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GSCA Announces Winners of Annual Film awards

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By BlooloopSep 18, 2008 1 min read
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The Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) has announced the winners of its annual film awards. Winners in each category and each film’s distributor (or GSCA member partner) are listed below.

Best Film Produced Exclusively for Giant Screen Theaters  

 SeaMonsters: A Prehistoric Adventure, National Geographic

 Best Film Produced Non-exclusively for the Giant Screen  

U23D, National Geographic

 Best Cinematography   

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk, MacGillivray Freeman Films    

 Best Sound Design

Wild Ocean, Giant Screen Films

Best Original Score

Wild Ocean, Giant Screen Films      

 Best Film for Learning   

 SeaMonsters: A Prehistoric Adventure, National Geographic

Big Idea

 SeaMonsters: A Prehistoric Adventure, National Geographic

Special Achievement in Film for their work on the opening title sequence in Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

Tim Sassoon, Sassoon Film Design

Alan Markowitz, Visceral Image Productions

Member organizations vote for the awards, which were announced at the GSCA’s International Conference and Trade Show Awards Gala on September 12, 2008, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Also presented at the gala were the GSCA marketing awards, which were announced in July, and two IMAX Corporation awards. GSCA marketing awards presented at the gala are listed below.

Best Film Launch by a Theater

Museum of Science, Boston for its launch of The Alps

Best Marketing by a Distributor

MacGillivray Freeman Films for Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

Best Theater Launch

Myrtle Beach IMAX Theatre, South Carolina

In addition, the GSCA gives the BIG SHOE Award to members of the association who exemplify the qualities of a volunteer during the previous year. This year’s winners from Giant Screen Films – Tina Ratterman and Andy Wood.

IMAX Corporation presented the Best Booth Award to the National Geographic IMAX Theatre at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, and the IMAX Hall of Fame Award was presented to Into the Deep.

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in St. Louis, MO, the Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) boasts membership of more than 300 corporations, institutions and individuals from 26 countries engaged in the production, distribution, and exhibition of giant screen film experiences.

Visit: giantscreencinema.com

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