The 2006 Achievement Awards were presented at the GSCA International Conference and Tradeshow at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, US, on September 20, 2006.


Best Film Produced for Giant Screen Theaters
Best Cinematography
Deep Sea 3D, IMAX Corporation
Pictured here are producers Toni Myers and Michele Hall,
GSCA Chair Andy Gellis, and director/cinematographer Howard Hall.



Best Film Produced Non-exclusively for Giant Screen Theaters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience,
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures
IMAX Corporation's Phil Groves and Thomas Wyss accepted the award.



Best Film for Learning
Roving Mars, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Pictured here are GSCA Chair Andy Gellis, director George Butler,
and Paul Holliman of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.



Best Soundtrack
Greece: Secrets of the Past, MacGillivray Freeman Films
MacGillivray Freeman Films' Stephen Judson accepted the
award from GSCA Chair Andy Gellis.



Special Achievement in Film
Kodak Vision Award
Howard Hall
Hall was recognized for his special achievements on the film Deep Sea 3D. He also was presented the Kodak Vision Award at the GSCA conference in Los Angeles in March 2006.



Best Marketing Campaign by a Distributor
IMAX Corporation for Deep Sea 3D
GSCA Chair Andy Gellis presented the award to Christine Tasto from IMAX Corporation.



Best Film Launch by a Theater
Indiana State Museum for Deep Sea 3D
Mike Greenfield from IMAX Corporation accepted the award from GSCA Chair Andy Gellis.



Big Idea Winner
Houston Museum of Natural Science for its Hats Off to America Film Festival
Charlotte Brohi accepted the award from GSCA Vice Chair Toby Mensforth.



Big Shoe Award
Glenn Shaver, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.  Pictured here are GSCA President Gretchen Jaspering, Board Secretary Patricia Keighley of DKP 70MM Inc., 2006 Big Shoe winner Glenn Shaver, and Director of Meetings and Conferences Tammy Barrett.


Best Booth Award (presented by IMAX Corporation)
Celebration Cinema IMAX Theatre, Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
GSCA Chair Andy Gellis presented the award to Emily Loeks from Celebration Cinema.



Best Booth Award (presented by IMAX Corporation)
Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, Colorado, US
John Miller accepted the award on behalf of the IMAX theater.



IMAX Hall of Fame Award (presented by IMAX Corporation)
Antarctica, Heliograph Pty. Corporation, Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
John Wickstrom from the Museum of Science and Industry accepted the award from GSCA Chair Andy Gellis.

(Photos by James Hyder. © 2006 by Cinergetics, LLC.)