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January 29, 2019—BIG & Digital announced today they are the official distributor of Expedition Chesapeake, A Journey of Discovery, a stunning film produced by Whitaker Center Productions in association with VIA Studios Global. The world premiere, with special guest and three-time Emmy Award winning expedition leader Jeff Corwin, will take place March 20, 2019, in Select Medical Digital Cinema at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). Shot in 8K resolution for the giant screen by industry veteran cinematographer James Neihouse, audiences will experience an [...]

January 29, 2019—The IMAX theater at the Minnesota Zoo closed its doors on January 27. The announcement was sent to zoo members and was confirmed by zoo representatives, though no reason for the decision was given. Read the full article from TwinCities.com here.

January 25, 2019—IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX), Cosmic Picture and presenting sponsor Mars Petcare announced today that Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger, Gifted) will be narrating the upcoming IMAX documentary, Superpower Dogs, set to release in IMAX® and giant screen theatres beginning March 15. The official Superpower Dogs trailer, featuring Chris Evans, was also debuted today. From the filmmakers behind the acclaimed documentaries Jerusalem and Journey to Mecca, Superpower Dogs takes audiences on an immersive IMAX® adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some [...]

January 24, 2019—The Beijing Science and Technology Museum invites the giant screen industry to participate in the 9th Beijing International Film Festival. The deadline to enroll is February 14, and the details they have provided to GSCA are included below. If you would like the enrollment form and requirements, please email tammy@giantscreencinema.com. Festival Invitation The 9th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) will be held in Beijing from April 13th to 20th, 2019. As the host unit for “Science & Technology Section” authorized by the Beijing International [...]

January 18, 2019—BIG & Digital and Afterglow Studios are pleased to announce Touch the Stars, the follow-up to the highly acclaimed 2015 giant screen film Space Next will release February 2, 2019, at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. Produced by Afterglow Studios and distributed to giant screen and fulldome theaters by BIG & Digital, Touch the Stars is the second in a planned trilogy showcasing humanity’s exploration of space. Rendered in stunning 8K resolution, the film chronicles the valiant exploration of the solar system by unmanned [...]

January 7, 2019—BIG & Digital announced today Dr. Maarten Roos, filmmaker and planetary scientist, will represent films for museums and planetariums across Europe as BIG & Digital expands with new space science content for giant screen and fulldome theaters. Dr. Roos, sharing his time in Netherlands and Portugal, has been working as a freelance factual filmmaker since 2007. Roos has managed over 70 productions with more than 300 films and videos around science & technology, medical, music, human interest, art. These include documentary, educational, promotional and [...]

December 21, 2018—Mike Day, Executive Vice President at the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) and giant screen industry innovator, will retire on March 3, 2019. Mike has been at SMM for 40 years, where he opened the world's second Omnitheater and produced more than a dozen films, including Ring of Fire and Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees. Day was one of the founders of the Space Theater Consortium, the industry association precursor of GSCA. We thank Mike for being a stalwart champion of dome theaters and for [...]

December 18, 2018—The Blank IMAX Dome Theater at the Science Center of Iowa is still months from reopening more than five months after sustaining flood damage. Curt Simmons, the center’s CEO, said the center is working with IMAX to determine whether it needs to repair or replace the damaged equipment, which includes the movie screen, its projector and the theater’s audio system. Click here to read the full article from the Des Moines Register.    

December 18, 2018—IMAX is making its exit from virtual reality (VR) official: The company notified shareholders with a SEC filing last Thursday that it will close down its remaining three VR centers and write off “certain VR content investments.” Click here to read the full article in Variety.

December 13, 2018—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce its 2019 Board of Directors has elected officers and committee chairs for the coming year. Chair: Alan Nursall (TELUS World of Science-Edmonton) Vice Chair: Paul Wild (IMAX Victoria in the Royal BC Museum) Secretary: Christian Fry (CVF Productions) Treasurer: Andy Zakrajsek (COSI) In accordance with GSCA’s bylaws, the Executive Committee includes the aforementioned officers. The board also elected Taran Davies (Cosmic Picture) and Patricia Keighley (IMAX Corporation) to serve on the Executive Committee to [...]