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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES VOL. 3; No. 6-7 9038 MELROSE AVENUE • HOLLYWOOD 46, CALIF. JUNE-JULY, 1947 INTERNATIONAL FILM EXPOSITION PLANNED "IN THE BEGINNING" by HERSHOL T OUTLINES FILM CONGRESS MARY C. MCCALL, JR. IN ADDRESS TO UNITED NATIONS CLUB It is the plan of the Academy to. A film congress, the first of its kind to be held in this country; devote an issue of " For You r In is planned for Hollywood. The exposition, for which no definite formation" to each branch of its date has been set, will include leading artists and craftsmen in the membership until all the Academy motion picture industry the world over. branches have been covered. jean Hersholt, president of the Academy, made the announce . It is appropriate that the first ment before an audience of fifteen hundred members of fifty-five of this series of informational bulle nations at the United Nations Club in Washington. tins should be devoted to the Writ He stated: ers Branch of the Academy. For it "1 feel that at a gathering such as this, it is appropriate that I is as true in the creation of a mo announce that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tion picture as the Bible tells us it will sponsor an International Film Congress in Hollywood a year was in the creation of the world from this summer. We shall bring together from all parts of the that The Word is the Beginning. world men and woman who made this medium one of the great The story·, the play, is the basis of vehicles for the interchange of social and cultural ideas--probably a motion picture. Motion picture the greatest medium for bringing peoples face to face with peoples. production is the production of The Motion Picture Producers Association has agreed that screen plays. Acting is an art which the Academy undertake this project with the backing of the Asso can be practiced only in connection ciation and we look forward to meeting in Hollywood our fellow with another art, writing. Direc actors, producers, directors, cinematographers and other craftsmen tors, cinematographers, musicians, engaged in this art all over the world. We know that gathering with them under these circumstances will lead to a new era in costume designers, art directors, which motion pictures everywhere will lend their support in even editors, lighting experts, make-up greater measure to the cause of world peace. Furthermore, the artists, sound engineers, pool their Academy will continue its cooperation with colleges and other talents in one great cooperative educational institutiens in many parts of the world and will work effort, the completion, the bringing with the Association in furthering its international program in volving the exchange of documentary films for educational purposes. to life of the screen play. For a screen play is not written to be Thus we find our Academy, ,made up of craftsmen from every read. It is written for the screen, • branch of motion picture production, looming larger in both the domestic and international scenes than at any time in the past and not the library. It is the blueprint making a contribution of measurable proportion to the one great for the collaboration which is a mo- hope of all of us-the understanding of peoples by peoples every (Continued on Page 2) where." "In the Beginning" ACADEMY WELCOMES . (Continued from Page 1) FIFTY -SIX NEW MEMBERS tion picture. The script needs its Fifty-six new members to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts interpreters as the interpreters need and Sciences received a vote of approval from the board of gover the script. nors and bring enrollment in the Academy to a robust 1756 in dividuals. Largest group was proposed by the Art Directors Branch who Forthcoming issues of "For offered seventeen new names, including Robert F. Boyle, Hilyard Your Information" will run de Morris Brown, Edward C. Carfagno, Robert Clatsworthy, George scriptions of the contributions W. Davis, Earl Hedrick, Addison F. Hehr, Ralph S. Hurst, made by the various Academy Eddie Imazu, Eugene Lourie, Albert Nozaki, Loren Patrick, Richard H. Riedel, Alexander Roelofs, Gabriel Amerigo Scogna branches . to the production_ of millo, Jack Martin Smith and Lynden Sill Sparhawk. motion pictures. Many Branches Represented Other branches and applicants are: Directors Branch, William Screen writing has received little Castle, Jack Gage and John S. Waters; Executives and Producers critical evaluation. Individual Branch, Harry Englander, Gene Fowler, Jr., N. Gayle Gitterman screen writers have no fan follow and Hal Roach, J r.; Film Editors Branch, Fred W. Berger, Bern ard W. Burton, Daniel Mandell, Philip Martin, H. Arnold ·ing. But every person who has been Schwarzwald and Harold Soldinger; Musicians Branch, Jack professionally engaged in anyone Brooks, George Dunning, Edward Heyman, Alexander Laszlo, of the motion picture arts or Richard J. Powers, Walter Schumann and Leith Stevens; Public sciences knows the primary impor Relations Branch, Ann del Valle, Mort Goodman, Bill L. Hen tance of story to a picture. dricks, Gladys Mensh, Ethel Sackin, Martin Weiser, Reavis G. Winckler and John Woolfenden; Sound Branch, Leon Becker, Lawrence A. Jones, B. J. Kroger, William J. Montague, Arthur The interdependence of the mo R. Piantadosi; Writers Branch, Samuel Fuller, And'Few Solt and tion picture arts and motion pic Ivan L. Tors; Members-at-Large, Frank H. Ferguson, Lou Was ture creators' recognition of that serman and Ed Westrate. interdependence, is proved by the {r {r {r many writers and directors who NEW SERIES OF SCREEN have established themselves as semi MASTERPIECES TO BE SHOWN permanent collabo'rators, "teams" The Academy will continue the Sunday evening screenings of and by the number of writers who motion picture classics. Attendance, as well as telephone requests, have expanded their activities to in indicate that the weekly programs have become an important part clude production, direction or both. of the Academy membership activity. It is suggested that members who wish to attend clip and save this schedule. No announcements . will be mailed for the series. The artistic and scientific ad Sunday, July 20, 8 :30 p. m. THE STUDENT PRINCE vancement of the motion picture, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1927 the compilation of its records, the Sunday, July 27, 8 :30 p. m. HE WHO GETS SLAPPED dissemination of information in re Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1925 gard to it, the proper recognition Sunday, Aug. 3, 8 :30 p. m. THE MERRY WIDOW of its achievement, can be accom Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1925 Sunday, Aug. 10, 8 :30 p. m. THE BIG PARADE plished, as the making of anyone Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1926 film can be accomplished, only by Sunday, Aug. 17, 8 :30 p. m. GRASS collaboration. That is why, al P aramountcF amous P layers-Las ky-1925 though every individual field of en Sunday, Aug. 24, 8 :30 p. m. BEN HUR deavor is represented by an associa Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1926 Sunday, Aug. 31, 8:30 p.m. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA tion, a guild, or a union, there is U niversal-1925 need for a strong Academy, where Sunday, Sept. 7, 8: 30 p. m. TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER creators can work together. In a Sunday, Sept. 14, 8 :30 p. m. THE BIRTH OF A NATION strong Academy, a strong and Griffith-1915 active Writers Branch is a basic NOTE: Four of the films in this series have been loaned to the necessity. Academy through the courtesy of Metro-GoldwynMayer. J. ARTHUR RANK PRESENTED ACADEMY LIFE MEMBERSHIP ATLUNCHEON Hopes for the building of a better world to which better pictures will make a material contribution were voiced by picture producers of two con tinents at a luncheon given for J. Arthur Rank, leading Brit ish producer, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Friars Club in Hollywood, on July 8th. Rank was given a gold card in the Academy, symbol of life BRITISH PRODUCER RECEIVES ACADEMY LIFE MEMBERSHIP membership, by Jean Hersholt, President Jean Hersholt of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and president. Life memberships Sciences presented a life membership in the Academy to J. Arthur Rank (right) in token of the esteem and friendship existing between American are granted to all past presi and English film makers. Presentation occurred today (Tuesday, July 8) dents and others so designated at the Friars Club in Hollywood where thirty guests and members of by the unanimous vote of the the Academy's board of governors honored Rank . at a luncheon. Board of Governors. "We believe in free competition and if you can Walter Wanger, producer and past president make a better picture than we make, in the Amer of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ican spirit of sportsmanship we admire you and Sciences, paid tribute to the courage and spiritual open our markets to you," Hersholt said. "We feel leadership of Rank and made a plea for a closer that in so doing you inspir.e us to make better pic working relationship in the motion picture field tures. between the United States and Great Britain. "We admire the human qualities that distinguish "We must recognize the standards of taste of you, not only as a producer, but as a man and it is Great Britain and other countries in turning out this admiration that the Academy extends to you life membership in the ranks of those craftsmen our own product," Wanger said. "There' must be who make up the industry in this country." greater interchange of ideas and I hope that this In replying Rank stated that he hoped that the meeting today is the forerunner of the internation industry in England soon would establish an Aca al conference we plan to hold here next summer demy similar to the one in America.