BFI IMAX Cinema Royal Opening

The royal launch of the BFI IMAX Cinema on 11th June 1999, was attended by BFI Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales. Shown that day was the world premiere of The Old Man and the Sea, featuring 22 minutes of oil-on-glass animation by the Russian artist Alexander Petrov, in what would have been Ernest Hemingway’s centenary year. The film went on to scoop the Oscar® for Best Animated Short at the 2000 Academy Awards®.