June 19, 2015—The National Media Museum in Bradford is converting to IMAX Digital, and the BBC covers the transition in this news segment. Some of you may see a familiar face or two in the interviews. Click here to watch the full BBC report.
June 18, 2015—IMAX Corporation and TCL jointly announced the launch of the IMAX Private Theatre "Palais™"—the first premium, in-home private theatre developed through IMAX's joint venture with TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Limited in China. The companies also unveiled a showroom located at Le Royal Méridien Shanghai, where the luxury system will be available for demonstration to qualified consumers on a by-appointment basis. The IMAX Private Theatre "Palais" delivers IMAX's best-in-class projection and sound technology as part of the very first completely turn-key home theatre system from [...]
June 17, 2015—Continuing to expand its footprint in the Chinese market, IMAX Corporation has announced the creation of the IMAX China Film Fund with its subsidiary IMAX China and partner China Media Capital ("CMC"), to help fund a minimum of 10 tentpole films in Mandarin. The China Film Fund, which will be capitalized at up to $50 million initially, will target productions that can leverage the IMAX® brand, relationships, technology and release windows, with the flexibility to produce IMAX and non-IMAX content, and develop original films [...]
June 16, 2015—IMAX Corporation has announced that Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's Jurassic World, the long-awaited next installment of Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, scored a record-setting opening weekend in IMAX® theatres with $44.2 million worldwide, surpassing the Company's previous best weekend globally (Iron Man 3's $28.8 million) by more than 50%. Domestically, Jurassic World debuted in IMAX with a benchmark $21 million on 363 IMAX screens, with all of the film's top five locations being IMAX. Additionally, of the film's top 10 theatres, 9 [...]
June 15, 2015—Museum of Discovery and Science has announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The Museum has won the award four years in a row. The award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Certificate of Excellence winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered a superior customer experience. When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the [...]
June 15, 2015—MacGillivray Freeman Films and Brand USA are pleased to announce Expedia, Inc., as the first global sponsor and exclusive online travel activation partner for America Wild: A National Parks Adventure, a new 3D film for IMAX® and other giant-screen theatres that celebrates the nation’s great outdoors. Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films in association with Brand USA, the film is scheduled for global release on February 12, 2016, to coincide with the centennial of the U.S. National Parks next year. Through this multi-million dollar partnership, [...]
June 15, 2015—MacGillivray Freeman Films and Brand USA are pleased to announce Expedia, Inc., as the first global sponsor and exclusive online travel activation partner for America Wild: A National Parks Adventure, a new 3D film for IMAX® and other giant-screen theatres that celebrates the nation’s great outdoors. Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films in association with Brand USA, the film is scheduled for global release on February 12, 2016, to coincide with the centennial of the U.S. National Parks next year. Through this multi-million dollar partnership, [...]
June 11, 2015—Award-winning underwater filmmaker Pawel Achtel received another accolade at the recent National Awards of the Australian Cinematographers’ Society in Hobart, winning the inaugural Bob Miller ACS Technical & Achievement Award in recognition of his ground-breaking 2D and 3D underwater camera systems. This new award for innovation was created to honour the life and ingenuity of Australian Bob Miller, who invented and, along with his father Eric, patented the fluid head now used in tripods around the globe and set up the successful company [...]
June 9, 2015—IMAX Corporation today announced the appointment of Jason Brenek as president of its newly-formed Home Entertainment division, which is responsible for a series of IMAX global initiatives and products designed collectively to translate elements of The IMAX Experience® to the home environment setting. Brenek has also been named Executive Vice President of IMAX Corp. He will report to Robert D. Lister, IMAX's Chief Business Development Officer. In his new role, Brenek will lead the development and growth of the IMAX Home Entertainment platform that [...]
June 9, 2015—IMAX Corporation and Universal Pictures, a division of Comcast Corp., today announced that Jurassic World, the long-awaited next installment of the groundbreaking Jurassic Park series from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, will receive the widest-ever global day-and-date IMAX release, beginning June 10 in several international markets including China. Totaling more than 800 IMAX® theatres worldwide, the film's debut weekend comprises nearly 445 overseas IMAX locations, added to 364 IMAX playdates domestically on June 12. Jurassic World beats the previous day-and-date record-holder for IMAX—The Amazing Spider-Man [...]