Take an Active Role in Shaping GSCA’s Future

Join a GSCA Committee

Committees are the driving force behind GSCA’s year-round progress. Thanks to the commitment and creativity of committee members, initiatives such as professional development sessions, innovation discussions, Audience Research projects, the Filmmaker and Marketing Symposia, the Giant Screen Production and Postproduction Workflow (P3W), Digital Immersive Giant Screen Specifications (DIGSS), webinars, blogs, and more continue to evolve and strengthen the entire industry.

Serving on a committee is a meaningful way to contribute while expanding professional networks and collaborating with colleagues across the giant screen ecosystem. Committees meet regularly via Zoom, making ongoing participation accessible for members everywhere.

GSCA members are welcome to join committees at any time. An annual open call determines voting members, but contributors are always encouraged. Members with skills, experience, and ideas that can help advance the community and address industry challenges are invited to get involved.

Committee Member Qualifications

Committee members must:

  • Be a current GSCA member.
  • Have a broad understanding of the giant screen industry.
  • Be willing to champion and promote the Association and the industry.
  • Demonstrate strong communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills.
  • Be passionate, collaborative, and open-minded.
  • Participate in recurring committee calls as determined by committee chairs.
  • Be able to attend one in-person meeting per year at the GSCA Conference. Note: Travel and participation expenses (airfare, lodging, transportation, etc.) are the responsibility of the committee member.

Ethical Obligations of Committee Members

  • The interest of GSCA must remain paramount in all committee and group work.
  • Committee members should avoid conflicts of interest in financial or other matters.
  • Communication processes established by committees and work teams must be followed.
  • To promote open discussion, the business and deliberations of GSCA committees and the Board should remain confidential.

If you have questions about committees or membership, contact Tammy Barrett at info@giantscreencinema.com.

Innovations Committee

a. Create programs and guidelines to encourage technical best practices for giant screen exhibitors.
b. Create programs and guidelines to encourage technical best practices for giant screen filmmakers.
c. Develop sessions and programs to showcase the latest innovations.
d. Provide an ongoing forum for technical issues of interest to GSCA members.
e. Review established guidelines and update as needed.

Co-Chairs: Michael Daut (Michael Daut Productions and K2 Studios) and Sean Phillips, ASC (MacLeod Enterprises) 

  • Pawel Achtel, Achtel Pty
  • Jonathan Bird, Oceanic Research
  • Doug Boyer, Christie Digital
  • Nate Cohen, Nate Cohen Productions
  • Michael Daut, Michael Daut Productions
  • Peter Degerfeldt, Blue Sky
  • Powys Dewhurst, Powys Dewhurst
  • Brian Eimer, ImagesInSound
  • Paul Fraser, Blaze Cineworks LLC
  • Christian Fry, CVF Productions
  • Rick Gordon, RPG Productions
  • John Hambro, Imagination Station
  • Larry Howard, Quince Imaging
  • Coco Hunter, Coco Lata Studios
  • Patricia Keighley, IMAX
  • William Kleinart, Tillinghast Reid
  • Kyle Kline, Sparrow AV
  • Tony Mayer, Onsight
  • Tyler Mifflin, SK Films
  • Dan Neafus, IMERSA
  • James Neihouse, 1570 Films
  • Jeremy Nicolaides, See Cubic
  • Sean Phillips, MacLeod Enterprises
  • Jim Remar, Cosmosphere
  • Matt Scott, USC Film School
  • Phil Streather, PLF
  • Rik Tester, Onsight

Marketing Committee

a. Strengthen the capacity of theaters to execute powerful marketing.
b. Determine relevant data and develop research to gather that data.
c. Create resources to support marketing the unique nature of the giant screen experience.
d. Establish ongoing relationships with media, press, and social influencers.
e. Review and potentially refresh the Certified Giant Screen® and Bolder.Better programs.

Co-Chairs: Caroline Borgudd (Cosmonova) and Ryan Holota (Saskatchewan Science Centre)

  • Thom Benson, Tennessee Aquarium
  • Diane Carlson, Giant Screen Cinema Consulting
  • Michelle Duncan, History San Jose
  • Alice Eilers-Guttensohn, CTI Theater, Memphis Museums Inc.
  • Meghan Fitzgerald, Marbles Kids Museum
  • Brad Lisle, Foxfire Interactive
  • Kaitlin Malpass, Marbles Kids Museum
  • Donalda Pelton, TELUS World of Science – Edmonton
  • Jim Remar, Cosmosphere
  • Lori Rick, MacGillivray Freeman Films

Industry Leadership Committee

a. Identify adjacent stakeholders including non-giant screens, full domes, planetariums, and other immersive experiences.
b. Determine the needs of these adjacent groups and develop ways the GSCA can provide value.
c. Engage museum cinema leadership.
d. Continually assess the needs of GSCA members.

Co-Chairs: Heather Farnworth (Ontario Science Centre) and Mike Lutz, Lutz Strategies

  • Dianne Clark, SciPort Discovery Center
  • Joe Cox, Museum of Discovery and Science
  • Regina Faden, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
  • Alan Hanstein, Challenger Learning Center
  • Ashley Larose, Science North
  • Jim Remar, Cosmosphere

Programming Committee

a. Assess the needs of GSCA members to determine professional development opportunities.
b. Review submissions for professional development sessions and keynote speakers and determine which to include.
c. Review and make recommendations to film priority policy and GSCA Achievement Awards, including eligibility, addition, or deletion of award categories, as needed.

Co-Chairs: Amber Hawtin (SK Films) and Joanie Philipp (Cosmic Picture)

  • Jonathan Bird, Oceanic Research
  • Keero Birla, Tiger Tiger Productions
  • Abhish Birla, Tiger Tiger Productions
  • Diane Carlson, Giant Screen Cinema Consulting
  • Max Collister, SK Films
  • Michael Daut, Michael Daut Productions
  • Liv Gillan, Definition Films
  • David Gross, Definition Films
  • Ryan Holota, Saskatchewan Science Centre
  • Mark Katz, Giant Screen Films
  • Patricia Keighley, IMAX
  • Kyle Kline, Sparrow AV
  • Brad Lisle, Foxfire Interactive
  • Meghan MacGillivray, MacGillivray Freeman Films
  • Antonietta Monteleone, Mission Partners Entertainment Group
  • Jim Remar, Cosmosphere
  • Glenn Shaver, Glenn Shaver
  • Gordon Stalans Tennessee Aquarium
  • Phil Streather PLF
  • Paul Wild K2 Studios