PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

Euromax Announces Giant Screen Documentary Film 
Line-Up for 2018 Event

12 New Films and 10 Films in Production at City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, to Coincide with Host’s 20th Anniversary​
 
PARIS, FRANCE -- (April 20, 2018) - Euromax (www.euromax.org), the European Association for giant screen, specialty and institutional documentary films, has announced its 2018 annual meeting film slate and program. The annual event will take place from June 10-12th at la Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (the City of Arts and Sciences), Valencia, Spain, in the year that marks the host venue’s 20th anniversary.
 
The Hemisfèric dome theatre - also Spain's largest cinema the only dome theatre in Spain - will become home to the three-day Euromax film event.
 
An exciting film program includes twelve new feature films and ten new films in production – all available from leading distribution companies, with some premiering for the very first time in Europe. These include:

  • America's Musical Journey (MacGillivray Freeman Films)
  • Australia’s Great Wild North (K2 Communications / Wild Pacific Media)
  • Backyard Wilderness (SK Films)
  • Conquest of the Skies (Serengeti Entertainment / Colossus Productions)
  • Dans les yeux de Thomas Pesquet (La Vingt-Cinquième Heure)
  • Great Barrier Reef (MacGillivray Freeman Films / December Media)
  • Mountain Quest (K2 Communications / Stranger Than Fiction Films)
  • Oceans: Our Blue Planet (BBC Earth, Giant Screen Films)
  • Pandas (IMAX Corporation)
  • Planet Power (nWave Pictures Distribution / N3D Land Films)
  • The Story of Earth (December Media Distribution / December Media)
  • Volcanoes (SK Films / Digital Crossing Films)
 
With an existing IMAX® 15-perf/70-mm projection system, the Hemisferic giant screen dome theatre is also being furnished with a state-of-the-art laser 4K digital insert projection system for the event to allow screenings in a wide range of formats. The projection will be provided by event-sponsor Barco (www.barco.com) and integrated by European digital cinema specialist CinemaNext (www.cinemanext.com).
 
Speaking about the conference, Laurent Dondey, Euromax president said, "We are hugely excited about this year’s event. Euromax is a wonderfully unique and vital resource for the documentary film and cinema industry and we look forward to welcoming attendees from across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia with new films, the latest technologies, and extensive networking and professional development opportunities."
 
The event is expected to attract over one hundred delegates from institutional theatres, museums, film production companies and distributors across the globe as well as giant screen specialists, planetariums and visitor attractions, architects of giant digital projection systems, and 3D VR experts.
 
Barco, MacGillivray Freeman Films, IMAX and December Media are already confirmed as sponsors of the 2018 event.
 
For the latest event details and registration information, please visit www.euromax.org. For more information please contact Beth Nicholas, General Administrator of Euromax and Press Contact via administrator@euromax.org.
 
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About Euromax
Euromax aims to advance the production and exhibition of films made in 2D or 3D/Stereoscopic for educational giant screen cinema theatres/exhibitors and immersive cinema experiences across Europe. Euromax provides a platform for its members to screen trailers and films, share information, experiences and expertise about the giant screen cinema industry.
 
Member organisations include film producers, distributors, theatres/exhibitors, suppliers and manufacturers. The giant screen cinema industry is traditionally one comprising theatres, filmmakers, producers, distributors and technical services specialising in 70-mm film formats. Today, this niche cinematic market includes high performance digital technologies in 4K and laser-illuminated projection.
  
CONTACT
Beth Nicholas, Euromax
administrator@euromax.org | +44 (0) 7891 291471

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Barco named as first key event sponsor with temporary laser 4K upgrade of insert projection system 
 
PARIS, FRANCE -- (March 12, 2018) -- Euromax, the European Association for giant screen, speciality and institutional documentary films, is delighted to announce the launch of its 2018 Conference from June 10-12th at la Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (the City of Arts and Sciences), Valencia, Spain, in the year that marks the host venue’s 20th anniversary.

The Hemisfèric dome theatre - also Spain's largest cinema the only dome theatre in Spain - will become home to exciting new giant screen documentary film screenings for the three day Euromax film event.

Euromax will this year also be held in partnership with Barco (www.barco.com) as the first-named event sponsor. Barco, with integration partner and digital cinema specialist, Proyecson (www.proyecson.com), will install a temporarily upgraded laser 4K insert projection system for the playback of high resolution digital 2D and 3D films.

The theatre’s existing 1570 IMAX® Dome projection system will also be in operation to promise delegates a broad range of presentation formats and a compelling event program.

For more than twenty years, the Euromax Meeting has gathered annually in a specially chosen European location for decision makers and key professionals of the giant screen cinema industry to meet and screen new giant screen film releases and trailers. It has always been an instrumental time for key discussions, new business opportunities and high-value networking in areas of production, licensing, technical installation and content diversification.

In recent years, Euromax conference delegation and programs have grown to include an increasing number of pioneering professionals of outstanding digital solutions. 

Euromax meetings bring together giant screen specialists, 4K HDR TV producers, 8K image capture industries, planetariums and visitor attractions, architects of giant digital projection systems, 3D VR experts, and members of the press. 

For more information on registration, film entries and event hotel, visit www.euromax.org 
 
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About Euromax
Euromax aims to advance the production and exhibition of films made in 2D or 3D/Stereoscopic for educational giant screen cinema theatres/exhibitors and immersive cinema experiences across Europe. Euromax provides a platform for its members to screen trailers and films, share information, experiences and expertise about the giant screen cinema industry.
 
Member organisations include film producers, distributors, theatres/exhibitors, suppliers and manufacturers. The giant screen cinema industry is traditionally one comprising theatres, filmmakers, producers, distributors and technical services specializing in 70-mm film formats. Today, this niche cinematic market includes high performance digital technologies in 4K and laser-illuminated projection.
  
CONTACT
Beth Nicholas, Euromax
administrator@euromax.org | +44 (0) 7891 291471