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10th Annual IMAX® FilmFest through April 20

by Press Release
published: Mar 24, 2003

10th Annual IMAX® FilmFest kicks off a year of new adventures in Branson

 

Branson IMAX - In China: The Panda Adventure
(Branson, Missouri)  The 10th Annual IMAX® FilmFest is kicking off the 2003 season of new giant-screen IMAX® adventures in the Ozarks Discovery IMAX® Theater in Branson.  The festival features several limited engagement IMAX® films plus "favorite" IMAX® adventures now through April 20th.

 

"In addition to the limited engagement films during FilmFest, this year we¹ll add two additional IMAX® films to our permanent schedule," said Heather Garvin, director of advertising and public relations for the IMAX® Entertainment Complex.

 

During the 2003 FilmFest, travel through the forests of China, dive into the most beautiful underwater images, brave the cold temperatures of the South Pole and find yourself in the center of blazing oil fields all without leaving your seat.

 

In China: The Panda Adventure, follow a woman who travels into the mysterious forests of China to follow in her late husband¹s dream of bringing back to America the first live giant panda. Knowing that her husband had come so close to realizing his dream, she is inspired to fulfill his quest. This film combines spectacular images of a foreign land with breathtaking scenes of giant pandas. Witness courage and triumph of the human spirit in this incredible true story of hope.

 

Dive in to enter an extraordinary world as Coral Reef Adventure visits some of the world¹s most beautiful, yet endangered coral reefs. Join the filmmaking team, Howard and Michelle Hall, as they risk their life to bring back powerful, unimaginably beautiful IMAX images. This film brings up to the surface the sights, sounds and stirring emotions that those who visit the awe-inspiring ocean realm of coral reefs experience. Coral reefs have never been so mesmerizing.

 

Shackleton¹s Antarctic Adventure is the ultimate story of survival, where life triumphs against fierce conditions and challenges. This exploration narrated by Kevin Spacey, follows Ernest Shackleton and his brave crew on a 635-day trek to the South Pole.  A well-rounded crew of officers, sailors, scientists and renowned photographer, Frank Hurley responded to the following recruitment notice for this journey: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.  Battered by 100 mile-an-hour winds and 70 º below zero temperatures, twenty-seven men put their lives in the hands of one hero.

 

Find yourself shoulder-to-shoulder with firefighters in the center of a blazing field, in Fires of Kuwait. This film is a visual testimony to the remarkable heroism of the men and women who extinguished over 600 burning and gushing oil wells sabotaged by the retreating Iraqi troops in the aftermath of the Gulf War in Kuwait. Follow the drama and ultimate victory of the international teams of firefighters who battled these incredible flames.

 

These IMAX® films show daily during FilmFest from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. along with Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West and Branson¹s exclusive IMAX® film Ozarks Legacy and Legend.   At 9 p.m. every evening, catch your favorite Hollywood movies shown on the giant IMAX® screen.  The Ozarks Discovery IMAX® Theater has a 6-story-tall by 83-feet wide screen accompanied by a 22,000-watt, 44-speaker, 6-track digital surround sound system.  The theater is the focal point of Branson¹s IMAX® Entertainment Complex, which also has the Elite Cinema III, Little Opry Theatre, McFarlain¹s Family Restaurant, the IMAX Food Court and an indoor shopping mall.

 

For more information or show schedules, check on-line at www.bransonimax.com or call
(417) 335-4832.

 

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