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December 17, 2021–The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce its
2022 Board of Directors has elected officers and committee chairs for
the coming year.
December 14, 2021—Science North CEO Guy Labine has announced that he will step down from
leadership of the science centre next March. He will become the President and CEO of the
Arizona Science Center in Phoenix.
December 10, 2021 - MacGillivray Freeman Films has announced that internationally award-winning actor Liam
Neeson will narrate
Ireland, the company’s latest large-format
documentary for IMAX® and giant screen theatres. Presented globally by
worldwide sponsor Tourism Ireland,
Ireland will open in select giant
screen theatres starting February 11.
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December 8, 2021—The Ontario Science Centre proudly celebrates 25 years of delivering
engaging and educational large-format films in the OMNIMAX® Theatre with
the opening of original IMAX® film,
Asteroid Hunters on December 15. “We’re delighted to celebrate 25 years of sharing the unique and
immersive cinematic experience of the OMNIMAX® Theatre with visitors to
the Ontario Science Centre,” said Paul Kortenaar, CEO, Ontario Science
Centre. “Our steady lineup of outstanding educational films continues
with this latest space film about the brilliant minds and intriguing
science behind detecting and tracking asteroids. We can’t wait for our
visitors to see it.”
November 8, 2021—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased
to announce the results of the 2022 Board of Directors election. The
following candidates will join the board beginning on January 1, 2022.
October 27, 2021—The
Birdly experience, the latest in VR technology combined with motion simulation, opened at Telus Spark Science Centre in Calgary
this week, with great coverage on local news. Birdly is a full-body virtual reality bird flight simulator coupling robotics and simulation technology. D3D Cinema is the official distributor for Birdly throughout North America for special attractions and public nonprofit institutions such as museums, zoos, aquariums, science centers, etc., and produces content for the attraction as well.
Watch the Birdly report from GlobalNews.ca here
October 25, 2021—We are very sad to share that Director/Producer George
Butler died peacefully at his home in True Farm, New Hampshire, on
October 21, 2021. The cause of death at age 78 was pneumonia. George's curiosity for the natural world, for science and adventure,
combined with his steadfast commitment to the giant screen, led him to
create the award-winning giant screen films
Roving Mars and
Shackleton’s
Antarctic Adventure. Most recently he was producer and director of
Tiger Tiger, an IMAX documentary to be released in 2022 and made with
his friend Frank Marshall, with whom he had previously partnered on
Roving Mars.
October 22, 2021—This month, after 24 years, 216 regular issues, and 11
yearbooks, publisher and editor James Hyder released the final issue of
LF Examiner, the first independent journal and only remaining print publication devoted to the giant screen industry. He started working as theater manager at the Smithsonian Air and
Space Museum’s Langley IMAX theater in 1984, and while there he assisted
in the development and production of several IMAX films. In 1997 he
founded
MaxImage!, renamed
LF Examiner in 2000.
October 22, 2021—MacGillivray Freeman Films has launched a new streaming
channel, Movies for Families, featuring documentaries and digital
shorts from the extensive MacGillivray Freeman library. Documentaries
include resources for parents and educators, such as educator guides,
lesson plans, and other educational resources. The channel's website also includes a
curated list of recommended films and short-form series that align with
elementary and middle-school subjects. The subscription to Movies For
Families is $3.99 (USD) per month or $39.99 (USD) per year. Visit moviesforfamilies.tv here
October 19, 2021—IMAX Corporation has appointed John Turner as its head of documentaries. In his new role, Turner will oversee development of all documentary films and non-fiction content for the IMAX global network, and will report directly to Megan Colligan, the company’s president. Turner will also oversee IMAX’s five-picture agreement with Imagine Documentaries beginning with
Mars 2080, a documentary about a colony on Mars set 60 years in the future.
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