With the French box office down for nine consecutive months , local exhibitors are facing their first financial crisis since the pandemic; and one they hadn’t seen coming after a milestone 2024 which positioned France as Europe’s healthiest theatrical market. In most other countries, that sudden turmoil would have translated into a wave of cinemas shuttering, but in France, where the film industry benefits from a strong support system, the National Film Board (CNC) has come up with a targeted