ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES 8949 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD· BEVERLY HILLS. CALIFORNIA 90211 . (310) 247-3000 - NEWS- CONTACT: Leslie Unger- (310) 247-3000 September 30, 2002 lunger@oscars.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SLA TE OF OUTSTANDING FILM PRODUCERS SCHEDULED FOR ACADEMY SEMINAR BEVERLY HILLS, CA - A who's-who of today's top motion picture producers has signed on to participate in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' "Producers on Producing" seminar, which kicks-off its four session run on Wednesday, October 23, at 7 p.m., in the Academy Little Theater. Subsequent sessions will be held on the following consecutive Wednesdays, through November 13. Each of four weeks will focus on a different topic, with all of the sessions including film clips and discussion between the featured producers and the audience. The seminar series is open to the public, though seating is extremely limited. Following are the schedule and expected participants (subject to availability): October 23: "Conquering Development," with Marc Abraham, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher. Abraham's credits include "Spy Game" (2001) and "A Thousand Acres" (1997). Shamberg earned his first Best Picture nomination in 1983 for "The Big Chill." In 2000, he and Sher were nominated for producing "Erin Brockovich." They also share producing credits for "Man on the Moon" (1999), "Out of Sight" (1998) and "Get Shorty" (1995 ). October 30: "Navigating Studio Politics," with Lindsay Doran and Saul Zaentz. Doran produced the 1995 Best Picture nominee "Sense and Sensibility;' as well as "Leaving Normal" (1992) and "Dead Again" (1991). Zaentz has won three Best Picture Oscars: "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), "Amadeus" (1984) and "The English Patient" (1996). He is also the recipient of the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which recognizes "a creative producer whose body of work reflects a conSistently high quality of motion picture production." (more) .