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It is with profound sadness that we share the news that illustrious producer, distributor, industry leader, and GSCA board member Jonathan Barker passed away, surrounded by family and friends, the morning of July 5 from cancer. Jonathan was the CEO of SK Films, which he founded 20 years ago with his wife Wendy MacKeigan and Bob Kerr, co-founder of IMAX Corporation. Under his leadership, SK established a presence as one of the stalwarts of the industry, recognized with multiple GSCA awards. With over three decades of [...]

June 27, 2018—In addition to co-distributing its highly anticipated original production Superpower Dogs with IMAX (March 2019), Cosmic Picture is proud to announce it will also distribute two additional giant screen films in 2019. In the fall of 2019, Cosmic Picture will launch Sean Casey’s Back from the Brink. Casey’s most recent films include the award-winning Extreme Weather and Tornado Alley, and he now turns his unique vision to wild animals. This immersive film will explore extraordinary true stories of animals rescued from the brink of extinction. Audiences will meet California’s endearing Channel Island [...]

June 18, 2018—Turtle Odyssey, a Definition Films production, will be narrated by Russell Crowe and released by SK Films this summer in select museums, science centers and IMAX® theaters worldwide. Turtle Odyssey tells the heartwarming story of one tiny sea turtle’s big adventure. Based in Australia, Crowe maintains a close association with Australia Zoo in the conservation and protection of sea turtles, creating a perfect synergy between the voice and messaging of this landmark film.       “We are thrilled to have Russell Crowe narrate the [...]

June 15, 2018—We sadly share that Dieter Buchwald, German cinema innovator and longtime friend of GSCA, died on May 6, 2018, after a long illness. He was shareholder and director of Germany’s first IMAX theater at the Deutsches Museum in Munich; owner and director of the Discovery Channel IMAX Theater (RODO dome and 3D flat screen) at the DaimlerChrysler property at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin; owner of the Cinema Filmtheater, Germany’s first installation of 2k digital projection and 3D (Real D); and consultant of Germany’s first high-end [...]

June 15, 2018—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce the locations and dates for its 2019 events. The GSCA 2019 Film Expo will take place in Los Angeles on March 11-12, with the Filmmaker Symposium immediately following on March 13. The AMC CityWalk IMAX Theatre and Universal City Hilton will host. The GSCA Film Expo will feature screenings of new films, films in production, and projects in development, while the Filmmaker Symposium will provide in-depth insight into the unique nature of the giant [...]

June 13, 2018—We are sad to share that Mike Sullivan, a true giant and pioneer in the industry, passed away on June 5. Sullivan orchestrated the opening of the Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater in San Diego, the first museum-operated Omnimax (IMAX Dome) theater; co-produced the earliest films; and was instrumental in bringing theaters to museums around the world. He was also one of the founding members of the Space Theater Consortium, the precursor to GSCA. In an article that appeared in the summer 1999 issue [...]

June 12, 2019—The Trolley IMAX Experience received a tremendous reception at its world premiere from a capacity audience at Toronto’s Ontario Place Cinesphere IMAX. Exhibited as a special presentation at the Hot Docs Toronto International Documentary Film Festival on Saturday May 5th, the event attracted an enthusiastic audience of more than six hundred.   The screening included an introduction by Alex Rogalski (Hot Docs senior Canadian programmer), a videotaped address by filmmaker Stephen Low (filming at sea for a new IMAX production) and a post-screening Q&A [...]

June 1, 2018—The 8th Beijing International Film Festival "Science and Technology Section" and the 8th CSTM Popular Science Film Panorama took place at the China Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) April 5 to May 6. This film festival, hosted by CSTM, was themed "Film, Making Technology More Wonderful” and was divided into five activity sections, including Popular Science Film Panorama, Science Popularization Events, Excellent Works Selection, Exhibition and Exchange, and Academic Forum. Thirty six of the latest films from 10 countries were shown during the film [...]

May 30, 2018—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce Evans & Sutherland, in partnership with Christie Digital, will present their 8K digital cinema RGB laser system at GSCA’s Dome Day event on September 24 at McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The E&S 8K dome system was chosen by the GSCA Technical Committee after a comprehensive request for proposal and selection process. The GSCA Technical Committee will host the E&S 8K demonstration. The demonstration will feature an RGB laser projection system that covers 75 percent of the dome (comparable [...]

May 14, 2018—Mousetrappe (www.mousetrappe.com) announced today that Michael Daut has joined the company as Director, New Business Development to further expand their growing portfolio of national and international projects. Michael Daut comes with a wealth of experience within the industry, most recently at Evans & Sutherland (E&S) where he was instrumental in acquiring numerous large accounts and expanding the product line. Joining Mousetrappe, Michael will cultivate and establish new partnerships while maintaining the existing relationships with their prestigious clientele. As the leader of the New Business [...]