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September 16, 2016—The Milwaukee Public Museum’s (MPM) Dome Theater and Planetarium will be the first planetarium in the world to debut Digistar 6 technology on Saturday, September 17. This ground breaking dome technology will replace the giant screen 15/70 film system, which was once the gold standard for giant screen projection. “We’re thrilled to launch Digistar 6 at MPM,” said Bob Bonadurer, Director of the Dome Theater and Planetarium. “The stunning new imagery will captivate our audiences and get them closer to the action than ever [...]

August 29, 2016—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce that its 2017 International Conference and Trade Show will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on September 26-28, 2017. The Navy Pier IMAX Theatre will host flat-screen presentations on the IMAX next-generation digital laser projection system, and the Museum of Science and Industry Omnitheater (MSI) will host 15/70 film presentations on the dome screen. The DoubleTree Magnificent Mile will serve as the official conference hotel.   “We are very excited to be headed to Chicago,” [...]

August 31, 2016—nWave Pictures has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Hurricane, a giant screen 3D documentary film produced by Ouragan Films. The 40-minute film will be screened in October 2016 at the Giant Screen Cinema Association Conference in Toronto. Producers Andy Byatt (Blue Planet, 2001; Planet Earth, 2006), Cyril Barbançon and Jacqueline Farmer together with composer Yann Tiersen (Amélie, 2001) bring this extraordinary experience to the giant screen. Hurricane is the journey of a weather system, fueled by a force so powerful that it was [...]

August 30, 2016—D3D Cinema, in partnership with Christie®, is excited to announce that the newly branded Cleveland Clinic Dome Theater at Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) is about to receive a serious projection upgrade—the world’s first giant dome cinema laser system. The theater re-launch, complete with new seats and carpet, is set to open to the public in October.   The new three-projector, laser-illuminated projection system will replace the IMAX® 15/70mm film projector that has been in place since the Science Center opened in 1996. The [...]

August 25, 2016—It is with great sadness that we report the death of Jim Patterson, Director for Business Development for Major Cineplex in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 13 after a year-long battle with cancer. Major Cineplex was a longtime member of GSCA and a past GSCA Acheivement Award winner, and Jim was always so generous in sharing his substantial expertise with other members. Vicha Poolvaraluk, Chief Executive Officer at Major Cineplex, shared this with GSCA: “Jim worked cheerfully, loyally and whole-heartedly with our team here at [...]

August 25, 2016—For years, Sydney has boasted the biggest cinema screen in the world at IMAX Darling Harbour, but a new $700M redesign of the site will see the iconic building demolished and the precinct faced with some significant construction for the next three years. IMAX Sydney chief executive Mark Bretherton said that he was excited about the opportunities the new site would bring, and quick to point out the new screen would still be the biggest in the world. “The new screen will be slightly [...]

August 21, 2016—Giant Screen Films and BBC Earth are pleased to announce that Earthflight, a coproduction of John Downer Productions and BBC Earth, will soar into theaters worldwide this September. Earthflight is a totally immersive experience, taking the audience on an incredible flight across the world on the wings of birds. Revolutionary aerial techniques and state-of-the-art 3D cameras deliver the reality of flight as we join a variety of different avian species on their seasonal journeys. The film marks the fourth giant screen release by BBC [...]

August 21, 2016—The city that is home to the world’s busiest cruise ship port will soon offer daily departures to the planets, stars and far beyond. After a competitive selection process, the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, currently under construction in downtown Miami’s Museum Park, has chosen Sky-Skan, Inc. to provide a complete Definiti 8k 3D digital planetarium and visualization system for the Frost Planetarium, which opens next year. “Sky-Skan really stood out as a company deeply interested in understanding our goals and in [...]

August 3, 2016—We are sad to share that Mijbil Almutawa, Vice Chairman and CEO of the Kuwait Scientific Center since it opened in 2000, has died. Mr. Almutawa was a loyal member of GSCA and an ardent supporter of the giant screen community. Abdullah Alshetail, IMAX Theater Manager at the Kuwait Scientific Center, shared the following with GSCA: “Kuwait Scientific Center, one of the bodies of the of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, announced the death of its Chairman & CEO, Mijbil Suleiman Almutawa [...]

August 3, 2016—IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX) and IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE: 1970) today announced IMAX's largest new theatre deal ever—150 additional theatres with Wanda Cinema Line Corp (002739.SZ). Under the agreement, the theatres will be built throughout China over six years, starting next year, with 110 of these theatres scheduled to be installed by 2020. This agreement builds on a partnership that dates to 2007, when Wanda Cinema opened its first IMAX theatre in Dongguan, China. Wanda Cinema, the exhibition subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group, currently [...]