MacGillivray Freeman Films Partners with BASE Xperiential to Bring Holographic 3D Theater Experiences to Museums and Themed Attractions
December 19, 2023—MacGillivray Freeman Films (MFF), the world’s foremost independent producer and distributor of giant screen films, has finalized a partnership with BASE Xperiential, producers of holographic experiences and other mixed-media and live entertainments, to expand the marketplace for BASE’s cutting-edge HoloTheater immersive cinema experience around the world. The company’s first such HoloTheater recently made its debut and is currently playing at the Houston Museum of Natural Science along with the world premiere of the immersive 3D holographic show Dinosaur Discoveries: The Holographic Experience.
December 15, 2023—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors has elected officers and committee chairs for the coming year. These officers and committee chairs represent the 2024 Board, and their terms begin on January 1, 2024.
October 27, 2023—Space.com provides an in-depth look at how Director Nathaniel Kahn turned the James Webb Space Telescope's vibrant images into a film for the IMAX screen with Deep Sky. 
October 23, 2023—The Museum of Science, Boston, has announced the premiere of its latest original film, 
October 20, 2023—Seven years after it closed, Sydney's IMAX cinema finally reopened on October 11. The original theater was demolished in 2016, 20 years after it opened in 1996. The plan was to replace the theater in three years, but the Darling Harbour project was delayed by construction issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. 
October 20, 2023—After a thorough industry study and technical analysis, D3D Cinema has been selected by the Centro de Ciencias Explora (Explora Science Centre) to install a new digital 3D cinema system in a once-in-a-generation upgrade of Explora’s Giant Screen Theater. 
October 20, 2023—Deep Sky, the new IMAX original documentary, premiered on October 18 at the AMC Lincoln Square IMAX in New York. Directed by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn and narrated by Oscar®-nominated actress Michelle Williams, Deep Sky follows the high-stakes global mission to build JWST and to launch it into orbit one-million miles from Earth in an attempt to answer questions that have haunted us since the beginning of time.
October 19, 2023—The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History announces the brand new “Jane & John Justin Foundation Omni Theater.” The full-scale renovation project will provide the theater with an ADA-accessible space, a new lobby and a completely digitized 8K LED viewing experience, powered by Cosm Technology. Byrne Construction Services, the builders for the original Omni IMAX Theater, have been selected as the General Contractor for the project with Bennett Partners providing the architectural design services in support of the Omni Theater renovation.