The National Federation of French Cinemas has published recommendations for theaters to allow them to face the energy crisis.
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The energy crisis could lead cinemas to reduce the number of their sessions. In his “Charter of all cinemas for an immediate reduction in energy consumption”, made public Wednesday, September 21, the National Federation of French Cinemas (FNCF) notably calls for its members to “regulate the opening hours according to public flow “.
“From 2010 to 2019, the number of sessions has increased from 6 to 8.6 million. Currently, with the 30 % drop in room attendance at national level, certain sessions, especially those of 11 hours and 1 pm, take place with very few spectators, notes Marc-Olivier Sebbag, general delegate of the FNCF. We must find the right balance compared to costs. “
Because it affects the cinematographic offer, this adaptation of the daily programming amplitude according to the practices of the spectators is the most striking measure of this charter. “All sectors of culture must ask this question of opening hours, considers Mr. Sebbag, hoping that their reduction will be temporary.” For the rest, the charter lists a series of “simple and practical” measures applicable With many economic sectors – to quickly save electricity and gas: reduce lighting, lower heating, reduce air conditioning, extinguish the machines that are not used.
“mobilization and rationalization “
Thus the charter recommends “to turn off the cinemas brands when they are not open and the lights in halls and circulation when the public is not present, to use the dynamic display in a reasoned manner , to respect the government objective of a maximum heating at 19 degrees, to program heating according to the schedules and the occupation of the rooms, to stop the air conditioning if it does less than 26 degrees outside, to turn off The spotlights in theaters who do not have spectators, and to better regulate the renewal of air “, etc.
“The time is for mobilization and rationalization. It is both a civic commitment to contribute to the national effort of energy sobriety and an economic necessity during the drop in the drop in attendance “, insists Mr. Sebbag. “The third reason, he adds, is to do everything to avoid load shedding and end up with closed cinemas in the evening.”
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