Distributor Profile: Iwerks Entertainment

Iwerks Entertainment
SimEx-Iwerks
4520 West Valerio Street
Burbank, CA 91505-1046
USA

Phone: (818) 840-7410 | Fax: (818) 840-7462
Email: film@simex-iwerks.com
Website: http://www.iwerks.com/

Key Contact:
Deborah Hartnett
Manager of Film Distribution
Phone: (818) 840-6105
Fax: (818) 840-7462
Email: dhartnett@iwerks.com

Iwerks Entertainment Inc. founded in 1986, is the No. 1 provider of 8/70 Large Format Theatre systems worldwide and the industry leader in ride simulation. Iwerks’ technologies include Giant Screen (Iwerks® Extreme ScreenTM), ride simulation (Iwerks® TurboRide®), turnkey 3D/4D theatres (Iwerks® 3D/4D FX TheatreTM), and other specialty attractions. Iwerks has nearly 200 installations in 38 countries worldwide at entertainment centers, amusement parks, movie theatres, museums, science centers, shopping centers, casinos, resorts, nightclubs, restaurants, and more. Iwerks has received two Academy Awards for Scientific and Technical Achievement: in 1998, Don Iwerks received an Oscar®, the coveted Gordon E. Sawyer Award; in 1999, the Iwerks patented Linear Loop projection system received an Academy Award Plaque.

SimEx Inc. and Iwerks Agree to Strategic Acquisition Plan By IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. and SIMEX INC. (March 5, 2001)