June 17, 2021—Genius 100 Foundation will join Cosmic Picture as Executive Producers on their upcoming film Einstein’s Incredible Universe for IMAX and giant screens. Designed and conceived for the largest screens on earth, Einstein’s Incredible Universe takes audiences on a spellbinding journey through space and time in a way few have ever experienced, revealing some of the strangest phenomena in the known universe—the collision of massive black holes, exploding supernovas and swirling neutron stars—all in stunning, immersive 3D. Einstein’s Incredible Universe will be released to IMAX and giant screen cinemas in early 2024, prior to the total solar eclipse that will sweep across Mexico, the U.S., and Eastern Canada.

May 25, 2021—The Royal BC Museum in Victoria, BC, Canada, acquired the IMAX Victoria theater from Destination Cinema Inc. (DCI) in late August 2020. The museum recently restructured its operations and concluded that it would no longer continue with the Head of Theatre (Theatre Director) position. As such, after 17+ years, Paul Wild left IMAX Victoria on April 27, this year. Paul's successful tenure in Victoria bore fruit not only for DCI, but for the industry as a whole, with its annual attendance firmly establishing Victoria as a top tier theater. In addition to many successful film runs and marketing campaigns, Victoria also developed the giant screen network’s most successful membership/loyalty program, the Annual Pass Holder Program, with over 20,000 members and annual revenues of over $1 million (to the end of 2019).

May 24, 2021—We celebrate the life and legacy of Graeme Ferguson, IMAX co-founder, iconic filmmaker, and visionary behind the film format that has thrilled and inspired millions of people around the world, including all of us in the giant screen industry. Not only an innovator, but generous, humble, and kind, the industry has lost a legend and a friend. Here, some of his friends and colleagues share their memories and express their gratitude.

May 20, 2021 -- MacGillivray Freeman Films, the world’s foremost independent producer and distributor of original giant-screen 70mm films, announced today a partnership with MetaMedia, one of the fastest growing entertainment technology companies in the U.S., to bring educational films to conventional commercial theaters and drive-ins across the U.S. and Canada for educational and group screenings.

May 14, 2021—Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) has unveiled the honorees for its first HPA League Honors, which recognize diverse members of the media and entertainment community who shine as examples of accomplishment, innovation and leadership. Among the honorees is GSCA board of directors member Patricia Keighley, Chief Quality Guru at IMAX Corporation, who will receive The Rainmaker Award. The award recognizes a leader who has deployed intelligent tactics & ensured their company or organization achieved its sales goals and revenue targets and honors excellence in financial performance and business growth.

May 10, 2021—It is with profound sadness we share that IMAX co-founder and iconic filmmaker Ivan Graeme Ferguson, 91, died from cancer on May 8, 2021, at Norway Point, his home at Lake of Bays, Ontario, just eight weeks after the death of his beloved wife, Phyllis. His final days of palliative care at home were overseen by his daughter, Allison. His son, Munro, and his grandchildren played an important part in Graeme’s last weeks, which ended surrounded by love, so peacefully, after an extraordinary life. A private cremation will take place locally, and Graeme and Phyllis will be interred at St. Andrew’s Catholic Cemetery in Thunder Bay at a later date.

May 4, 2021—The giant screen world owes much to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who oversaw the construction and was the first director of the National Air and Space Museum, and who suggested to

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co-founder Graeme Ferguson that they should fly their camera in space. Joe Kleiman profiles this visionary and humble hero in

May 3, 2021—Promising news for the giant screen industry? As vaccines roll out, restrictions lift, and theaters reopen, audiences have been willing to pay more for an enhanced experience because—after a year stuck at home—"why do the ordinary?" The expanding appetite for an enhanced theatrical experience has given the film and exhibition business a shot of confidence and a weapon against streamers amid devastation caused by the pandemic. Read the full article from The Hollywood Reporter here.

April 20, 2021—Kids will discover the wonders of the Mesozoic era, as Dino Dana, star of Dino Dana The Movie, presented by Safari Ltd.®, and her friends roar into the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS)! Guests can visit the new Dino Dana exhibit, see the coolest dino augmented reality (AR) experience and catch Dino Dana The Movie on the GIANT screen as part of the MODS Discovery Pass. The film will be released on May 22 with official red carpet premieres at MODS on Saturday, June 5, and Sunday, June 6.

April 19, 2021—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) Event Planning Committee and Board of Directors have made a unanimous decision to hold the GSCA 2021 International Conference virtually later this year. Dates are yet to be determined but likely the virtual conference will be held in September, when the conference is traditionally held in person. While we are all eager to get together in person, it is prudent to make this decision now to allow planning to begin.