French people confined for almost three weeks should see their catalog of videos on demand considerably increase. And for good reason, a remote board of directors was held between the major bodies of cinema and the Ministry of Culture and they voted for a temporary modification of the cinema code in France.
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An emergency law will now offer two solutions to films released at or just before the cinemas closed on March 14. They can either request a release at the reopening of cinemas, or be available immediately on video on demand (VOD), without waiting for the 4 months normally scheduled.
25 films never released in theaters have requested a VOD release
Almost all of the films released since December are concerned and we can for example see or re-watch De Gaulle , Papi Sitter , A son or even the Good Wife …
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For their part, feature films that were not released are exceptionally authorized to be released directly on VOD platforms. Wednesday noon, 25 films never released, thus requested authorization to be viewed immediately on VOD. They will also receive financial assistance. However, they will not be available on Netflix, the 36-month rule remaining applied.