June 10, 2010--3D Entertainment Distribution is pleased to announce that effective May 17, 2010, Damien Duhal joined the distribution team as Manager, Logistics and General Operations. He reports to the company's Chief Operating Officer, Julien Bollee. Duhal, who received his Master's degree in Logistics Management from the University of Lille, previously worked for manufacturer Bic Group and Benteler Automotive. He has taken over the functions formerly performed by Celine Lawson, who has joined Alexandra Body as Manager, Exhibitor Relations for international and domestic markets, respectively.
June 8, 2010--Sony Corporation ("Sony"), Discovery Communications ("Discovery"), and IMAX Corporation ("IMAX") today announced that Discovery Channel executive Tom Cosgrove has been named President and General Manager of the joint venture they have established to develop the first 24/7 dedicated 3D television network. The network will feature high-quality premium content from genres that are most appealing in 3D, including natural history, space, exploration, adventure, engineering, science and technology and motion pictures from Discovery, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. ("Sony Pictures Entertainment"), IMAX, and other third-party providers.
June 3, 2010--IMAX Corporation and Stellar Investment Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese entertainment and media company that operates theaters under the name Stellar Cinemas, today announced an agreement to install two digital IMAX theater systems into multiplexes in Shanghai and Beijing. The first location is scheduled to be installed in the Shanghai Stellar Zhengda Multiplex in Shanghai in time for the release of Aftershock, the first Chinese film to be digitally re-mastered into the IMAX format. The other location is scheduled to be installed in Beijing as part of a new complex that is expected to be completed in 2011. The People's Republic of China is IMAX Corporation's fastest-growing market, with 26 locations currently open and more than 50 scheduled to be operating by 2012.
June 1, 2010—In April, RPG Productions, Inc., joined 10,000 math educators from around the world to share and learn new concepts, strategies, and techniques in math education at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, April 21–24. Thousands of teachers were able to preview Flatland: Search for the 3rd Dimension on a large 3D monitor at the booth hosted by RPG Productions.
June 1, 2010--IMAX Corporation and AMC Entertainment (AMC), today announced an expansion of the companies' joint venture agreement to include installation of between 15 and 25 new IMAX theaters in the United States. These theaters, which are part of an amendment to the parties' original 2007 joint venture agreement, are in addition to AMC's current roll-out of 104 IMAX joint venture theaters, 79 of which are in operation and 25 of which are expected to open by the end of 2010 in the United States and Canada.
May 28, 2010--3D Entertainment Distribution is pleased to announce that its new underwater theatrical release from the dinosaur age, Sea Rex 3D: Journey To A Prehistoric World, opens today at select domestic IMAX 3D theaters. The film will roll out at domestic and international IMAX theaters in both 2D and 3D throughout the year. Sea Rex 3D, which was four years in the making and required a $5 million budget, is produced by European production houses N3D LAND Productions and Mantello Brothers Productions.
May 21, 2010--An article appearing in The Hollywood Reporter yesterday stated that the Siam Paragon complex in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a 14-screen theater, including the Krungsri IMAX theater, was damaged by arsonists during the recent political unrest. Narute Jiensnong, marketing manager at the IMAX theater, tells GSCA that there was no fire at the Siam Paragon complex or the SF World Cinemas as reported in the article. We're happy to report that Narute says the staff and theater are doing fine. Click here to read the article that appeared in The Hollywood Reporter.
May 21, 2010--Magic Journey to Africa, created, directed, and produced by award-winning director Jordi Llompart, was successfully released in Spain on May 7 in all formats: digital 3D, 35mm, and IMAX 2D and 3D. Since then, more than 200 commercial or IMAX theaters all over Spain have been screening the film, including the Hemisferic in Valencia and the IMAX Port Vell in Barcelona. The cast--Verónica Blume, Andrià Collado, Eva Gerretsen, and Raymond Mvula--accompanied Director Jordi Llompart during the promotional week and hosted the premieres that were held in Madrid on May 4, in Valencia at the Hemisferic on May the 5, and in Barcelona at the IMAX Port Vell on May the 6.
May 19, 2010--IMAX Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. today announced that its final chapter in the Shrek film series and the first in 3D, Shrek Forever After, will open in 194 IMAX theaters domestically on May 21, 2010, simultaneous with the film's wide release. The movie will also open in 45 IMAX locations internationally starting on May 20. Shrek Forever After has been digitally re-mastered with IMAX DMR technology and will be presented in IMAX theaters in IMAX 3D.