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August 3, 2016—We are sad to share that Mijbil Almutawa, Vice Chairman and CEO of the Kuwait Scientific Center since it opened in 2000, has died. Mr. Almutawa was a loyal member of GSCA and an ardent supporter of the giant screen community. Abdullah Alshetail, IMAX Theater Manager at the Kuwait Scientific Center, shared the following with GSCA: “Kuwait Scientific Center, one of the bodies of the of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, announced the death of its Chairman & CEO, Mijbil Suleiman Almutawa [...]

August 3, 2016—IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX) and IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) today announced IMAX's largest new theatre deal ever—150 additional theatres with Wanda Cinema Line Corp (002739.SZ). Under the agreement, the theatres will be built throughout China over six years, starting next year, with 110 of these theatres scheduled to be installed by 2020. This agreement builds on a partnership that dates to 2007, when Wanda Cinema opened its first IMAX theatre in Dongguan, China. Wanda Cinema, the exhibition subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group, currently [...]

August 3, 2016—IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) has reported second-quarter 2016 revenues of $91.7 million and GAAP net income after non-controlling interest of $7.8 million, or $0.11 per share. Adjusted net income after non-controlling interest was $12.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share. EBITDA as calculated in accordance with the Company's credit facility was $29.0 million. For reconciliations of adjusted net income to reported net income, adjusted earnings per share to reported earnings per share, and for the definition and reconciliation of EBITDA as calculated in accordance [...]

July 29, 2016—Bill Reeve, IMAX 3D pioneer and a long-time hero of the large format and 3D industries, is battling cancer and financial difficulties, and his children have set up a crowd-sourcing fund to help him. For more information about his situation and how to help, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/2gxfedw. Bill's film credits include Fighter Pilot, Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, Sacred Planet, Legends of Flight, Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia, Dinosaurs Alive, Great North, Extreme, Galapagos, Mark Twain's America, and more.

July 27, 2016—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce that Christie is participating in the GSCA 2016 International Conference and Trade Show as a partner-level sponsor, the highest level of sponsorship. The GSCA conference will be held in Toronto on October 4-7, 2016, hosted by the Cineplex Scotiabank IMAX Theatre and Ontario Science Centre.   During the conference, Christie will support the demonstration of the Evans & Sutherland 8K digital fulldome system using Digistar 5 technology and Christie 4K projectors. The demonstration will [...]

July 26, 2016—If you want to see Paul Wild blush, just call him the Seven Million Dollar Man the next time you go see a movie at Imax Victoria. The theatre housed in the Royal B.C. Museum set an attendance milestone this month when it welcomed its seven-millionth moviegoer. “It’s all teamwork,” said Wild, crediting his staff with achieving the record-breaking numbers at the Belleville Street theatre, which opened in June of 1998. Read the full article from the Times Colonist here.

July 7, 2016—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce that Evans & Sutherland (E&S) will support the GSCA 2016 International Conference and Trade Show as a partner-level sponsor, the highest level of support. The conference will be held in Toronto on October 4-7, 2016, hosted by the Cineplex Scotiabank IMAX Theatre and Ontario Science Centre.   As part of its sponsorship, E&S will demonstrate an 8K digital fulldome system using its Digistar 5 system with Christie 4K projectors on the dome screen at [...]

June 28, 2016—American Cinematographer interviewed James Neihouse, ASC, on how he trained astronauts to shoot footage from space for the new IMAX film A Beautiful Planet. Click here to read the full article.

June 24, 2016—IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and AMC Theatres (NYSE: AMC) have announced an expansion of the companies' existing full joint revenue sharing arrangement with the addition of 25 IMAX® at AMC theatres. The theatres are expected to be installed in 2016 through 2019 at both existing and new–build AMC locations, with the majority of the IMAX at AMC theatres opening within the next two years. The cities include New York, Los Angeles and Houston as well as strategic smaller-tier markets that AMC and IMAX believe [...]