October 12, 2016—Riverfront Park’s iconic IMAX theater will be demolished as part of the park’s redevelopment. The Spokane Park Board has chosen to tear down the aging attraction, built after Expo ’74, after talking about its fate for several years. Read the full article from The Spokesman-Review about the fate of Riverfront Park's IMAX theater.
October 11, 2016—IMAX Corporation today announced an agreement with leading European exhibitor, ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group, to install the first pilot IMAX VR™ centre in Europe at its Printworks multiplex location in Manchester, England. The centre, which the parties are planning to open by the end of 2016, will deliver guests immersive, multi-dimensional VR experiences, including entertainment content and games. The IMAX VR Experience features a unique combination of premium technology that lets users see, feel, move and play in new worlds in a powerfully [...]
October 10, 2016—D3D Cinema (D3D) and Carnegie Science Center (CSC) in Pittsburgh are pleased to announce that D3D will install a premium laser-illuminated giant-screen cinema system in Fall 2017 as part of the CSC’s expansion and renovation project. The project also includes a new Science Pavilion, which will house STEM learning labs, a Special Exhibitions Gallery for large-scale travelling exhibitions, a conference and event space with unparalleled views of Pittsburgh’s Point, and outdoor learning spaces on the riverfront. The cinema system has been designed around two [...]
October 5, 2016—Christie® and Evans & Sutherland are proud to be major partner-level sponsors of the annual Giant Screen Cinema Association International Conference and Trade Show (GSCA) taking place October 4-7 at downtown Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Scotiabank Theatre, and the Ontario Science Centre – just north of the downtown core. Featuring the highest-resolution and brightest digital fulldome system ever demonstrated, and presented by the GSCA and the GSCA Technical Committee, the world’s first True8K™ Digital Dome Demo will be a conference highlight. From 9:00 [...]
October 4, 2016—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2016 Achievement Awards, which recognize excellence in giant screen filmmaking, marketing, and lifelong learning. The awards were announced the evening of October 4 at the GSCA 2016 International Conference and Trade Show in Toronto during a ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. IMAX Corporation, sponsor of the opening reception, presented the IMAX Maximum Image Awards during the ceremony as well. The following awards were presented by GSCA: Outstanding Achievement Award [...]
September 30, 2016—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is very pleased to announce that renowned filmmaker and IMAX co-inventor and co-founder Graeme Ferguson is the recipient of its inaugural Outstanding Achievement Award. Mr. Ferguson will accept the award at the GSCA Achievement Awards on the evening of Tuesday, October 4, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Toronto native Graeme Ferguson was the driving artistic force behind IMAX. For Expo ’67 in Montreal, Ferguson directed the multi-screen, multi-projector film Polar Life, which viewers watched [...]
September 29, 2016—D3D Cinema is pleased to announce a state-of-the-art digital upgrade to Arizona Science Center’s five-story giant screen theater. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the newly updated theater has been rebranded as the Irene P. Flinn Giant Screen Theater. D3D completed the upgrade in mid-September, replacing the 15/70 3D projection system with a state-of-the-art dual 4K digital 3D projection system, including premium 5.1 surround sound audio. “This amazing new digital theater will allow the Science Center to deliver on our mission to inspire, educate and engage [...]
September 29, 2016—The Denver Museum of Nature & Science celebrated the grand re-opening of the Gates Planetarium on September 19. The Planetarium temporarily closed earlier this month to install upgraded projection equipment, making the experience sharper and more vibrant. Evans & Sutherland (E&S) installed an 8-channel Digistar system connected to eight Barco F35 2560 x 1600 resolution projectors with E&S’ proprietary auto alignment and auto blending systems. This stunning, full dome display boasts well over 20 million unique pixels. "The E&S team did a fantastic job [...]
September 28, 2016—After more than a decade of producing and distributing large format films, 3D Entertainment Films has built a substantial library of high performing titles. Productions include: Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean 3D, Dolphins And Whales 3D, Sharks 3D, Ocean Wonderland 3D, Kenya: Animal Kingdom 3D and Air Racers 3D. Their library was expanded to include distribution of the highly acclaimed Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World co-produced by N3D Land Productions and Mantello Brothers Productions. 3D Entertainment Films has selected K2 Communications [...]
September 21, 2016—September 12th at IBC 2016 in Amsterdam, marked the second stop of Ang Lee’s “whole shebang” world tour of his upcoming release Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. The movie is set to create new milestone in cinematic presentation quality using the latest technology to deliver stunningly crisp, realistic images and an immersive, intimate experience. In the process of deciding what format to shoot and which formats to release they ended up going all-in; 3D at 120 frames per second (per eye), 4k resolution, 6P laser illumination, [...]