 September 23, 2008—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) presented its 2009 Achievement Awards this week at its awards gala held during the GSCA International Conference and Trade Show in Indianapolis, Indiana. Film awards were announced and presented at the gala. The marketing award winners, which were announced in July, received their awards at the gala as well. In addition to the GSCA awards, IMAX Corporation presented the Maximum Image awards for Best Booth and Hall of Fame film. The following are this year’s award winners:
Best Film Produced Exclusively for the Giant Screen
Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
Best Film Produced Non-exclusively for the Giant Screen
The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience
Best Film for Learning
Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
Best Cinematography
Under the Sea 3D
Best Sound Design
Journey to Mecca: in the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta
Best Original Score
Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
Best Film Launch by a Theater
Krungsri IMAX Theatre in Bangkok, Thailand, for their film launch of Wild Ocean
Best Marketing Campaign by a Distributor
IMAX Corporation for Under the Sea 3D
Best Theater Launch
Science North, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, for the re-launch of their theater.
The Big Idea Award
Montreal Science Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, for their unique ideas promoting U2 3D
IMAX Corporation: Maximum Image Award:
Everest
IMAX Corporation: Best IMAX Booth Award
Chrysler IMAX Dome Theater, Detroit Science Center, Detroit, MI
Regal IMAX Tehatre, Regal Mall of Georgia 20, Buford, Georgia
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in St. Louis, MO, the Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) boasts membership of more than 300 corporations, institutions and individuals from 26 countries engaged in the production, distribution, and exhibition of giant screen film experiences. www.giantscreencinema.com
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