Christopher Nolan Pays Tribute to Imax’s David Keighley, Pioneer of Large-Format Cinema, at the Kodak Film Awards

Director Christopher Nolan paid tribute to the late David Keighley, Imax’s first chief quality officer and a pioneer of large-format cinema, at the 8th annual Kodak Film Awards.

Nolan was on hand to present the inaugural Keighley award to Imax’s Patricia Keighley, David Keighley’s business partner and wife. As he took to the stage, Nolan said, “David Keeley was my friend and my Imax mentor for over 20 years. He was incredibly knowledgeable, a wonderful collaborator. He was the first person to take seriously and ultimately enable my mad dream of shooting Hollywood movies on Imax film.”

David Keighley died after a battle with cancer last year. As Imax’s first chief quality officer, he oversaw post-production on more than 500 Imax films. Nolan went on to say, “The last film he completed was the aforementioned ‘Sinners.’ He did some incredible work on that. And I’m pleased to…