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February 3, 2015—There’s big fun and spectacular views on the horizon, as Carnival Cruise Line has announced the details of its most innovative ship ever, Carnival Vista, debuting in spring 2016. Designed to connect guests to the ocean with sweeping views and plenty to do both outdoors and in, Carnival Vista will take cruising to new heights and introduce an exciting array of groundbreaking new features including: SkyRide, a breakthrough suspended open-air cycling experience; the world’s first IMAX® Theatre on a ship; an expanded water park [...]

February 2, 2015—BIG & Digital, LLC and No Final Frontier Productions, LLC announced today that BIG & Digital will distribute the 2016 release of Lightspeed Pioneers: Stranded on Mars to digital theaters, science museums, and other educational venues worldwide. Produced by Lee Fanning and Christopher Brothers of No Final Frontier Productions, LightSpeed Pioneers is an animated science-fiction, action-packed educational adventure set in a future golden age of commercial space exploration. Providing dynamic, STEM-focused curriculum targeting the 9-14 age demographic, the goal of the film is to [...]

January 28, 2015—IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) and Servi Museos, a sister institution of the Papalote Children’s Museum Mexico City and of the Papalote Children’s Museum Cuernavaca, today announced an agreement to add an IMAX® theatre to its new children’s museum in Mexico, the Papalote Children’s Museum Monterrey. The Megantalla IMAX Banorte at the new Museum is slated to open in Spring 2015. As part of the agreement, the Museum will eventually transition to IMAX’s next-generation digital laser projection. The new technology will enable the Museum to deliver [...]

January 16, 2015—Giant Screen Films and K2 Communications are pleased to announce that prolific actor Sir Patrick Stewart has signed on to narrate Journey to Space, launching worldwide this February. Famous for his roles as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series and Captain Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stewart is a Grammy Award winner as well as a Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe nominee. In Journey to Space, Stewart will take audiences on a behind-the-scenes tour of the international effort [...]

January 13, 2015—nWave Pictures Distribution is pleased to announce the hiring of Jennifer Lee Hackett as Director of Sales & Distribution, Americas. Lee Hackett comes to nWave Pictures Distribution with over 10 years experience in the giant screen industry, having previously served as Director of Sales for National Geographic Cinema Ventures and prior to that as Senior Group Sales & Marketing Manager at Smithsonian Business Ventures, the for-profit arm of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. While at Smithsonian Business Ventures Jennifer created sales packages for [...]

January 12, 2015—Electrosonic has promoted Bryan Hinckley to head of the worldwide Entertainment business, which includes the museum, theme park, visitor center and retail markets. The post was previously held by Chris Conte, who was recently named head of the new U.S. Business Development team. Hinckley has been managing Electrosonic's themed environments and attractions business in the U.S., where he was responsible for maintaining and growing the business as well as managing and supporting its U.S.-based sales team. “Bryan’s promotion to lead the Entertainment business comes [...]

January 9, 2015—Birmingham's Giant Screen Cinema has closed down with the loss of 11 jobs. The final performance of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies was watched by 108 people at 7.45pm on January 5 before the cinema’s 70ft 6in x 41ft screen closed without fanfare. Click here for the full article in the Birmingham Mail about the Giant Screen Cinema closing.

January 7, 2015—SK Films and Pacific Science Center are pleased to announce that the giant screen film Amazon Adventure has been awarded a major grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.    The grant was awarded for the film in support of the key scientific ideas embedded in the project, specifically the presentation of the underlying biodiversity of the Amazon basin and the compelling history of important discoveries made in the Amazon that shape our understanding of mimicry and natural selection. The film will be [...]

January 6, 2015—The final two episodes of last year's fourth season will screen on IMAX screens beginning Jan. 23, and will be followed up by the first season five teaser. This is to be the first time a television show has screened in the IMAX format. Read the full article from The Hollywood Reporter here.  

January 5, 2015—In a move that is becoming more and more common, the Bullock Museum IMAX Theatre announced they will be trading in their 70mm film projectors for digital ones. Read the full article from the Austin Chronicle here.