The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is undertaking a transformation of its East Wing that will provide a new community gathering space and reimagine the museum’s historic theater, lobby, and plaza. The project is supported by a $20 million gift from the Sturm Family Foundation, the largest private donation in the museum’s history. Read more here
Daniel and Carole Kamin make a transformational $65 million gift in support of Carnegie Science Center The Science Center, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, will be renamed in honor of the Kamins to recognize their history-making gift. In recognition of the transformational gift, which includes an initial contribution to the museum’s endowment as well as a bequest, the Science Center will be renamed the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center. Read more here
QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL will be released in over 400 IMAX theatres globally for four days beginning January 18th, 2024. IMAX and Pathé Live in partnership with Mercury Studios and Queen Films announced, for the very first time, one of the world’s biggest bands will perform on cinema’s biggest screens with the global release of QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL, exclusively in IMAX beginning January 18th, 2024. This exhilarating live concert from 1981 is a window into Queen in their most unalloyed form, giving audiences [...]
December 19, 2023—MacGillivray Freeman Films (MFF), the world’s foremost independent producer and distributor of giant screen films, has finalized a partnership with BASE Xperiential, producers of holographic experiences and other mixed-media and live entertainments, to expand the marketplace for BASE’s cutting-edge HoloTheater immersive cinema experience around the world. The company’s first such HoloTheater recently made its debut and is currently playing at the Houston Museum of Natural Science along with the world premiere of the immersive 3D holographic show Dinosaur Discoveries: The Holographic Experience.
December 15, 2023—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors has elected officers and committee chairs for the coming year. These officers and committee chairs represent the 2024 Board, and their terms begin on January 1, 2024.
November 2, 2023—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 Board of Directors election. The following candidates will join the board beginning on January 1, 2024.
November 2, 2023—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 Board of Directors election. The following candidates will join the board beginning on January 1, 2024.
October 27, 2023—Space.com provides an in-depth look at how Director Nathaniel Kahn turned the James Webb Space Telescope's vibrant images into a film for the IMAX screen with Deep Sky.
October 23, 2023—The Museum of Science, Boston, has announced the premiere of its latest original film, The Heart of New England. Produced by Cosmic Picture exclusively for the Mugar Omni Theater and directed by Daniel Ferguson (Jerusalem, Superpower Dogs), the 45-minute IMAX® experience takes audiences on a spectacular and immersive journey across the rich and storied region of New England. The film, produced with support from Natick-based MathWorks, will premiere to the public on November 11.
October 20, 2023—Seven years after it closed, Sydney's IMAX cinema finally reopened on October 11. The original theater was demolished in 2016, 20 years after it opened in 1996. The plan was to replace the theater in three years, but the Darling Harbour project was delayed by construction issues and the COVID-19 pandemic.