Business screen magazine (1959)

AWARD COMPETITIONS FOR BUSINESS FILMS FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AWARDS Sponsored by the Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Closing Date for Entries: Novennber, 1959 Categories: Consideration is given to all films produced or released during 1959, which are aimed at building a better understanding of the American Way of Life. Awards: A distinguished jury of State Supreme Court jurists and other eminent citizens selects one film for the top award and approximately 10 others for the George Washington Honor Medal recognition. Awards will be announced at Valley Forge on February 22, 1960. To Nominate: Nomination forms are available from Freedoms Foundation, Inc., at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attn : Dr. Kenneth Wells or W. C. (Tom) Sawyer. »■ 17TH ANNUAL SAFETY FILM CONTEST Sponsored by The National Committee on Films For Safety (Entries Close February, I960) Eligible Films: All motion pictures and sound slidefilms produced or released during 1959 whose primary objectives are safety or which have important accident prevention sequences. Categories: Motion pictures, theatrical and non-theatrical (Kjmm) in each of four fields: 1. Occupational. 2. Home. 3. Traffic and Transportation. 4. General. Sound slidefilms are judged separately. Awards: Bronze Plaques will be awarded to top winners in each of the four fields and to top sound slidefilms. Award of Merit Certificates will be given to other films for special reasons of subject treatment, production excellence and/or unusual contribution to safety. At the discretion of the judges, awards may be given separately for "Instruction-teaching" and for "Inspirational" purpose films. Presentation: Films winning the Bronze Plaque will be shown in October during the National Safety Congress and Exposition in Chicago, 111. Plaques will be presented at that time to representatives of sponsors of these films by the Committee's chairman. Certificate of Merit winners will receive their awards immediately after the final judging which is in April. All winners will be notified immediately after the final judging. Special Award: The David S. Beyer Trophy, sponsored by the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, is awarded annually in special recognition of the best theatrical production on highway traffic safety. Information on Awards Program: Write to William Englander, Secretary, National Committee on Films for Safety, 425 North Michigan Ave., Chicago 11, 111. » National and International Events Reviewing and Judging Visual Media SEVENTH ANNUAL AWARDS COMPETITION OF THE NATIONAL VISUAL PRESENTATION ASSOCIATION M Sponsored by the National Visual Presentation Association, Inc., the 1959 Awards and Presentation events are in preparation, although date and entry deadlines have not been announced. The 1958 competition was conducted on the following basis : Scope: Full day of talks and seminars on the production and use of visual presentations, combined with a showing of prize winners in the current competition. Classifications: (1) Motion Pictures; (2) Films and Slides, excluding motion pictures; I 3) Graphics; visual presentations other than films (binders, flip charts, flannel boards, etc.) Categories: (1) Employee Training; (2) Employee Relations; (3) Public Relations-Educational; (4) Sales Training; (5) Sales Promotion; (G) Point of Sale. Awards: First and second place winner in each classification and category. First place winners are invited to make their presentations at a meeting held by the sponsoring or co-sponsoring org;inization (the 1958 Awards were made at a luncheon meeting of the New York Sales Executives Club). For Information: Write to M. E. Schack, 19 West 44th Street, New York 36, N.Y., c/o National Visual Presentation Assn., Inc. 9 AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Sponsored by the Educational Film Library Association April 1-4, 1959 ■fi: The 1959 American Film Festival, sponsored l)y the Educational Film Library Association, representing school film libraries throughout the U. S., will be held on April 1-4 at the Hotel Statler, New York City. Categories: 32 major areas of education and information, art and culture, religion and ethics, business and industry, and health and medicine will be offered for final judging by screening groups during the Festival. Selections will have been made by pre-screening juries for final entries. Awards: Blue Ribbon (certificate) Awards to be presented at banquet, Friday, April 3. Entries closed on January 20, 1959. » SEVENTH ANNUAL CARTOONISTS' FILM FESTIVAL Sponsored by the Screen Cartoonists Guild Entry Information: Write to Jerome W. Bowen, business manager. Screen Cai'toonists Guild. 2700 No. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood 28, California. The festival will take place in the fall of 1959 in September or October. H' THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL SCHOLASTIC TEACHER FILM AND FILMSTRIP AWARDS Sponsored by Scholastic Teacher Magazine (Program and award dates to be announced) Entry Deadline: September I, 1959 Board of Judges: Judges are drawn from a panel of 75 outstanding audio-visual education experts — teachers, city and state supervisors, and college teachers. They are nominated by judges on the panel and by Editors of Scholastic Teacher. For impartiality, their names are kept secret. Chairman: Mrs. Vera Falconer, Scholastic Teacher Film and Filmstrip Editor, 66 West 87th Street, New York, N.Y. Eligible Films and Filmstrips: All films and filmstrips produced for school use (other than college i between September 1, 1958 and September 1, 1959. Award and Categories: Certificates are awarded as follows : 10 for sponsored films for grades kindergarten through 12th ; 7 for films for grades 3 to 7; 7 for films for grades 7 through 12; 7 for filmstrips for grades 3 to 7 ; 7 for filmstrips for grades 7 through 12. Films and filmstrips must be suitable for school use and fit into school curriculums for grades 3 through 12. Films produced originally for television have received awards in recent years. Entry Information: Write Mrs. Vera Falconer, Scholastic Teacher Film and Filmstrip Editor, 66 W. 87th St., New York, N.Y. ® SEVENTH ANNUAL COLUMBUS FILM FESTIVAL Sponsored by The Film Council of Greater Columbus Wednesday and Thursday April 29 and 30, 1959 The Fort Hayes Hotel Deadline for Entries: March, 1959 Festival Categories RKsiness & hidustry: Job Training, Sales Promotion and Training, Industrial Relations, Public Relations and Industrial Safety. Travel: American and Foreign. Informational-Educatioiuil: Children's Films — Primary, Intermediate, Junior High, Senior High, Geography and History; Science; Miscellaneous; Films for Television; Conservation, Gardening, Home Improvement and Agriculture. Special Fields: (a) Health. Mental Health; (b) Religion; (c) Cultural Arts: Fine Arts and Music Theatre Arts; (d) Feature Length Films. Entry: Film producers and sponsors are invited to enter any films they have produced during 1956, 19.57 and 1958, provided the films have not been entered previously in the Columbus Film Festival. Entries should be accompanied by 3x5 cards (for preview committees) (CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 FOLLOWING) 12 BUSINESS SCREEN MAGAZINE