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November 16, 2018—The Tech Museum of Innovation opened the world’s first IMAX® Dome Theater featuring IMAX with Laser on November 11. The $2.7 million renovation upgrades the 20-year-old, four-story screen theater from 70mm film projection to a groundbreaking 4k laser projection system. The new technology, which is tailored to the IMAX 180-degree dome environment, will enable The Tech to deliver a wide array of digital content with crystal-clear images, vivid colors and powerful, immersive sound. “This upgrade is a natural fit for The Tech’s mission to [...]

November 9, 2018—GSCA is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 Board of Directors election. The following candidates will join the board for a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2019: Representing Institutional Theaters Caroline Borgudd, Cosmonova, Swedish Museum of Natural History   Julie LaRoche, Montreal Science Centre Alan Nursall, TELUS World of Science – Edmonton  Joanie Philipp, Discovery Place Representing Distributors Mary Jane Dodge, MacGillivray Freeman Films Tina Ratterman, BIG & Digital Representing Production Christian Fry, CVF Productions Phil Streather, Principal Large Format  Representing Manufacturers, [...]

October 17, 2018—IMAX Corp. has announced the appointment of Megan Colligan to President, IMAX Entertainment and Executive Vice President, IMAX Corporation. Reporting to Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX Corp., Colligan's appointment will be effective February 19, 2019, immediately following a consulting period. She will oversee IMAX's global Entertainment division and will help grow the Company's worldwide box office as well as cultivating IMAX's strategic relationships and partnerships in the entertainment industry. Colligan also will be responsible for the Company's domestic and international film slates, global distribution and programming of the IMAX theatre network and post production, quality [...]

October 16, 2018—Bob Perkins, President and CEO of Destination Cinema, Inc. (DCI), is pleased to announce that Thomas Wyss has joined the team as an advisor. Wyss, a giant screen industry veteran, will be guiding the distribution of the company’s existing library of films and advising on new opportunities. DCI films have broken industry records, received Academy Award nominations, and been noted by industry professionals as among the top giant screen films for educational and entertainment value.  The films Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon and Hearst Castle  continue to wow audiences [...]

October 16, 2018—Lynn McCroskey, founder of Sonics, the company that originated the IMAX sound system and manufactured the audio hardware for IMAX theaters worldwide, passed away on September 22 in Birmingham, Alabama. His dear friend and colleague Alvis Wales delivered the following memorial at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham during GSCA’s Dome Day presentation on September 24. Our sincere condolences to Lynn’s family, friends, and colleagues.   ---------- In Memory of Lynn McCroskey Delivered to GSCA Conference at McWane Science Center Omnimax Theater by Alvis [...]

September 29, 2018—Giant screen and 3D film production company nWave Pictures has entered into a partnership with the MZM production group and Belga Films to expand nWave’s brand and market reach. As part of the deal, MZM and Belga have purchased a majority stake in nWave. Read the full article from InPark Magazine here.

September 22, 2018—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in giant screen filmmaking, marketing, and lifelong learning. The awards were announced the evening of Friday, September 21, at the GSCA 2018 International Conference and Trade Show in Chattanooga, Tennessee, during a ceremony held at the Westin hotel. IMAX Corporation, sponsor of the awards gala, presented the IMAX Maximum Image Awards during the ceremony as well. The following awards were presented by GSCA: Outstanding [...]

September 18, 2018—Tandem Stills + Motion and Giant Screen Films are pleased to present the industry premiere screening of Hidden Pacific on September 23, 2018, at the upcoming 2018 GSCA Conference in Chattanooga. The film will launch globally in museum, zoo, aquarium, giant screen, and IMAX® cinemas in April 2019, to coincide with Earth Day weekend.   Hidden Pacific takes audiences to the faraway tropical marine national monument atolls of the Pacific, remote islands where monster crabs prowl emerald jungles, radiant reefs swarm with sharks, and jewelbox jungles [...]

September 16, 2018—Achtel Pty Limited (www.achtel.com) announces the industry's first 8K, 48 Megapixel, 4:3 aspect ratio, large format digital cinema camera system. The system is specifically designed for IMAX and giant screen cinema films striving to achieve the highest image quality and immersive visual experience. The technology offers recording data rates of 2GB/s, about 6 times higher than 8K cameras currently available, uncompressed RAW format, Wide Colour Gamut, and large Full Frame (36.4 x 27.6 mm) sensor delivering highest image quality traditionally associated with IMAX and giant [...]

September 16, 2018—nWave Pictures has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Feathered Dinosaurs, a giant screen 3D documentary film produced by Saint Thomas Productions. With its production freshly started, the 40-minute film will be released in 2020. Feathered Dinosaurs will lift the veil on the recent revolution that paleontology is currently undergoing. Since the beginning of the 1990s, thousands of fossils have proved that most dinosaurs had feathers: to seduce, to protect against the cold, to soar and even to fly. There is now no doubt that birds are [...]