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December 13, 2018—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce its 2019 Board of Directors has elected officers and committee chairs for the coming year. Chair: Alan Nursall (TELUS World of Science-Edmonton) Vice Chair: Paul Wild (IMAX Victoria in the Royal BC Museum) Secretary: Christian Fry (CVF Productions) Treasurer: Andy Zakrajsek (COSI) In accordance with GSCA’s bylaws, the Executive Committee includes the aforementioned officers. The board also elected Taran Davies (Cosmic Picture) and Patricia Keighley (IMAX Corporation) to serve on the Executive Committee to [...]

December 11, 2018—Byron Horner, Executive Producer and President of Spirit Bear Entertainment, and distributor MacGillivray Freeman Films announced today that Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds has signed on to narrate Great Bear Rainforest, set in one of the planet’s most exquisite and secluded wildernesses.   Hidden from the outside world, Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest is home to an immense array of wildlife, including the fabled all-white spirit bear—the rarest bear on earth—and the indigenous First Nations, who have provided stewardship of the forest for millennia. Great Bear Rainforest is the first [...]

December 8, 2018—The first of eight new, live-action underwater shows in 4K for fulldome theaters and planetariums worldwide was announced today by production company Prospero Productions of Fremantle, Western Australia and BIG & Digital. “We are excited to be distributing this series with Prospero. The immersive setting and 4K underwater footage will be a new and exciting experience for audiences,” said Tina Ratterman, Founder of BIG & Digital. “Ningaloo: Australia’s Other Great Reef” will reveal the intimate secrets of the world’s largest and relatively unexplored fringing [...]

November 20, 2018—Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont and the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie have announced that La Géode in Paris will be closed for renovations beginning Friday, November 30, 2018, and will reopen to the public in 2020.  There has been no announcement on which projection system the theater will have when it reopens.  Opened 32 years ago, the Géode is located in the Parc de La Villette complex (Paris 19th arrondissement), on the south esplanade of the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie. The theater [...]

November 20, 2018—SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment is partnering with MacGillivray Freeman Films to deliver three exclusive new flying films in 2019 for the Vertical 4D Experience™, SimEx-Iwerks’ latest theater attraction that simulates the sensation of flying. Flying Across America will be available this spring, followed by the summer release of Flying Around The World and a fall release of Flying Wild. Each film will be exclusively distributed by SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment. SimEx-Iwerks and MacGillivray Freeman will also collaborate in producing custom Vertical 4D Experiences. MacGillivray Freeman has an impressive record of delivering successful film content [...]

November 16, 2018—Cincinnati Museum Center's Union Terminal $224 million restoration will be unveiled to the public this weekend, but the upgrades to the 85-year-old building won’t be coming to an end just yet. The Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater will reopen in late December after a $3 million improvement including the installation of Imax with Laser. Read the full article from the Cincinnati Business Courier here.    

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 [...]