TORONTO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced that Richard Gelfond, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of IMAX Corporation, will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference on Monday, September 22nd at 10:20 am Eastern Time. The conference is being held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City.

The presentation is being webcast live and can be accessed at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/twp/consumer08/95104263.cfm or by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.imax.com. The presentation will be archived for thirty days.

About IMAX Corporation

IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in digital and film-based motion picture technologies. The worldwide IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event Hollywood films around the globe, with IMAX(R) theatres delivering the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX(R) 3D, and IMAX DMR(R) technology. IMAX DMR is the Company's groundbreaking digital re-mastering technology that allows it to digitally transform virtually any conventional motion picture into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R). IMAX's renowned projectors display crystal-clear images on the world's biggest screens, and the IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences for consumers. As of June 30, 2008, there were 302 IMAX theatres operating in 40 countries.

IMAX(R), IMAX(R) 3D, IMAX DMR(R), IMAX(R) MPX(R), and The IMAX Experience(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at www.imax.com.

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    /CONTACT:  Heather Anthony, Vice President, Investor Relations, IMAX
Corporation, (212) 821-0100, hanthony@imax.com/
    (IMAX IMX.)

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