March 28, 2018—Filmmaker Stephen van Vuuren showed the rough cut of his technologically groundbreaking film, In Saturn’s Rings, to the giant-screen industry at the GSCA Film Expo in Seattle. The following week, he was sharing a sample of his film and its backstory at the sixth annual TEDxGreensboro forum. Read the full article from the Greensboro News & Record here.
March 28, 2018—New York Festivals Television & Film Awards will honor Greg MacGillivray, chairman/director of MacGillivray Freeman Films, with the 8th annual New York Festivals® Lifetime Achievement Award. MacGillivray’s award-winning creative career will be honored at the New York Festivals Television & Film Awards gala on Tuesday, April 10, at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas. Read the full article from Shoot Online here.
March 26, 2018—At the GSCA 2018 Film Expo, IMAX Corporation, Cosmic Picture and Mars Petcare announced that the IMAX documentary family adventure, Superpower Dogs™, will be released in IMAX® theatres starting spring 2019. From the filmmakers behind the acclaimed documentaries Jerusalem and Journey to Mecca, Superpower Dogs™ takes audiences on an entertaining and educational journey about extraordinary dogs that fight crime and save lives. Captured using IMAX® cameras, the film is the next title to be released under the IMAX Original Film Fund. Superpower Dogs™, from Writer/Director Daniel [...]
March 7, 2018—BBC Earth, OceanX Media and Giant Screen Films are pleased to announce that Oceans: Our Blue Planet will be narrated by Academy Award winning actress Kate Winslet. Famous for her dozens of iconic and memorable performances throughout her career, she is a seven-time Oscar nominee and recipient of numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, three BAFTAs, four Golden Globes and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. “We are thrilled that Kate came on board for this film. She was a natural fit, with [...]
March 7, 2018—BIG & Digital has announced that iconic Emmy, Grammy, Peabody and NAACP award-winner LeVar Burton will narrate In Saturn’s Rings, a groundbreaking, new, crowd-sourced production for IMAX® and giant screen theaters and planetarium domes. Written, produced and directed by innovative filmmaker Stephen van Vuuren, In Saturn’s Rings takes the viewer on a 14 billion light-year journey of the mind, heart and spirit, from the Big Bang to the conclusion of the Cassini-Huygens Mission at Saturn. This groundbreaking, awe-inspiring film was created entirely as a multiplane [...]
February 21, 2018—IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Kristen Bell (Frozen, TV's The Good Place) will narrate the latest IMAX documentary adventure Pandas, a heartwarming global story about reintroducing captive born pandas to the wild. The film will be released in select IMAX® and IMAX® 3D theatres starting April 6, 2018. The filmmakers from the acclaimed IMAX documentaries Born to Be Wild and Island of Lemurs: Madagascar take audiences on an exciting and educational new journey for the entire family, this time [...]
February 19, 2018—America’s Musical Journey, the new 3D documentary for IMAX® and giant screen theaters, held its world premieres on Thursday, February 15, at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and Friday, February 16, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The movie opened globally on Friday, February 16, in select IMAX® and giant screen theatres with a roll out expansion planned throughout the year through the Fall of 2018 and beyond. This is the second film that MacGillivray Freeman Films has produced in association with Brand [...]
February 12, 2018—SK Films is thrilled to announce that Amazon Adventure won the highly prestigious Best 3D Documentary Motion Picture Lumiere Award at Hollywood’s Advanced Imaging Society awards presentation in Los Angeles. The Lumiere awards honour outstanding international achievement in the creation of immersive storytelling using advanced visual technologies. “We are honoured to be singled out for our commitment the highest quality 3D films, and proud to share this achievement with our talented and passionate team,” said Jonathan Barker, CEO of SK Films and the film’s [...]
February 12, 2018—Evans and Sutherland is pleased to announce and welcome Mike Lutz as Vice President of New Business Development. His new role will build on E&S’s existing leadership in dome theater display by developing new business, creative partnerships, and unique technology opportunities. Lutz brings three decades of experience in display technology, education, and product licensing for cultural attractions including IMAX Corporation, MacGillivray Freeman Films, and Laser Fantasy International. “We’re excited about the new business possibilities Mike creates for Evans and Sutherland and its subsidiary, Spitz [...]
February 1, 2018—Cosmic Picture announced today that it has launched a new giant screen film distribution company for museum and science center theaters. Cosmic Picture Distribution LLC will distribute a range of films, including a number of giant screen educational films from the National Geographic library, including award-winning documentaries such as Sea Monsters, Extreme Weather, Mysteries of the Unseen World and its own hit Jerusalem. The move positions Cosmic Picture as an industry leader in both production and distribution as the Company looks to release a further 2-3 [...]