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French Cinema Is Thriving at Festivals but Facing an Uphill Battle in U.S. Theaters as Distributors Navigate a Shrinking Market

French cinema may be enjoying a golden run on the festival circuit and in the awards race, but getting those films into U.S.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 7, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

theaters, and persuading American audiences to buy tickets, has become an increasingly uphill battle.

That paradox was at the heart of a lively discussion at the American French Film Festival on Thursday, […].

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