Click on the headlines to read the full articles.

January 31, 2019—SK
Films is thrilled to announce that
Volcanoes:
The Fires of Creation won Best 3D Documentary at the highly prestigious Advanced
Imaging Society’s Lumière Awards presentation
last night in Los Angeles. The Lumière Awards recognize
outstanding international achievement in the creation of immersive storytelling
using advanced visual technologies.
Volcanoes
is an SK Films release of a Digital Crossing Films
production, in association with the Giant Dome Theater Consortium.
January 29, 2019—BIG & Digital announced today they are the official
distributor of Expedition Chesapeake, A Journey of Discovery, a
stunning film produced by Whitaker Center Productions in association with VIA
Studios Global. The world premiere, with special guest and three-time Emmy Award
winning expedition leader Jeff Corwin, will take place March 20, 2019, in
Select Medical Digital Cinema at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania).
January 29, 2019—The IMAX theater at the Minnesota Zoo closed its doors on January 27. The announcement was sent to zoo members and was confirmed by zoo representatives, though no reason for the decision was given.
Read the full article from TwinCities.com here.

January 25, 2019—IMAX Corporation
(NYSE:IMAX), Cosmic Picture and presenting sponsor Mars Petcare announced today
that Chris Evans (
Captain America: The First Avenger,
Gifted)
will be narrating the upcoming IMAX documentary,
Superpower Dogs, set to
release in IMAX® and giant screen theatres beginning March 15. The official
Superpower
Dogs trailer, featuring Chris Evans, was also debuted today. From the
filmmakers behind the acclaimed documentaries
Jerusalem and
Journey
to Mecca, Superpower Dogs takes audiences on an immersive
IMAX® adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and
extraordinary bravery of some of the world's most amazing dogs.

January 24, 2019—
The 9th Beijing International
Film Festival (BJIFF) will be held in Beijing from April 13th to 20th,
2019. As the host unit for “Science & Technology Section” authorized by the
Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee, China Science and
Technology Museum warmly invites you to submit special-effect
films (dome films, giant screen films, and 4D films) to show in the “Science
& Technology Section” of The 9th Beijing International Film
Festival.
January 18, 2019—BIG & Digital and Afterglow Studios are pleased to
announce Touch the Stars, the
follow-up to the highly acclaimed 2015 giant screen film Space Next will release February 2, 2019, at Evergreen Aviation
& Space Museum. Produced by Afterglow Studios
and distributed to giant screen
and fulldome theaters
by BIG & Digital,
Touch the Stars is
the second in a planned
trilogy showcasing humanity’s exploration of space. Rendered
in stunning 8K resolution, the film chronicles the valiant
exploration of the solar system
by unmanned robotic
spacecraft with well-known names like Mariner, Voyager, and Galileo.
January 7, 2019—BIG & Digital announced today Dr. Maarten Roos, filmmaker and planetary scientist, will
represent films for museums and planetariums across Europe as BIG & Digital
expands with new space science content for giant screen and fulldome theaters.
![Validate my RSS feed [Valid RSS]](/Portals/0/valid-rss-rogers.png)