The date of reopening of cinemas is still moving away.

As explained by Marc-Olivier Sebbag, general delegate of the national federation of cinemas at the microphone of Europe 1, cinemas now hope to reopen "at the end of January", once a point has been made concerning the impact of feasts on the epidemic. 

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The date initially scheduled, January 7, if sanitary conditions permitted, now seems "very unlikely" in the words of Gabriel Attal.

Marc-Olivier Sebbag, general delegate of the national federation of cinemas confirms that this date is no longer relevant in the face of the evolution of the health crisis linked to the coronavirus.

As he explains on Europe 1, cinemas now hope to be able to reopen by "the end of January". 

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"We are looking towards the end of January to hope that we can reopen cinemas, theaters and places essential to the life of the French as soon as possible," Marc-Olivier Sebbag announced.

According to him, "what matters is that we can rationally build an opening of theaters".

More precisely, he hopes for a reopening "before the February vacation, once the government has taken into account the situation resulting from the vacation, that a point has been made on this subject and that measures have been taken". 

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Marc-Olivier Sebbag thus recalls that the cinemas should normally reopen in December before the health situation complicates the matter.

"We are sad that the cinemas are closed, that everything is closed. We were to open on December 15 and that was not possible," he laments, hoping that the situation will change as soon as possible.