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2010 Conference:
Projects in Development
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International Conference and Trade Show
September 25-27, 2010
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tennessee Aquarium and IMAX 3D Theater
Giant Screen 101 and committee meetings
will be held on September 24

Dome Day
September 28, 2010
Birmingham, Alabama
McWane Science Center and IMAX Dome Theater

The following projects in development will be presented at the GSCA 2010 International Conference and Trade Show. Additional titles may be added to this list as they are submitted.

Click here for information on how to submit a film project to screen at the conference.

FT = Final Title
WT = Working Title 

Antarctica 3D (WT)
Release Date: Summer 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Producer: Giant Screen Films and Oceans8 Films
Distributor: Giant Screen Films and D3D Cinema
Contact: Don Kempf
An unforgettable exploration of the endangered seventh continent--the fastest-changing place on earth--from the land, sky, and below the surface of the Southern ocean. The last frontier of human discovery, the front line of the human/climate conflict.
 
Cosmic Vision (WT)
Release Date: May 2013
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 45 minutes
Recent discoveries reveal the Universe is far stranger than we could imagine. Despite thousands of years of study and speculation, we know what makes up only 5 percent of the Universe. What is the other 95 percent? Is our Universe really what we think it is? Cosmic Vision is a look at our latest understanding of the Universe, from the moment when time began to the discovery of new kinds of matter and energy that challenge our current laws of physics. Using high-resolution data driven imagery, Cosmic Vision takes us on an extraordinary visual journey through our strange and remarkable Universe.
 
Dive! (WT)
Release Date: TBD
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: to be determined
Contact: Jini Durr
Dive! is the story of one man's journey and of the astonishing creatures he is committed to protecting. What begins as a desire to photograph some of the most spectacular marine wildlife becomes a quest to give those creatures a voice in their survival. Thus begins a voyage to the farthest corners of the planet, to a world of underwater riches so small, only the giant screen can reveal its secrets. Dive! is a trip to a watery lost world of dazzling biological wonders, a compelling film of discovery, fascinating scientific insight and an inspirational message of hope for the future.
 
Duel 'Till Dawn: Battle for the Star Spangled Banner (WT)
Release Date: July 2013
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 45 minutes
Producer: SSBI, LLC
Distributor: to be determined
Contact: David Fried
Duel ‘till Dawn: Battle for the Star Spangled Banner transports us back to The Baltimore Harbor and an autumn evening in 1814 where a battle waged that changed a nation – and shaped the world to come. The dramatic story of the battle for Fort McHenry, the penning of the "Star Spangled Banner," the rockets red glare and the bombs bursting in air created for the giant IMAX screen. It’s a chance to relive a rare moment in history when by the dawn’s early light, a victor was revealed--and a young nation became defined in a song.
 
Flight of the Butterflies (FT)
Release Date: 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 44 Minutes
Distributor: SK Films
Every winter the remote and mountainous volcanic forests of Mexico are home to one of nature's greatest gatherings--hundreds of millions of migrating monarch butterflies weathering the winter. For centuries this miracle was hidden from all but a few. When it was revealed to the world it was hailed as one of the greatest discoveries in nature. It also unveiled the longest insect migration on Earth. We follow the captivating story of Dana (Danaus Plexippus) and her descendents as they make the perilous return journey from Mexico to Canada. How do these tiny and iconic creatures travel so far and know where to go each year? This epic natural history saga is interwoven with the fascinating detective story and a determined scientist's almost 40-year search to find their magical overwintering sites.
 
Freefall: Exploring the Extremes of Gravity (FT)
Release Date: 2013
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: Big & Digital
Contact: Brad Lisle
Freefall explores the wonders and mysteries of gravity at its extremes--from the microgravity we call weightlessness to the colossally powerful gravity of a Black Hole. We're led on this extraordinary journey by an astronaut and a dozen young people selected for an annual education program called World Space Week.
 
Hidden Worlds (WT)
Release Date: 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Contact: Mark Katz
Through the grandeur and immense scale of the giant screen, Hidden Worlds 3D reveals a universe unseen by the naked eye. From phenomena deeply veiled to those too fast, too slow, or too small for our eyes to see. Hidden Worlds 3D will break barriers of time and scale, making the invisible visible.
 
The Ice Age (WT)
Release Date: Summer 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Producer: D3D Cinema
Distributor: D3D Cinema and Giant Screen Films
Contact: Don Kempf
The Ice Age transports viewers to the ancient icy landscapes of North America, Europe, and Asia, investigating the causes and results of the ice era as we attempt to understand the Earth's past and better prepare for its future.
 
Kenya: The Big Five (WT)
Release Date: Sumer 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
3D Entertainment Distribution takes audiences to the very heart of wild Africa, Mount Kenya, a land named "God’s resting place" by the Kikuyu, Embu, and Kamba tribes. Meet the most famous wild animals known in Kenya as the Big Five: the carnivorous felines, the lion and leopard; the largest herbivores, the African elephant and black rhinoceros; and the little-known Cape buffalo, the most dangerous of the five. Share privileged moments with these stunning and powerful animals as never-before seen on the giant screen!
 
Leonardo da Vinci 3D (WT)
Release Date: 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
An extraordinary immersion in the incredible world of the most creative mind in human history: engineer, scientist and artist. A 3-Dimensional discovery on giant screen, from the sketches of his inventions to his paintings considered as master-pieces in the art history.
 
Mysteries of the Northern Lights (WT)
Release Date: TBD
Format: 2D only
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: TBA
Mysteries of the Northern Lights is an immersive experience that brings the beauty of one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World to the giant screen. See it through the eyes of two children who have travelled from the other side of the world to witness this fantastic phenomenon. Share new discoveries about the dangers and opportunities it represents.
 
Patagonia Wilderness (WT)
Release Date: Spring 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: 3D Entertainment Distribution
3D Entertainment Distribution takes audiences into the wilds of the southernmost region of South America: Patagonia! Explore one the most remote and pristine locations on Earth, home to prolific and unique biodiversity: Magellanic & Rockhopper penguins, guanacos, orcas, right whales, Peales’ dolphins, sea lions, elephant seals, pumas, gray foxes, red deer, and the Andean condor. Wildlife at its best!
 
Sea Turtles: The Last Dinosaurs! (WT)
Release Date: Spring 2013
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
3D Entertainment Distribution takes audiences underwater for a close-up look at sea turtles, one of the most beloved animals of the aquatic world. Journey from oceans to coasts in pursuit of the earth’s last living animal from the dinosaur age! From hatching through maturity, follow the life cycle of these endangered reptiles that have been in existence for millions of years and have survived several mass extinctions. Learn about their great migration from feeding to breeding areas, how they use ocean currents, orient themselves thanks to magnetic fields, and dive deeper than any other air-breathing animal in the world.
 
Secrets of the 7 Wonders: A 3D Odyssey (WT)
Release Date: Fall 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Producer: Cow Prod
Distributor: La Geode
180 B.C. Let us follow the young Antipater of Sidon as he strives to reach and reveal amazing secrets of the Seven wonders of the Ancient world. Between wonder and danger, the odyssey takes place in Africa, Middle East and Europe to face monuments that have changed the face of many civilizations. A lost heritage that comes to life: the mix of real shootings of archeological discoveries and CGI based on sound scientific evidences and presented in most beautiful landscapes of Africa, Asia and Europe, the strong fictional adventure and spectacular HD reconstructions of the Seven Wonders with their "inhabitants" offer an unforgettable journey in 3D, an unprecedented, impressive and enriching experience for all.
 
Time, The 4th Dimension (WT)
Release Date: 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: 3D Entertainment Distribution
3D Entertainment Distribution takes audiences on a wild ride with Time, the 4th Dimension. Join Professor Minkowsky and his assistant, Igor, as they explore the various dimensions that make up our world while focusing on the extraordinary and ill-understood fourth dimension: spacetime. Learn all about this fascinating phenomenon through breathtaking CGI and stunning time-lapse and micro-photography in 3D.
 
Volcano (WT)
Release Date: 2012
Format: 3D
Length: 40 minutes, 20 minutes
Producer: Giant Screen Films & D3D Cinema
From Pompeii to Krakatoa to Mount Saint Helens…experience the earthshaking power of volcanoes. Brace yourself for the mighty Caldera, a volcano quietly simmering in North America that will one day explode more powerfully than all the others in human history…combined.
 
Where Gardens Grow (WT)
Release Date: Spring 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Where Gardens Grow explores the blooming of community gardens across the United States through the changing seasons. Incredible time-lapse images capture the life cycles and interdependence of plants, insects, earth, and people. This hopeful film integrates NSTA Science Standards and inspires children of all ages to nurture the nature around them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Conference and Trade Show
September 25-27, 2010
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tennessee Aquarium and IMAX 3D Theater
Giant Screen 101 and committee meetings
will be held on September 24

Dome Day
September 28, 2010
Birmingham, Alabama
McWane Science Center and IMAX Dome Theater

The following projects in development will be presented at the GSCA 2010 International Conference and Trade Show. Additional titles may be added to this list as they are submitted.

Click here for information on how to submit a film project to screen at the conference.

FT = Final Title
WT = Working Title 

Antarctica 3D (WT)
Release Date: Summer 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Producer: Giant Screen Films and Oceans8 Films
Distributor: Giant Screen Films and D3D Cinema
Contact: Don Kempf
An unforgettable exploration of the endangered seventh continent--the fastest-changing place on earth--from the land, sky, and below the surface of the Southern ocean. The last frontier of human discovery, the front line of the human/climate conflict.
 
Cosmic Vision (WT)
Release Date: May 2013
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 45 minutes
Recent discoveries reveal the Universe is far stranger than we could imagine. Despite thousands of years of study and speculation, we know what makes up only 5 percent of the Universe. What is the other 95 percent? Is our Universe really what we think it is? Cosmic Vision is a look at our latest understanding of the Universe, from the moment when time began to the discovery of new kinds of matter and energy that challenge our current laws of physics. Using high-resolution data driven imagery, Cosmic Vision takes us on an extraordinary visual journey through our strange and remarkable Universe.
 
Dive! (WT)
Release Date: TBD
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: to be determined
Contact: Jini Durr
Dive! is the story of one man's journey and of the astonishing creatures he is committed to protecting. What begins as a desire to photograph some of the most spectacular marine wildlife becomes a quest to give those creatures a voice in their survival. Thus begins a voyage to the farthest corners of the planet, to a world of underwater riches so small, only the giant screen can reveal its secrets. Dive! is a trip to a watery lost world of dazzling biological wonders, a compelling film of discovery, fascinating scientific insight and an inspirational message of hope for the future.
 
Duel 'Till Dawn: Battle for the Star Spangled Banner (WT)
Release Date: July 2013
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 45 minutes
Producer: SSBI, LLC
Distributor: to be determined
Contact: David Fried
Duel ‘till Dawn: Battle for the Star Spangled Banner transports us back to The Baltimore Harbor and an autumn evening in 1814 where a battle waged that changed a nation – and shaped the world to come. The dramatic story of the battle for Fort McHenry, the penning of the "Star Spangled Banner," the rockets red glare and the bombs bursting in air created for the giant IMAX screen. It’s a chance to relive a rare moment in history when by the dawn’s early light, a victor was revealed--and a young nation became defined in a song.
 
Flight of the Butterflies (FT)
Release Date: 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 44 Minutes
Distributor: SK Films
Every winter the remote and mountainous volcanic forests of Mexico are home to one of nature's greatest gatherings--hundreds of millions of migrating monarch butterflies weathering the winter. For centuries this miracle was hidden from all but a few. When it was revealed to the world it was hailed as one of the greatest discoveries in nature. It also unveiled the longest insect migration on Earth. We follow the captivating story of Dana (Danaus Plexippus) and her descendents as they make the perilous return journey from Mexico to Canada. How do these tiny and iconic creatures travel so far and know where to go each year? This epic natural history saga is interwoven with the fascinating detective story and a determined scientist's almost 40-year search to find their magical overwintering sites.
 
Freefall: Exploring the Extremes of Gravity (FT)
Release Date: 2013
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: Big & Digital
Contact: Brad Lisle
Freefall explores the wonders and mysteries of gravity at its extremes--from the microgravity we call weightlessness to the colossally powerful gravity of a Black Hole. We're led on this extraordinary journey by an astronaut and a dozen young people selected for an annual education program called World Space Week.
 
Hidden Worlds (WT)
Release Date: 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Contact: Mark Katz
Through the grandeur and immense scale of the giant screen, Hidden Worlds 3D reveals a universe unseen by the naked eye. From phenomena deeply veiled to those too fast, too slow, or too small for our eyes to see. Hidden Worlds 3D will break barriers of time and scale, making the invisible visible.
 
The Ice Age (WT)
Release Date: Summer 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Producer: D3D Cinema
Distributor: D3D Cinema and Giant Screen Films
Contact: Don Kempf
The Ice Age transports viewers to the ancient icy landscapes of North America, Europe, and Asia, investigating the causes and results of the ice era as we attempt to understand the Earth's past and better prepare for its future.
 
Kenya: The Big Five (WT)
Release Date: Sumer 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
3D Entertainment Distribution takes audiences to the very heart of wild Africa, Mount Kenya, a land named "God’s resting place" by the Kikuyu, Embu, and Kamba tribes. Meet the most famous wild animals known in Kenya as the Big Five: the carnivorous felines, the lion and leopard; the largest herbivores, the African elephant and black rhinoceros; and the little-known Cape buffalo, the most dangerous of the five. Share privileged moments with these stunning and powerful animals as never-before seen on the giant screen!
 
Leonardo da Vinci 3D (WT)
Release Date: 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
An extraordinary immersion in the incredible world of the most creative mind in human history: engineer, scientist and artist. A 3-Dimensional discovery on giant screen, from the sketches of his inventions to his paintings considered as master-pieces in the art history.
 
Mysteries of the Northern Lights (WT)
Release Date: TBD
Format: 2D only
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: TBA
Mysteries of the Northern Lights is an immersive experience that brings the beauty of one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World to the giant screen. See it through the eyes of two children who have travelled from the other side of the world to witness this fantastic phenomenon. Share new discoveries about the dangers and opportunities it represents.
 
Patagonia Wilderness (WT)
Release Date: Spring 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: 3D Entertainment Distribution
3D Entertainment Distribution takes audiences into the wilds of the southernmost region of South America: Patagonia! Explore one the most remote and pristine locations on Earth, home to prolific and unique biodiversity: Magellanic & Rockhopper penguins, guanacos, orcas, right whales, Peales’ dolphins, sea lions, elephant seals, pumas, gray foxes, red deer, and the Andean condor. Wildlife at its best!
 
Sea Turtles: The Last Dinosaurs! (WT)
Release Date: Spring 2013
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
3D Entertainment Distribution takes audiences underwater for a close-up look at sea turtles, one of the most beloved animals of the aquatic world. Journey from oceans to coasts in pursuit of the earth’s last living animal from the dinosaur age! From hatching through maturity, follow the life cycle of these endangered reptiles that have been in existence for millions of years and have survived several mass extinctions. Learn about their great migration from feeding to breeding areas, how they use ocean currents, orient themselves thanks to magnetic fields, and dive deeper than any other air-breathing animal in the world.
 
Secrets of the 7 Wonders: A 3D Odyssey (WT)
Release Date: Fall 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Producer: Cow Prod
Distributor: La Geode
180 B.C. Let us follow the young Antipater of Sidon as he strives to reach and reveal amazing secrets of the Seven wonders of the Ancient world. Between wonder and danger, the odyssey takes place in Africa, Middle East and Europe to face monuments that have changed the face of many civilizations. A lost heritage that comes to life: the mix of real shootings of archeological discoveries and CGI based on sound scientific evidences and presented in most beautiful landscapes of Africa, Asia and Europe, the strong fictional adventure and spectacular HD reconstructions of the Seven Wonders with their "inhabitants" offer an unforgettable journey in 3D, an unprecedented, impressive and enriching experience for all.
 
Time, The 4th Dimension (WT)
Release Date: 2011
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Distributor: 3D Entertainment Distribution
3D Entertainment Distribution takes audiences on a wild ride with Time, the 4th Dimension. Join Professor Minkowsky and his assistant, Igor, as they explore the various dimensions that make up our world while focusing on the extraordinary and ill-understood fourth dimension: spacetime. Learn all about this fascinating phenomenon through breathtaking CGI and stunning time-lapse and micro-photography in 3D.
 
Volcano (WT)
Release Date: 2012
Format: 3D
Length: 40 minutes, 20 minutes
Producer: Giant Screen Films & D3D Cinema
From Pompeii to Krakatoa to Mount Saint Helens…experience the earthshaking power of volcanoes. Brace yourself for the mighty Caldera, a volcano quietly simmering in North America that will one day explode more powerfully than all the others in human history…combined.
 
Where Gardens Grow (WT)
Release Date: Spring 2012
Format: 2D and 3D
Length: 40 minutes
Where Gardens Grow explores the blooming of community gardens across the United States through the changing seasons. Incredible time-lapse images capture the life cycles and interdependence of plants, insects, earth, and people. This hopeful film integrates NSTA Science Standards and inspires children of all ages to nurture the nature around them.