Disney: Personal Christmas movie, French cinemas angry

France can not find Avalonia, a strange journey to the cinema. Disney’s new Christmas movie will be released directly in France on the Disney + platform, unlike other countries in the world. As Disney’s French President Helen Etz told reporters, Disney’s French President Helen Etz used the term media, which regulates French broadcasts, to explain the controversial move. Echoes :

“This is the result of media chronology, as is the practice in France, which we consider unfair, restrictive and inconsistent with the expectations of our audience.”

But this justification does not please everyone, especially the National Federation of French Cinemas, which has splitstatement To protest this statement:

“The FNCF is strongly opposed to this decision. It is asking Disney to return
Makes this choice and invites him to attend the meetings that the CNC will arrange
Calls for a meeting under the agreement of January 24, 2022 with the public authorities
Will allow you to quickly solve this major problem for our sector a
Reconciliation between stakeholders and avoidance of spectators and cinemas
Be the collateral victim of these disputes. “

The FNCF fears for the future of cinemas and believes that Disney wants to influence the negotiations on the timeline of the media and especially the relationship between the main and free channels 22 months after the release of the film. Let us remind you that Disney has to wait 17 months after one of its movies is released in cinemas before it can offer it on Disney +.

The federation is taking this opportunity to recall Dr. Strange’s success in Madness Multiverse (3 million admissions in France) and look forward to good box office for Buzz Lightyear – Pixar’s first movie to hit theaters in 2020! – and Tori: Love and Thunder.

The observation is clear to the FNCF: “Cinemas are instrumental in this decision, which is completely unacceptable and terribly unfair. This is a lost choice for everyone: for viewers, for cinemas, for other movie broadcasters like Canal + and free channels, and finally for Disney. Which deprives itself of significant revenue and unparalleled exposure to this film in France, Europe ‘s leading film country. ”

It remains to be seen whether Disney will accept an invitation from the FNCF to consider this decision, or whether the firm will retain the desire to offer Avalon, a bizarre trip to Disney +.