ICV takes its final bow on December 14
After 42 years of activity, the Informatique, Cinéma et Vidéo (ICV) association will permanently cease operations on December 14.
After 42 years of community involvement, the Informatique, Cinéma et Vidéo (ICV) association, a well-known figure in the non-profit world, will disappear. December 14 will mark the end of its activities, following a unanimous vote for dissolution during an extraordinary general meeting on June 19.
ICV was created in 1991 from the merger of two pioneer organizations: Association Pradet Informatique (API), founded in 1984, and Association pour la Diffusion et la Création Audiovisuelle et Cinématographique (ADRAC), created in 1986.
Under the presidency of its founder Serge Peault, the association dedicated 42 years to raising awareness, training, and promoting digital technology and audiovisual arts in the region.
A rich and varied history
Over the decades, ICV expanded its initiatives: school activities during the national computing plan era, office software training sessions through the Passeport Info scheme, and participation in local events such as the Courses des 3 Collines, the French Trial Championship, the canoe-kayak championship, and volleyball tournaments.
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The association also distinguished itself in artistic creation, with photo and video workshops behind numerous fictional works. Its open-access spaces—digitization, 3D printing—also made a lasting impact on its members.
Another prominent chapter in its history was organizing the Cinéma Plein-Air du Pradet, which enlivened the summers of locals and holidaymakers for sixteen seasons, from 1984 to 1999.
The reasons behind an announced end
Several factors led to this decision. Membership plummeted, dropping from over 200 before the health crisis to fewer than 50 for the 2025-2026 season. This drop was accompanied by a similar decline in the number of volunteer instructors.
Added to this are the widespread adoption of digital tools (platforms, smartphones, mobility) and the rapid evolution of habits related to the Internet, social networks, and artificial intelligence.
The association also points to an aging leadership, leading to a technological gap that proved difficult to bridge, as well as a declining desire for creative projects among its members.
Faced with this reality, the members made their choice: ICV no longer has a place today, bringing an end to what was, for several decades, one of the most remarkable non-profit success stories in the Toulon area.
Photo DR.