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July 7, 2016—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce that Evans & Sutherland (E&S) will support the GSCA 2016 International Conference and Trade Show as a partner-level sponsor, the highest level of support. The conference will be held in Toronto on October 4-7, 2016, hosted by the Cineplex Scotiabank IMAX Theatre and Ontario Science Centre.   As part of its sponsorship, E&S will demonstrate an 8K digital fulldome system using its Digistar 5 system with Christie 4K projectors on the dome screen at [...]

June 28, 2016—American Cinematographer interviewed James Neihouse, ASC, on how he trained astronauts to shoot footage from space for the new IMAX film A Beautiful Planet. Click here to read the full article.

June 24, 2016—IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and AMC Theatres (NYSE: AMC) have announced an expansion of the companies' existing full joint revenue sharing arrangement with the addition of 25 IMAX® at AMC theatres. The theatres are expected to be installed in 2016 through 2019 at both existing and new–build AMC locations, with the majority of the IMAX at AMC theatres opening within the next two years. The cities include New York, Los Angeles and Houston as well as strategic smaller-tier markets that AMC and IMAX believe [...]

June 16, 2016—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is thrilled to announce that IMAX Corporation has generously signed on as a partner-level sponsor, the highest level of support, for the GSCA 2016 International Conference and Trade Show in Toronto on October 4-7.   IMAX’s contribution will support the conference’s opening reception and the GSCA Achievement Awards, both to be held at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel the evening of October 4. During the ceremony, GSCA will present awards for giant screen filmmaking, marketing, and education, while [...]

June 16, 2016—The Museum of Flight, a Smithsonian affiliate, has dedicated its entire June 18 film schedule to premiere Space Next in 4K stereoscopic 3D CGI, and the opening was timed to coincide with the NewSpace conference of space entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers and policy leaders, held annually by the Space Frontier Foundation. Read the full InPark article here.    

June 14, 2016—SK Films is pleased to announce that its next giant screen film Amazon Adventure has begun principal photography. This tri-lateral co-production (Canada-UK-Brazil) is being filmed in the Brazilian Amazon and in England.   Amazon Adventure tells the science adventure story of Henry Bates and his extraordinary 11-year journey through the Amazon as a young man in the 1850s who risked his life in his quest to understand and document nature. Despite being entirely self-taught, he made crucial contributions to evolutionary biology. While identifying 8,000 [...]

June 10, 2016—On June 2, 2016, underwater cameraman Bob Cranston passed away at his home from cancer. WetPixel has posted the following memorial written by Howard Hall, one of Bob’s best friends. Click here to read Howard's full tribute to Bob.

June 6, 2016—We are sad to report that legendary, Emmy award-winning underwater cinematographer Bob Cranston has died of cancer. With more than 40 television productions and 13 giant screen films to his credit, his stunning images inspired colleagues and audiences alike. Bob's giant screen film credits include To The Arctic 3D, Arabia 3D, Deep Sea 3D, Hurricane on the Bayou, Sea Monsters 3D, Space Station, Volcanoes of the Deep Sea3D, Coral Reef Adventure, Ocean Oasis, Journey of Man, Island of the Sharks, Into the Deep, and [...]

June 2, 2016—IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond opens up about the Crouching Tiger 2 misfire, film versus digital and why China matters. Read the full article in The Hollywood Reporter here.  

May 26, 2016—Toni Myers is that rarity—a female Hollywood film director. But her medium is the IMAX blockbuster, and with her latest Jennifer Lawrence collaboration, A Beautiful Planet, she hopes to inspire girls to become astronauts. Read the full inews.co.uk article about Toni Myers here.