“There had been no cinema on Piennes for 35 years. There, we had succeeded in creating a little loyalty among certain spectators. But are they going to come back? New habits were taken during the various confinements. The person in charge of the room of the North-East, François Cirre, is at the time of the doubts. Like everywhere, the black screen went out on October 30. It will come alive again from Saturday May 22 at 5 p.m. (and also on May 23) with the screening of Nicolas Vanier’s film, Poly. He will be followed on the 29th and 30th by Goodbye idiots by Albert Dupontel and on June 5 and 6 by 30 days max , which unites the Band at Fifi. “These are films that we weren’t able to screen. Poly was, for example, scheduled for the weekend when we had to close. “
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35 spectators on average per screening
If the North-East room is particularly in difficulty, it is because by its associative status, it could not benefit from the support mechanism for maintaining turnover, paid by the State. “85% of our cash flow comes from the price of tickets. Normally over a year we have 4,800 entries. There, we barely made 1,800. It is not much. During the Italian Film Festival, the Art en stock association also organizes a meal. “He earns us around € 2,500. We couldn’t do it either. However, subsidies come from the municipalities of Joudreville and Bouligny, as well as from Coeur de Pays Haut. “And we asked for help from the National Cinematography Center, as well as the Department. We will manage to get out of it, but it will be tight. “
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With a capacity of around 180 seats, the Piennese cinema will have to content itself with accommodating, initially, only 35% of its capacity. “That doesn’t matter. In general, in a session, we have 35 spectators. What is more annoying is the 9 p.m. curfew, which will be implemented from May 19. The screening that works best here is the one at 8:30 pm… ”Also, all screenings will take place at 5:00 pm. Then, from June 9, when the curfew will be moved back to 11 p.m., they will be able to resume in the evening.
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