Joanie Vandenberg Philipp will join as President, and Lutz Strategies Principal, Mike Lutz, as Strategic Advisor. The move positions Cosmic as a leader in original production, distribution and marketing.
December 16, 2024—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 2025 Board, and their terms begin on January 1, 2025. The board has elected the following officers, who will serve one-year terms in this capacity: Chair Jim Remar, Cosmosphere Vice-Chair Patty Collins, MacGillivray Freeman Films Treasurer Gordon Stalans, Tennessee Aquarium Secretary Adam Smith, Exploration Place In accordance with GSCA’s bylaws the Executive [...]
The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Board of Directors election. The following candidates will join the board beginning on January 1, 2025: Representing Distributors: Patty Collins, MacGillivray Freeman Films Amber Hawtin, SK Films Representing Related Businesses: Mike Lutz, Lutz Strategies Representing Production: Jonathan Bird, Oceanic Research Group Michael Daut, Michael Daut Productions Tyler Mifflin, SK Films Phil Streather, Principal Large Format Representing Theaters: Dianne Clark, Sci-Port Discovery Center Alan Hanstein, Challenger Learning Center Adam Smith, Exploration [...]
Thank you Alan Hanstein and Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee. I never could have dreamed this day would come and you gave this mama and her boy memories we will never forget.
Director, Smithsonian Theaters Smithsonian Enterprises, a division of the Smithsonian Institution located in Washington DC, is currently seeking an experienced Director of Theaters who will be responsible for theater programming at the Smithsonian Institution’s IMAX theaters, Planetarium, Simulators and other entertainment. The ideal candidate will have broad industry contacts, and highly specialized experience to meet sales and marketing objectives that support the Smithsonian Institution educational mission, as well as increase division net gain. Duties Include, but not limited to: In conjunction with SVP, Retail Group, [...]
Walking into the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s newly renovated Omni dome is unlike anything in this world.
Alvis Wales Remembered
View photos from the GSCA 2024 International Conference, held at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama on September 23, and the IMAX Theater at the Tennessee Aquarium September 24-26. View photos here
Fischer was most recently vp of content strategy & analysis, global films for Netflix
GSCA Announces the 2025 Film Expo