September 26, 2011--The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Gretchen Faust Jaspering as its Executive Director, effective October 10, 2011. Ms. Jaspering brings over 25 years of experience in science center management, IMAX theaters, marketing and public relations, and organizational development to the Exploreum.
September 24, 2011--The Detroit Science Center is closing Monday, possibly permanently, as board members work to save the center they admit is in a deep financial hole. Read the full article here.
September 21, 2011—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) presented its annual Achievement Awards tonight at the GSCA International Conference and Trade Show, hosted by the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas. The awards, sponsored by Technicolor, are given each year to recognize excellence in filmmaking and marketing in the giant screen cinema industry.
September 8, 2011--IMAX Corporation today announced the appointment of Jiande Chen as Chief Executive Officer of IMAX China, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMAX Corporation.
September 8, 2011-- IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced that the thriller Contagion, from Academy Award®-winning director Steven Soderbergh will open in 257 domestic IMAX® theaters Sept. 9, 2011, simultaneously with its North American wide release. The film will also open in at least 30 IMAX theaters internationally. Additional international playdates are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
September 7, 2011—The Orbita Max / MacGillivray Freeman Films original giant-screen co-production Mystery of the Nile recently surpassed the ten million viewer milestone after six and a half years of exhibition in IMAX theaters and other giant screen cinemas. The film has taken in worldwide box office receipts of $47 million, making it one of the top 25 highest grossing giant screen films of all time.
September 1, 2011--D3D Cinema (D3D) and Giant Screen Films (GSF) are pleased to announce the addition of two new team members: Scott Fauteux, D3D Operations Manager, and Liz Brach, Marketing and Public Relations Manager.
August 25, 2011--IMAX Corporation and Jiangsu Eudemonia Blue Ocean Cinema Development Co., Ltd. (Blue Ocean) today announced an agreement to install four new digital IMAX® theater systems in the People's Republic of China. This agreement follows an earlier four-theater deal between the two companies, announced in February 2011, and brings Blue Ocean's total commitment to eight IMAX theaters in operation by 2014.
Aug 23, 2011---IMAX Corporation and Paramount Pictures announced today that Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third film in the blockbuster Transformers franchise, is returning to 246 IMAX® domestic locations for an extended two-week run from Friday, Aug. 26 through Thursday, Sept. 8. During those two weeks, the 3D film will play simultaneously with other films in the IMAX network.
August 22, 2011--Jeff Corwin has tangled with wildlife in every corner of the world, from horned vipers in Morocco to red pandas in the Himalayas throughout a globetrotting career that has seen him build an audience of more than 13 million viewers worldwide. Now, he will focus his talent and energy on the Chesapeake Bay watershed, a singular natural resource that is home to 17 million people.