Transferring imovie 6.0.3 files to imovie 10.0.2

I have edited many imovie projects in imovie 6.0.3 and have saved the finished edited version on external hard drives using Mac OS extended journal. I have then used the external hard drives to open and edit the imovie projects on other computers with imovie 6.0.3 so I know that the external hard drives are functioning properly. However, when I attempt to open the saved edited imovie files from 6.0.3 on my new mac with imovie 10.0.2 to make/edit the old projects in the new imovie, the new version of imovie 10.0.2 cannot read the files from my old mac using imovie 6.0.3. I do not know how to update imovie version 6.0.3 to imovie 10.0.2 and have read other posts saying that I may have to update my imovie files from version 6.0.3 to imovie '11 which is version 9.0.4 first and then update version 9.0.4 to version 10.0.2 because it is not possible to go straight from version 6.0.2 to imovie version 10.0.2. Any help on how to update imovie 6.0.3 projects to the newest version of imovie would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Good morning Klaus 1
I apologize that this is off topic here but wanted to get you this info. On seach "iMovie HD and Lion" I found solution.
I copied iMovie HD app in the G4 machine app folder and put it directly into the app folder on the Lion MacBook. I can now open the old iMovie HD projects on the Lion MacBook.
I am not sure if I should reload iMovie 9.0.9 on the new machine.
Can you put this info into the proper catagory since it is such a simple solution.
Thanks for your assistance.
I sent the above to Klaus 1 and I think babowa was the author of this solution. Thank-you.
I am now using iMovie HD 6.0.3 on the Lion machine and it works well.  I have not tried to open an old file with iMovie 9.0.9.  I am ok until this machine goes vintage or dies but for the time being I can work on old projects with the new machine.  I still have no clue as to wether these projects will convert to the newer iMovie version.
Does anyone know if I can re-download iMovie 9.0.9 on to the Lion machine.  I already paid $14.95 for the original purchase?

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