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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES
Vol.! No . . l 1201 Taft Bldg •• Hollywood 28. Calif. June 1945
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
HOLLYWOOD BOWLMOTION
PICTURE NIGHT
The Academy has been invited to
sponsor a motion picture night in the
HollyWoOd Bowl on Saturday evening,
August 4th of the current season.
The Bowl Ass~ciation in a letter to
the Academy Board of Governors said •••
"It is our firm conviction that the
Bowl must become a place wherein all
people may at some time or other have
the opportunity to see and hear the
finest examples of all Arts and ArtSciences
••• we are dropping our price
levels as low as 25¢ for the first
time in many years, and in addition
are conducting an active survey in order
that we may invite as our guests
many who are unable to pay our lowest
fee .•• As a truly democratic art centen
we feel that a night devoted to Motion
Picture Arts and Artists has a rightful
place 1n such a center. Provided,
only, that such an undertaking be representative
of the Motion Picture
Industry at its very best, and not
just a major studio "show" ••• Our
entire Board joins in the hope that
this may lead to the beginning of an
annual event that could well become
unique in enterta-inment history, and
that from this approach, we shall establish
a fine understanding of each
other's ideals and problems."
The Academy Board reels that this
offers a splendid opportunity for cooperation
with a civic organization
known throughout the world. The Bowl
Association has agreed to pay all expenses
of the concert including fees to
the artists who apPear as soloists.
The MUsic Branch of the Academy has assumed
responsibility for the program
and plans to date indicate that many
phases of picture music will be presented
if the concert is decided upon.
committee for the Academy MUsic
Branch includes: Jerome Kern, Chairman,
Robert Emmett Dolan, John W. Green,
Abe Meyer, Walter Scharf and Nat
Finston, ex-officio as Chairman, MUsic
Branch.
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD
An Academy committee has been appOinted
to explore the possibility of
establishing an International Film
Award to be given annually to that
picture which contributes most to international
gOOdwill and understanding.
The Committee, under the chairmanship
of Jean Hersholt, is composed of John
Cromwell, George Murphy, James Hilton
and Wiard B. Ihnen.
Letters have been sent to the
Society of Cultural Relations, Moscow;
Institut Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques,
Paris; National Film Board of
Canada; British Film Institute, London,
and cultural film organizations in
other United Nations inclUding Chile,
China and Mexico, asking for their
views and suggestlons about the establishment
of such an award.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Academy BY-Laws state that one of
our pur poses shall be:
"To cooperate in educational activities
between the public and the industry."
The California Association for
Adult Education has requested the
Academy to serve as liaison between
their organization and the film industry.
As a start they asked us to
Object Description
| Title | For Your Information, Volume 1 Number 1, June 1945 |
| Description | Pages 1-4. Member newsletter. |
| Subject |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences--Periodicals [lcsh] Motion picture industry--Periodicals [lcsh] |
| Format | periodical |
| Catalog Record | http://catalog.oscars.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=52835 |
| Publisher | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| Date | June 1945 |
| Source | AMPAS Reference collection |
| Repository | Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| Rights | Copyright Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For research or educational use only. |
| Local Topic | Member newsletters |
Description
| Title | For Your Information, Volume 1 Number 1, June 1945 |
| Description | Page 1 |
| Subject |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences--Periodicals [lcsh] Motion picture industry--Periodicals [lcsh] |
| Format | periodical |
| Date | June 1945 |
| Full text | (RED 51 ~ n=.J r-k r. "r.~. :.~,"_ .~•. ;j; " - ( ... to I, r . . . . TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES Vol.! No . . l 1201 Taft Bldg •• Hollywood 28. Calif. June 1945 CURRENT ACTIVITIES HOLLYWOOD BOWLMOTION PICTURE NIGHT The Academy has been invited to sponsor a motion picture night in the HollyWoOd Bowl on Saturday evening, August 4th of the current season. The Bowl Ass~ciation in a letter to the Academy Board of Governors said ••• "It is our firm conviction that the Bowl must become a place wherein all people may at some time or other have the opportunity to see and hear the finest examples of all Arts and ArtSciences ••• we are dropping our price levels as low as 25¢ for the first time in many years, and in addition are conducting an active survey in order that we may invite as our guests many who are unable to pay our lowest fee .•• As a truly democratic art centen we feel that a night devoted to Motion Picture Arts and Artists has a rightful place 1n such a center. Provided, only, that such an undertaking be representative of the Motion Picture Industry at its very best, and not just a major studio "show" ••• Our entire Board joins in the hope that this may lead to the beginning of an annual event that could well become unique in enterta-inment history, and that from this approach, we shall establish a fine understanding of each other's ideals and problems." The Academy Board reels that this offers a splendid opportunity for cooperation with a civic organization known throughout the world. The Bowl Association has agreed to pay all expenses of the concert including fees to the artists who apPear as soloists. The MUsic Branch of the Academy has assumed responsibility for the program and plans to date indicate that many phases of picture music will be presented if the concert is decided upon. committee for the Academy MUsic Branch includes: Jerome Kern, Chairman, Robert Emmett Dolan, John W. Green, Abe Meyer, Walter Scharf and Nat Finston, ex-officio as Chairman, MUsic Branch. INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD An Academy committee has been appOinted to explore the possibility of establishing an International Film Award to be given annually to that picture which contributes most to international gOOdwill and understanding. The Committee, under the chairmanship of Jean Hersholt, is composed of John Cromwell, George Murphy, James Hilton and Wiard B. Ihnen. Letters have been sent to the Society of Cultural Relations, Moscow; Institut Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques, Paris; National Film Board of Canada; British Film Institute, London, and cultural film organizations in other United Nations inclUding Chile, China and Mexico, asking for their views and suggestlons about the establishment of such an award. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Academy BY-Laws state that one of our pur poses shall be: "To cooperate in educational activities between the public and the industry." The California Association for Adult Education has requested the Academy to serve as liaison between their organization and the film industry. As a start they asked us to |
