LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 29, 2017 / Announced in July of 2017, this year's recipient of the American Cinematheque's Sid Grauman Award will go to the large format film and cinema projection company, IMAX, represented by IMAX Corporate CEO Richard Gelfond and IMAX Entertainment CEO/Imax Corporate Senior Executive VP Greg Foster. In the July 18, 2017 edition of trade journal Variety, respected Hollywood agent/producer,and Chairman of the American Cinematheque Board of Directors Rick Nicita said of the award recipients, "Their leadership of IMAX has resulted in a breathtaking expansion of not only box office grosses around the world but in a quantum leap forward for the excitement and enjoyment of the moviegoing audience."

First conceived in 2015, the Sid Grauman Award honors significant contributions to the Hollywood film industry in concert with the advancement of theatrical exhibition. The non-profit American Cinematheque, organized in 1981, celebrates moving pictures in every format by hosting a gala award ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, taking place this year on Nov. 10. Remarking on the choice of IMAX as this year's award recipient, Rick Nicita explained, "There is no better way to see a movie than on the big screen and IMAX gives us the biggest screens of all.” The immense theatre experience first arrived in 1968, bringing stadium seating, never before seen high-resolution cameras, and innovative laser projection technology to the bigger than life screen, thrilling audiences through the lenses of the world's top filmmakers. A publicly traded company, IMAX is dedicated to delivering advances and improvements in the film trade, educating, surprising, and delighting audiences, filmmaking partners, and exhibitors around the world.

With a long and successful history in the agency business and personal management, Rick Nicita has built an impressive resume that includes being Co-Chairman of one of the industry's most prestigious companies, Creative Artists Agency. More recent efforts point toward producing and consulting through his company RPMedia, offering that “Returning to talent representation has been an exhilarating and rewarding experience but it’s time for me to explore other arenas." Nicita further stated, "I am proud of my clients’ accomplishments and am confident of their continuing success,” speaking to his years of representation of many superstars. Nicita was executive producer on Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge and is currently executive producer of the untitled Al Pacino movie on Joe Paterno for HBO.

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