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After Macron requires proof of vaccination to go to bars, 1.7 million French people rush to get vaccinated – 07/13/2021 – World
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The announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron, Monday (12), that a health pass will be mandatory to attend cultural and leisure places has generated a vaccine race in the European country.
According to the French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, this Tuesday (13) 792,339 French people received a dose of the agent immunizing against Covid-19, a figure 23% higher than that recorded on Thursday (8). The previous record was linked to June 18, with 752,795 drugs applied.
Netflix And French Cinema: Love-Hate Sequel Of A Hollywood Past
After a rocky start, relations between the streaming giant and the French film ecosystem have improved thanks to Netflix investments in local production. But ensuring long-term independence of French films from the Hollywood system is still a battle.
PARIS We might as well say it right away: With Netflix, the French cinema world doesn t quite feel like celebrating a successful marriage, as it did with French TV channel Canal+ in the 1980s. Still, relations have warmed considerably with the U.S.-based streaming platform. As good Americans who respect themselves, they considered us, at the beginning, as a village of indomitable Gauls, says a veteran French film producer. We have learned to tame each other.
After Italy, France To Close Movie Theaters After Recording Spike In COVID-19 Cases
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The French government has decided to close all the movie theaters to curb the spread of coronavirus
President Emmanuel Macron said the country will go into a state of lockdown starting Friday
Italy previously announced that it is shutting down the theaters after recording a surge in cases
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the nation will be going into a state of lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. He revealed that all the movie theaters in the country will be shutting down once again as infections continue to rise in the region.
Updated: 16/12/2020
French theatres, cinemas and other venues said on Saturday they would go to court to force the government to allow them reopen, as the country emerges from its COVID-19 lockdown.
The government has imposed a curfew from 8:00pm to replace the lockdown measures.
The government had said that if it reached 5,000 daily cases by December 15, cultural venues could reopen, but as the country s infection rate remains high, museums, theatres, concert venues and cinemas will remain closed for three more weeks.
Nicolas Dubourg, president of a union representing 400 venues, said he would seek an urgent hearing on the matter from France s highest administrative court: Our lawyers are busy compiling all the arguments, he told AFP.