Veteran BBC and Discovery Communications Producer Jana Bennett Has Passed Away
February 2, 2022—Jana Bennett, whose four-plus-decade career in television and media included prominent leadership roles at the BBC, Discovery Communications and A+E Networks, has passed away from brain cancer at the age of 66. Jana oversaw the BBC's and Discovery Communications' forays into the giant screen world and was executive producer of the BBC giant screen production The Human Body, released in 2001. Our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues. Read more about Jana Bennett's illustrious career at Realscreen.com.
January 25, 2022—Congratulations to Terra Mater Factual Studios and Cosmic Picture on The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness winning Most Inspiring Adventure Film at this year's Wild and Scenic Film Festival. This year's award-winning films were chosen from a field of over 110 films by a dedicated team of jurors.
January 13, 2022—As we get closer to the dates of the upcoming GSCA
Film Expo in Los Angeles on March 8-9 and Salt Lake City March 10, we
have received many inquiries about whether we are going ahead with the
in-person event. We have been following developments related to
the Omicron variant very closely. We also have talked to industry
stakeholders representing all segments of GSCA’s membership, and we sent
a poll to all our theater members last week asking if they plan to
attend. After gathering all this information, the GSCA Executive
Committee had a thorough discussion on Tuesday, January 11, and has
voted unanimously to proceed with in-person events in both Los Angeles
and Salt Lake City. 
January 12, 2022—Florida A&M University and Florida State University announced today
that Michelle Personette, the executive director of Tallahassee’s
Challenger Learning Center (CLC), will step down on Feb. 3, 2022.
Personette has led the center, which is the K-12 STEM outreach facility
of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, since 2004. Prior to that, she
served as its communications and development manager, beginning in 2001.
January 10, 2022—The world premiere of “Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia” film and exhibition debuts at the 
January 6, 2022—D3D Cinema, in partnership with Christie®, is proud to announce that the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST)
in Syracuse, New York, has selected D3D to provide a generational
transformation of MOST’s Giant Dome theater with the installation of a
stunning second generation (Gen 2) laser-illuminated, ultra
high-resolution Laser CineDome projection system. The theater is
scheduled to reopen in February 2022 after a complete renovation,
including new seating, flooring, lighting and an impressive new NanoSeam dome surface.
December 17, 2021–The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce its
2022 Board of Directors has elected officers and committee chairs for
the coming year.
December 14, 2021—Science North CEO Guy Labine has announced that he will step down from
leadership of the science centre next March. He will become the President and CEO of the
Arizona Science Center in Phoenix.
December 10, 2021 - MacGillivray Freeman Films has announced that internationally award-winning actor Liam
Neeson will narrate Ireland, the company’s latest large-format
documentary for IMAX® and giant screen theatres. Presented globally by
worldwide sponsor Tourism Ireland, Ireland will open in select giant
screen theatres starting February 11.
December 8, 2021—The Ontario Science Centre proudly celebrates 25 years of delivering
engaging and educational large-format films in the OMNIMAX® Theatre with
the opening of original IMAX® film, Asteroid Hunters on December 15. “We’re delighted to celebrate 25 years of sharing the unique and
immersive cinematic experience of the OMNIMAX® Theatre with visitors to
the Ontario Science Centre,” said Paul Kortenaar, CEO, Ontario Science
Centre. “Our steady lineup of outstanding educational films continues
with this latest space film about the brilliant minds and intriguing
science behind detecting and tracking asteroids. We can’t wait for our
visitors to see it.”