October 1, 2007--The 2007 Giant Screen Cinema Association Achievement Awards were presented at the GSCA International Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on September 25, 2007.

Best Film Produced Exclusively for Giant Screen Theaters
Hurricane on the Bayou, MacGillivray Freeman Films

Best Film Produced Non-exclusively for Giant Screen Theaters
Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience, Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Corporation

Best Cinematography
The Alps, MacGillivray Freeman Films

Best Sound
Hurricane on the Bayou, MacGillivray Freeman Films

Best Film for Lifelong Learning
Hurricane on the Bayou, MacGillivray Freeman Films

Best Film Launch by a Theater
Ontario Science Centre for its launch of Bugs!

Best Film Launch by a Distributor
MacGillivray Freeman Films for Hurricane on the Bayou

Big Idea Award
IMAX Theatre Sydney for its Big Screen Business program

Best Educational Program
Saint Louis Science Center

Special Achievement in Film
Ron Goodman, StarDance Pictures Corporation, for aerial cinematography in MacGillivray Freeman’s The Alps

Big Shoe Award
Richard Mohabir, Vice President, Technical Services, IMAX Corporation. The Big Shoe Award winner is chosen by GSCA staff to recognize the member volunteer (who is not a board member) who steps in and makes the biggest impact on the conference and its success.

IMAX Corporation also presented awards at the GSCA gala:

IMAX Hall of Fame Award
(awarded to a classic IMAX film that is at least 10 years old)
The Living Sea

Best Booth Award
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

Founders Award
GSCA

For photos of all the winners, click here: Awards Photos