) has teamed up with the culture and labor ministers to take steps aimed at helping exhibitors and distributors ride out the coronavirus storm.
Under the plan set up with the org, exhibitors will have the option of keeping their theaters open within half of their seating capacities, even in regions that are hardest hit by coronavirus.
Exhibitors and distributors will also be allowed to postpone the payment of social charges and will have access to loans and options to repay their existing credits.
Meanwhile, the government will also help companies that are forced to reduce their workforce or have to slow down their activity by covering
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