May 15, 2022—K2 Studios has announced that industry veteran Ed
Capelle will retire this year after 35 years in the giant screen
industry, the last 20 of which were as VP of Distribution for K2.
May 12, 2022—Congratulations to GSCA member Masters Digital for their work on the museum exhibit BOOM!,
winner of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) Thea Award for
Outstanding Achievement—Museum Experience, Limited Budget. Masters
Digital was responsible for the audio design and installation. The TEA 28th Annual Thea Awards were held April 23, 2022, during the TEA Summit at Disneyland in California.
May 12, 2022—Summer Game Fest 2022 has secured a distribution deal with IMAX to stream the event live from Los Angeles in select IMAX theaters on June 9. "We are thrilled to be a part of these rapidly growing events," said Megan Colligan, president of IIMAX Entertainment and EVP of IMAX Corp. "The two video game events are a part of IMAX's continued efforts to diversify its content portfolio with more live and interactive events and we are looking forward to being a part of them for years to come." Read the full TechSpot article on Summer Game Fest here.
March 17, 2022—IMAX has started to develop a new fleet of cameras, hoping to meet and built growing demand for its technology among filmmakers. In cooperation with Kodak, Panavision and FotoKem, IMAX will make and deploy at least four new, state-of-the-art film cameras over the next two years—growing its existing group of film cameras by 50%—with plans to put the first new device into use by late 2023.
March 16, 2022—OnSight is excited to announce that Julia Veidt has
joined their Sales and Business Development Team as Head of Documentary.
Julia has experience in post production sales as well as previously
working in documentary production, she is a great communicator and
brings her extensive knowledge of production processes to the team.
March 4, 2022—The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) is pleased to
announce that the Association’s 2022 International Conference will be
hosted by the Tennessee Aquarium and IMAX 3D Theater in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, on September 28–30, with the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Chattanooga Downtown serving as the official conference hotel. On
October 1, the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama, will host
GSCA’s Dome Day, with screenings in the IMAX Laser Dome Theater.
March 1, 2022—The Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, Dorsey Pictures, their
partners Ducks Unlimited, and Audubon, and distributor SK Films are
proud to announce that Wings Over Water has been named as a
finalist for the Web of Life–Long Form Award at Jackson Wild’s World
Wildlife Day Film Showcase. Winners will be announced March 3.
March 1, 2022—MacGillivray Freeman Films is pleased to
announce production of a new giant screen film and live interactive
experience, Cities of the Future: Reimagining Our World (working title), slated for release in October 2023. Produced by the same team that created the award-winning film Dream Big: Engineering Our World in partnership with American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Cities of the Future
explores the visionary ideas and innovative solutions engineers are
employing right now as they design the smart cities of tomorrow.
February 28, 2022—Canada’s Sinking Ship Entertainment (SSE) has announced that the company’s Dino Dana franchise will continue to stomp across the world with new products and partners. The upcoming offerings include a Dino Dana audio book published by Recorded Books, a new Dino Dana activity book published by Mango Publishing, and new Dino Dana
dinosaur figures—Zuul, Nanotyrannus, and Stygimoloch—released by Safari
Ltd., with realistic, accurate details and innovative Augmented Reality
features, set to come out in 2022.
February 23, 2022—IMAX closed out the 4th quarter of 2021 with $277 million in grosses–its best 4th quarter tally since 2017. Global box office for the full year in 2021 was $638 million, up 146% over 2020.