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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.

May 24, 2016—The Christie® and D3D Cinema upgrade from film to 6P laser projection at the National Infantry Museum’s Giant Screen Theater in Columbus, Georgia, is earning applause from the public, school groups, veterans and active-duty service members. Installed by AV industry pioneer D3D Cinema, the two Christie Solaria CP42LH 6P laser projectors enable the theater to show a range of 3D content and Hollywood blockbusters—as well as alternative content and live events—to better align the theater with the museum’s mission of providing guests with an immersive [...]

May 20, 2016—Underwater camera guru Pawel Achtel has won a Golden Tripod at this year’s prestigious Australian Cinematography Society ceremony in Adelaide, Australia. His short film production Sea of Love, shot in giant screen quality, was awarded the Ron Taylor AM ACS Award for Wildlife and Nature films. Featuring extraordinary, powerful shots of humpback whales crashing into waves and intimate portraits of underwater romance in a range of exotic and colourful sea creatures, this short film is the precursor to an epic production, 5 years in [...]

May 20, 2016—IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced its strategy to develop a premium location-based virtual reality offering that will deliver immersive, multi-dimensional experiences, including entertainment content and games, to multiplexes, malls and other commercial destinations. Following yesterday's IMAX Google VR camera announcement, IMAX has expanded its initiative to include a joint venture agreement with Starbreeze AB, a Swedish-based independent creator, publisher and distributor of high-quality VR entertainment content and hardware.  Under the agreement, IMAX will create a premium VR experience that will leverage Starbreeze's unique StarVR® headset [...]