June 23, 2008--Derek Threinen has left his position as Director, Film Marketing, Outreach, Corporate, at National Geographic in order to explore some interesting new opportunities as a theatrical and attractions consultant. He will continue to be based in Washington, D.C. Threinen has signed a contract with Smithsonian Business Ventures to assist in planning and building a digital theater and simulation attraction at the National Museum of American History, a theater technology review and upgrade at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center, a renovation of the National Museum of Natural History's IMAX theater, and will also be providing marketing consultation with regards to upcoming film launches and the Smithsonian Institution theaters' web presence, among other duties.
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June 19, 2008--To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets, National Geographic will distribute the classic film in 3D to giant screen and digital 3D theaters worldwide, it was announced today by Mark Katz, president, distribution, for National Geographic Cinema Ventures, and Bob Perkins, chief executive officer, Destination Cinema Inc. (DCI). Release is slated for the first half of 2009. National Geographic will sell the film to theaters through Cinema Ventures' film distribution arm. DCI will oversee updates to the script and musical score and the conversion of the film to 3D. The film will be housed permanently at the Grand Canyon IMAX Theater at the National Geographic Visitors Center in Grand Canyon, Arizona.
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June 17, 2008--The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum held its second Science Film Week on May 17-June 1. During the event, 21 films, including 12 giant screen films, were shown at the museum’s IMAX Giant Screen Theatre, IMAX Dome Theatre, Iwerks 4D Theatre, and Digistar Space Theatre. The festival’s opening ceremony was attended by 250 people from 64 organizations, and over 26,000 people viewed films during the two-week festival. Awards based on audience surveys and online voting were announced at the end of the festival, with seven different giant screen films receiving honors in six categories.
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