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July 22, 2021—After a 14-month closure for its largest ever renovation, the Space Theatre of the Hong Kong Space Museum, which has been thrilling audiences since its inception in 1980, reopened on July 1, 2021. The major part of the renovation was the replacement of the 23-metre-diameter dome screen with a new one comprising 428 aluminum panels that are less than 1mm thick. The panels utilize the latest NanoSeam technology and offer a seamless viewing experience. The screen, together with the six new Christie Mirage 304 projectors, produce sharper and more colorful images. Other facilities of the Space Theatre, including the newly installed Sky-Skan DigitalSky–Dark Matter projection system, audio and sound equipment, the control and production studios have all been upgraded with cutting-edge technologies to provide audiences with exhilarating audiovisual experiences.

July 12, 2021—Achtel Pty Limited, a digital cinema equipment maker, and XM2 Pursuit, specialists of aerial and ground-based camera platforms, announced this week that the general rental of the 9x7 is now available. The 9x7 is a new high-end cinema camera with global shutter and ground-breaking sharpness. It has unmatched low-light capabilities and color accuracy that offers superior image quality at a lower cost. Aimed to replace multi-camera arrays and 70mm film, the 9x7 specifically targets high-end VFX, VR, Giant Screen and IMAX productions. Advanced motion control and post workflows combine to provide new opportunities for film makers.

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 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.