European Holdings Offer ICE Theaters Promotional Boost

Wonho has announced the dates and venues for his upcoming tour of Europe, titled ‘Facade’.Today (July 6), the K-pop idol and former MONSTA X member took unveiled details of his ‘Facade’ tour, which is set to run from August to September. The upcoming European tour will see Wonho perform four shows in Germany, Spain and England.They include two shows in Germany, in the cities of Munich and Oberhausen, as well as one in Madrid, Spain.

Guy Lodge Film CriticShould the apocalypse strike and any of us happen to survive it, you can’t accuse the movies of leaving us unprepared. Dystopian futures are a dime a dozen in science-fiction cinema these days, with a generally shared aesthetic that leads us to expect, for better or (probably) worse, a lot of damp, ashy slurry and unflattering sackcloth.

Scots tourists who wish to sunbathe on some popular European beaches will be charged to do so, in a move to limit visitors. Sardinia in Italy has launched the scheme, which will see UK travellers pay €3 per person for one day's worth of tanning.

K.J. Yossman European Broadcasting Union (EBU) president Delphine Ernotte-Cunci (pictured above, far left) has been re-elected for a second two-year term.Vice-president Petr Dvořák has also been re-elected.

Ben Croll At CinemaCon this past April, and now at CineEurope in Barcelona, international exhibitors have cast a curious eye toward the immersive brand ICE Theaters. A relatively new player on the premium field, the ICE (Immersive Cinema Experience) format adds six panels on either side of the screen and fills them visual extensions done in-house at the company’s facility in La Rochelle, France. The rooms also adhere to strict technical standards, all sold as part of a package deal.Encoding Requesting the content at minimum three weeks before the release date, ICE encodes each and every title from a secure facility nicknamed “the bunker.” There, teams of graphic designers create visual embellishments for every frame while choosing suitable effects for each scene.

Ben Croll As global exhibitors look to capitalize on the public’s appetite for four-quadrant blockbusters, many have turned to premium formats as a way to juice premium fees. Riding this wave of upmarket investment, France’s ICE Theaters has nearly doubled its international reach, opening immersive cinemas across three continents this year alone.The reach should soon extend even further now that ICE Theaters and India’s PVR Cinemas have finalized a deal to open three premium rooms over the next 12 months.This international focus has been a fairly recent development, as ICE Theaters – the export arm of Gallic exhibitor CGR Cinemas – only started rolling out its premium format onto the world stage just three years ago.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefEuropean cinemas bounced back strongly in 2021 after a miserable COVID-hit 2020. They are capable of returning to 2019 levels, says the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) in its annual report, but they are not there yet.

Love Island fans were left shell-shocked as Gemma Owen dropped a bizarre claim about the calories in sperm. The 19-year-old relaxed with her co-star Paige Thorne on bean bag chairs, when she shared the strange piece of knowledge, much to the horror of viewers at home.

Ryanair passengers could face further disruption this summer as cabin crew threaten to strike amid a dispute over pay.