Films in production are allowed to show up to minutes of footage, and presenters are allotted two minutes to introduce the project.

Films in Production

Blue Angels
Presentation 2D
Release May 17, 2024
Formats 2D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, Fulldome
Length 40:00
Producer J.J. Abrams for Bad Robot, Glen Zipper, Glen Powell & Mark Monroe
Distributor IMAX
Director Paul Crowder
Contact Gina Glen, gglen@imax.com
Experience the ultimate ride from inside the cockpit of an F/A-18 Super Hornet and follow the legendary U.S. Navy Blue Angels as IMAX® cameras capture the intense training and a season of heart-stopping aerial artistry in this character-driven adventure.

Call of the Dolphins
Presentation 2D
Release January 2025
Formats 2D & 3D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, DCI-compliant Digital, DCI-compliant Laser, D3D/Christie Cinedome, ESX Dome, Fulldome Digital, Dome-Customized
Length 40:00
Producer Cinemersive
Distributor
Director Jonathan Bird
Contact Jonathan Bird, jbird@oceanicresearch.org
Website Call of the Dolphins
Filmed entirely in the wild, Call of the Dolphins explores the world as seen by the ocean’s most intelligent and captivating animals.  Dolphins are known for their large brains, complex social lives, and vocalizations that seem to serve as a language.  But what are they saying to each other? What are their families like?  How do they raise their young?  How intelligent are they? And what role did their large brains play in these complex behaviors? Call of the Dolphins will introduce viewers to life and behaviors of these fascinating marine mammals, as well as some of the passionate people who study and protect them.

Elephant Odyssey (WT)
Presentation 3D
Release Third quarter 2025
Formats IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, Fulldome
Length 40:00
Producer Beach House (Singapore)
Distributor IMAX
Director Alice Gu
Contact Gina Glen, gglen@imax.com
Elephant Odyssey chronicles the epic adventure of the wandering Asian elephants that captivated viewers around the world in 2020 and explores the beautiful, rarely seen world of Yunnan, China where the elephants (called Dá in the local Wa dialect) live. Filmed in IMAX®, and featuring exclusive archive footage from China’s Forestry Ministry, Elephant Odyssey unveils the mysteries surrounding their departure and the incredible events that unfolded. Experience the breathtaking landscapes and emotional connections of these majestic creatures.

Enchanting Train Journey – Taiwan’s Alishan Forest Railway
Presentation 2D
Release Third quarter 2024
Formats IMAX Digital, 8K Prores422HQ
Length
Producer NHK
Distributor NHK Enterprises
Director Yoshimi Ando
Contact Takeshi Shibasaki, shibasaki.t-hg@nhk.or.jp
Alishan Forest Railway is Taiwan’s extraordinary mountaineering rail transportation system that was constructed with the support of Japanese experts and has continued its operation for more than a century. The journey with the oldest type of steam locomotive that climbs an elevation of over 2,400 meters is full of attractions, including rare railroad track designs to make the train efficiently run up steep hills, such as zigzag switchbacks and spiral loops; curious changes in scenery, especially of vegetation visible from the train windows; refreshing hiking trails where you can walk right next to the trains; regional specialties like Alishan tea and pork teriyaki bentos; thousands of years-old giant tree forests; and a beautiful sunrise from Yushan. The film takes you on a relaxing train trip through Alishan that gives you an opportunity to fully enjoy the historical heritage area that has flourished through the exchange of people of Asia.

Furiosa
Presentation 2D
Release May 24, 2024
Formats IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser
Length
Producer Village Roadhouse Pictures
Distributor IMAX
Director George Miller
Contact Gina Glen, gglen@imax.com
The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max.

Glow In The Dark – The World Of Bioluminescent Organisms
Presentation 2D
Release Third Quarter 2024
Formats IMAX Digital, 8K Prores422HQ
Length
Producer NHK
Distributor NHK Educational
Director Gen Inoue
Contact Yoshinori Tsutsui, tsutsui.y-ds@nhk-ed.co.jp
Mushrooms silently illuminate subtropical forests like small night fairies gathering on trees. Fireflies flicker as they fly in groups floating on a summer eve. Glowworms dwelling in the depths of a cave glow blue creating a spectacle like the clustering stars of the Milky Way. The light emitted by bioluminescent organisms is a true marvel of nature. The film reveals the mysterious ecology of luminescent land organisms such as mushrooms, fireflies, and glowworms, uncovering the biological processes at work and entertaining viewers with

the magical light shows they create in the dark. State of the art, ultra-high sensitivity, 8K UHD cameras enable us to capture light too faint for our naked eyes.

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Presentation 2D
Release May 10, 2024
Formats IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser
Length
Producer 20th Century Fox
Distributor IMAX
Director Wes Ball
Contact Gina Glen, gglen@imax.com
Website
The new Apes movie is set many years after the conclusion of 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes. Many apes societies have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis, while humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence. Some ape groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teaching to build burgeoning empires. In this setting, one ape leader begins to enslave other groups to find human technology, while another ape, who watched his clan be taken, embarks on a journey to find freedom. A young human woman becomes key to the latter’s quest, although she has plans of her own.

Mighty Monkey
Presentation 2D
Release Undecided
Formats IMAX Digital
Length
Producer NHK Enterprises
Distributor NHK Enterprises
Director Koji Hayashi/Masa Hayakawa
Contact Takeshi Shibasaki, shibasaki.t-hg@nhk.or.jp
Monkeys clustered together warming themselves in a hot spring. The “snow monkeys” in this iconic scene are Japanese macaques, and they are the northernmost population of monkeys in the world. Amazingly adaptable, they inhabit the many varied environments of Japan. Their territories range from low coastal plains to high alpine areas that rise to altitudes 3,000 meters and higher, and at temperatures ranging from the subtropical to frigid cold regions where temperatures can drop to -30C. No other primates live in such diverse environments. In 2022 a new behavior was discovered. They caught live fish! It was the first time that this behavior was observed in wild primates. Including this fish-catching group the film crew followed them in various parts of Japan. How has a single species of macaque been able to thrive throughout a country with such a wide variety of environments? Travel through Japan to see a variety of groups displaying different localized food habits to learn the secrets behind their amazing ability to adapt to new environments.

A Quiet Place: Day One
Presentation 2D
Release June 28, 2024
Formats IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser
Length
Producer Paramount Pictures
Distributor IMAX
Director Michael Sarnoski
Contact Gina Glen, gglen@imax.com
A Quiet Place: Day One is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, based on an original story by John Krasinski and Sarnoski. It is intended to be a spin-off prequel, and the third overall installment of the A Quiet Place film series.

Stormbound
Presentation 2D
Release Second quarter 2025
Formats IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, Dome Customized
Length 40:00
Producer Hyperobject Industries
Distributor IMAX
Director Miko Lim
Contact Zach Anderson, zanderson@imax.com
Experience the eye of the storm in Stormbound. IMAX® cameras capture the beautiful yet dangerous world of storm chasing and the intimate journey of one man’s struggle to find peace in the most unlikely of places. Featuring remarkable unseen footage of Hurricanes Charley, Florence, Ian, Irma, and Katrina, Stormbound will showcase nature’s raw power with an inspiring true story of hope and survival.

Wild Rescue
Presentation 2D
Release 2025
Formats 2D and 3D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, DCI-compliant Digital, DCI-compliant Laser, D3D/Christie Cinedome, ESX Dome, Fulldome Digital, Dome-Customized
Length 40:00
Producer Tandem Stills + Motion, Inc & Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Distributor TBD
Director Ian Shive
Contact Ian Shive, ian@tandemstock.com
Website Wild Rescue
Whether someone lives in New York or Los Angeles, the suburbs, coastline or countryside, they likely have met a raccoon or two, and most probably even have encountered a skunk, if not an entire skunk family. These animals and thousands of others just like them have one big thread common with people – we live right alongside them! Most people will never see a polar bear or giraffe in the wild, but most will likely encounter a deer, coyote or rabbit, a crow or pelican, and perhaps even a hummingbird. They are the familiar link between our backyards and the wildest places on Earth, but as our planet changes and our urban footprint grows, so does our impact on our wild neighbors. Wild Rescue shares with audiences the passionate story of rescuing injured animals and their rehabilitation by a team of dedicated veterinarians and volunteers. The film follows individual creatures as they are released back into the wild, revealing their secret worlds, sharing with the audience the complexity of their animal behaviors and their delicate relationship with the environment while also revealing the unseen bonds that connect them to the broader surrounding ecosystems.

Wolf Pack (WT)
Presentation 2D
Release Second quarter 2025
Formats 2D, 3D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, fulldome
Length 40:00 and 90:00
Producer Grizzly Creek Films
Distributor IMAX
Director Thomas Winston
Contact Gina Glen, gglen@imax.com
Wolf Pack (Working Title) immerses audiences in the stunning vistas of Yellowstone while chronicling the remarkable reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. Told through restored, archival footage, we follow Mollie Beattie, the first female Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, as she carries a Canadian-born wolf into the park’s experimental acclimation enclosure, hoping it will restore an ecological balance nearly lost forever. Once hunted into extinction, the wolf pack would once again roam freely 50 years later as part of the unprecedented recovery project.

Projects in Development

Projects in Development are allotted four minutes for their presentation for this film expo.

Dinosaur Discoveries
Release Spring/Summer 2024
Formats 2D & 3D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, DCI-compliant Digital, DCI-compliant Laser, D3D/Christie Cinedome, ESX Dome, Fulldome Digital, HoloTheater
Length 38:56
Producer BASE Xperiential
Distributor MacGillivray Freeman Films
Director Edward Torres
Contact Patty Collins, pcollins@macfreefilms.com
Website Dinosaur Discoveries
 
Description Viewers are placed in the boots of leading paleontologists as they delve into the fossils of dinosaurs that once ruled our planet and the debates over scientific discoveries, including the theory that birds are related to dinosaurs. The Dinosaur Discoveries experience offers audiences of all ages a visceral and evolving visualization of dinosaurs as humans know them, leaving viewers with new insight into the actual lives of the creatures that have captivated the world since their initial discovery. Viewers join Maggie, an up-and-coming paleontologist, from childhood through her journey to uncover the amazing scientific discoveries that have shaped our thinking about dinosaurs, including how they looked and lived, allowing audiences to engage with the story of dinosaurs like never before.

BASE Xperiential (BASE), Paquin Entertainment Group, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) unveiled the first-ever HoloTheater with the premiere of Dinosaur Discoveries: A Holographic Adventure. Dinosaur Discoveries brings life-size dinosaurs up close and personal to audiences inside the historic Wortham Giant Screen Theatre’s new HoloTheater. This dynamic and immersive cinema attraction uses holographic technology that delivers a 3D experience without the use of glasses, combined with video mapping projection. The addition of two video-mapping side-screen wallscapes were purpose-built to accompany the theatre’s massive 60-by-80-foot screen, delivering an immersive cinema experience.

Dinosaur Discoveries is also coming soon to Giant Screen and Dome formats.

Guardians of the Archipelago: The Giant Oceanic Manta
Presentation 2D
Release Second quarter, 2024
Formats 2D & 3D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, DCI-compliant Digital, DCI-compliant Laser, D3D/Christie Cinedome, ESX Dome, Fulldome Digital
Length 21:00
Producer Mares de México
Distributor Mares de México
Director Alonso I. Rodríguez de la Parra
Contact Alonso I Rodriguez de la Parra, alorod@maresdemexico.com
Website Guardians of the Archipelago
 
Description A story about human connection; The Giant Oceanic Mantas of the Archipelago of Revillagigedo in Mexico play a key role for the protection of one of the biggest marine reserves in the world. A group of explorers are captivated by the magic connection with Giant Oceanic Mantas and the underwater life that this group of islands hold beneath its waters. Showing us how a deep connection is possible with nature inhabitants.

Inventing the Pyramids
Release 2025
Formats 2D & 3D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, DCI-compliant Digital, DCI-compliant Laser
Length 45:00
Producer Francois Bertrand
Director Max Salomon
Contact Francois Bertrand fbertrand@cameralucida.fr
Description In the Egyptian desert, a young archaeologist unearths the impossible: a sealed entrance to an unlooted tomb from the dawn of the Pyramid Age. Over 1000 years older than King Tut, no royal burial this old has ever been found undisturbed. But a sudden tragedy shuts down the excavation. The desert sands swallow the site, and the discovery is forgotten. Now, 70 years later, another archaeologist picks up the trail, and pulls back the sand to make a discovery that could be the pinnacle of his decades-long career. Ritually buried under a mountain of rubble, the outlines of a 5000-year-old megastructure begin to emerge. Surrounded by the tombs of gilded mummies and massive walls over 20 meters thick, waits a discovery that will reshape our understanding of why – and how – Egypt’s pharaohs invented the Pyramids. Join us as we immerse you inside this iconic adventure – a tale packed with jaw-dropping reveals, exclusive access, and a team of heroic scientists fighting the elements to make the find of a lifetime.

T. Rex
Presentation 2D
Release June 2024
Formats 2D and 3D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, DCI-compliant Digital, DCI-compliant Laser, D3D/Christie Cinedome, ESX Dome, Fulldome Digital, Dome-Customized
Length 40:00 and 20:00
Producer Giant Screen Films
Distributor Giant Screen Films
Director David Clark
Contact Derek Threinen, dthreinen@gsfilms.com
From the team behind the NSF-supported prehistoric hits Dinosaurs Alive, Titans of the Ice Age, and Dinosaurs of Antarctica comes the planet’s most famous dinosaur — the hit-maker, the headliner, the apex attraction — TYRANNOSAURUS REX. For over a hundred years dinosaurs have inspired and thrilled audiences, commanding blockbuster status in museums and at the box office. But among them towers a king — a tyrant lizard king. With leaps in CGI wizardry and revolutions in tyrannosaur paleontology over the past twenty-five years, the time has come to revisit rex in the world’s prestigious museum cinemas. Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this iconic dinosaur — and its carnivorous Cretaceous cousins — aims to be the most dazzling and accurate T. Rex documentary ever made.

We’ve Been Here Before
Presentation 2D
Release Second quarter 2025
Formats IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, ESX Dome, Fulldome
Length 60:00
Producer Saint Thomas Productions
Distributor Saint Thomas Productions
Director Bertrand Loyer
Contact Olive Loyer, immersive@saint-thomas.net
Welcome to the first concert… on the Moon !
“We’ve Been Here Before” is a one-hour experience designed for immersive theatres that recalls the epic lunar and solar system missions of the twenty-first century through the engaging tracks of the electronic music band Chinese Man. Set in the year 2125, it celebrates our most anticipated space achievements, from the first moon base to the discovery of simple forms of life below the ice of the frozen moon Ganymede, from asteroid mining to the creation of a Mars colony… until we terraformed the north pole of the Moon where the concert can finally take place. It also delivers an offbeat, unpolished, and sarcastic perspective on future endeavours, flagging the issues of space pollution and the dangers of hydrogen energy.
Special note: Your immersive theatre should never sleep! This provocative statement hides a reflection developed with some operators desperate to find solutions to fill their facilities outside of daytime visits. To meet their requests, this proposal attempts to bring together the seemingly irreconcilable worlds of space research and electronic music! This will offer more than a “live” event: it will provide a unique immersion into our universe through photo-realistic imagery.

Whalelands
Release Fourth Quarter 2024
Formats 2D & 3D, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser, DCI-compliant Digital, DCI-compliant Laser
Length 45:00
Producer Spunco Films
Director Manolo Mendieta
Contact Manolo Mendieta, mm@spuncofilms.com
Website https://www.spuncofilms.com/whalelands
Description We live in a world of whales. Filmed across the globe over seven years, Whalelands offers a breathtaking journey into the depths of the whale’s domain, inspired by the most powerful stories nature has to offer, as told by our ocean’s largest inhabitants. Captured in spectacular locations from Antarctica to Patagonia, Northern Norway to the South Pacific, Whalelands unveils novel animal behaviors. It highlights the profound connection between mothers and calves, their unique cultures, and the thrills of life at sea. All of this is brought to life through pristine cinematography and the emotive orchestral scores by Benji Merrison and Will Slater. This IMAX® experience draws you closer to our ocean’s giants than ever before. Whalelands is a cinematic journey for inspiration available exclusively on the world’s largest screens.