Dino Dana the Movie and Exhibit Get Red-Carpet Treatment at Museum of Discovery and Science
June 21, 2021—Discover the wonders of the Mesozoic era at the Museum of Discovery & Science’s Newest Exhibit and movie, Dino Dana: The Movie,
presented by Sinking Ship Entertainment. An official ribbon cutting
took place on Saturday, June 5. Guests met Trixie, MODS’ resident baby
Triceratops, created make-and-take dinosaur skeletons, watched Dino Dana: The Movie on South Florida's largest screen, and became paleontologist-in-training at MODS’ new Dino Dana stage show
June 17, 2021—Genius 100 Foundation will join Cosmic Picture as
Executive Producers on their upcoming film Einstein’s Incredible
Universe for IMAX and giant screens. Designed and conceived for the largest screens on earth, Einstein’s
Incredible Universe takes audiences on a spellbinding journey through
space and time in a way few have ever experienced, revealing some of the
strangest phenomena in the known universe—the collision of massive
black holes, exploding supernovas and swirling neutron stars—all in
stunning, immersive 3D. Einstein’s Incredible Universe will be released to IMAX and giant screen
cinemas in early 2024, prior to the total solar eclipse that will sweep
across Mexico, the U.S., and Eastern Canada.
May 25, 2021—The Royal BC Museum in Victoria, BC, Canada, acquired the
IMAX Victoria theater from Destination Cinema Inc. (DCI) in late August
2020. The museum recently restructured its operations and concluded that
it would no longer continue with the Head of Theatre (Theatre Director)
position. As such, after 17+ years, Paul Wild left IMAX Victoria on
April 27, this year. Paul's successful tenure in Victoria bore fruit not
only for DCI, but for the industry as a whole, with its annual
attendance firmly establishing Victoria as a top tier theater. In
addition to many successful film runs and marketing campaigns, Victoria
also developed the giant screen network’s most successful
membership/loyalty program, the Annual Pass Holder Program, with over
20,000 members and annual revenues of over $1 million (to the end of
2019).
May 20, 2021 -- MacGillivray Freeman Films, the world’s foremost
independent producer and distributor of original giant-screen 70mm
films, announced today a partnership with MetaMedia, one of the fastest
growing entertainment technology companies in the U.S., to bring
educational films to conventional commercial theaters and drive-ins
across the U.S. and Canada for educational and group screenings.
May 14, 2021—Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) has unveiled
the honorees for
its first HPA League Honors, which recognize diverse members of the
media and entertainment community who shine as examples of
accomplishment, innovation and leadership. Among the honorees is GSCA
board of directors member Patricia Keighley, Chief Quality Guru at IMAX
Corporation, who will receive The Rainmaker Award. The award recognizes a
leader who has deployed intelligent tactics & ensured their
company or organization achieved its sales goals and revenue targets and
honors excellence in financial performance and business
growth. 
May 10, 2021—It is with profound sadness we share that IMAX co-founder and iconic
filmmaker Ivan Graeme Ferguson, 91, died from cancer on May 8, 2021, at
Norway Point, his home at Lake of Bays, Ontario, just eight weeks after 
May 4, 2021—The giant screen world owes much to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who oversaw the construction and was the first director of the National Air and Space Museum, and who suggested to 
April 19, 2021—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) Event Planning Committee and Board of Directors have made a unanimous decision to hold the GSCA 2021 International Conference virtually later this year. Dates are yet to be determined but likely the virtual conference will be held in September, when the conference is traditionally held in person. While we are all eager to get together in person, it is prudent to make this decision now to allow planning to begin.