Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

164 JUNE 1953 Wash., D. C. 0n APril 20' 0scar H. Horovitz, FACL, screened a selection of his outstanding films for the Washington (D.C.) Society of Cinematographers, ACL. Among the films presented by Mr. Horovitz were Land of the Pilgrims; Ice Follies 1947, awarded an Honorable Mention in 1947, and The Israeli Story, winner of an Honorable Mention in 1952. England winners Top film in the recent competition held by the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers, ACL, of England was Sidetracked, by the Ickenham Film Society, which received three awards: (1) as the outstanding film of the year; (2) for its high technical proficiency, and (3) as the best club production. Modern Bee Breeding, by C. P. Abbott, also won three awards: for best 16mm. film; best photography, and best film by an I.A.C. member. Other films honored were An Xmas Dream, by Peter Turner, Roy Proctor and Richard Hodkin, best 9.5mm. film, and The Mice Will Play, by F. B. Sykes, best novice film. Hartford The April meeting of the Hartford (Conn.) Cinema Club featured screenings of Royal Visit to Halifax and Riches from the Sea, both by the late T. J. Courtney; My Trip to South America, by Harry Groedel, ACL, and Beauties of the Highlands, by Eduardo Di Fiore, ACL. All of the films were from the ACL Club Film Library. Southwest 8's Members of the Southwest 8mm. Club, ACL, of Los Angeles, installed Charles Imsande, ACL, as president for the coming year at their recent meeting. Serving with Mr. Imsande will be Jack Fisher, vicepresident; Tick Schlander, ACL, secretary; Edward Seymour, treasurer; Don Wood, publicity, and Charles Johnson, sergeant at arms. Highlight of the meeting was a screening of the winning films in the club's fifteenth annual contest. These were Gone and Forgotten?, by Elsie and William Heffernan, ACL, first place and the Clarence Waite trophy; Yellowstone, by Bernice and Michael Little, ACL, second; Easy Does It, by Milton and Kay Maurer, third; Fashions for Gayle, by LaDonne and Charles Imsande, ACL, fourth, and Mr. Wilson's Dream House, by James and Dorothy Wilson, fifth. New club The Yantacaw Camera Club, of Clifton, N. J., has extended an invitation to all movie making residents of northern New Jersey to join the group. This recently formed club meets at 8:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at the V.F.W. Hall, Valley Road, Clifton, N. J. If you would like further information about its many activities, write to Horace M. Guthman, ACL, 217 Park Avenue, Passaic, N. J. Newburyport Officers for 1953 for the 8mm. Cine Club, ACL, Newburyport, Mass., are Allen Hall, president; William Kilkelly, vicepresident; Albert Arrall, secretary, and Robert Wenig, treasurer. During a recent visit to the Boston Camera Club, several members of the club were treated to a special screening of The Israeli Story, by Oscar H. Horovitz, FACL. Washington The Washington State Amateur Movie Council, recently formed by motion picture clubs of that state, will hold its first quarterly meeting on June 21 with a dinner at the Top of the Ocean restaurant in Tacoma. All interested movie makers are invited to attend. Further information can be secured by writing to R. T. Patterson, president of the council, at 204 South Tacoma Avenue, Tacoma, Wash. North Detroit The North De troit (Mich.) Cine Club, ACL, recently elected Adam F. Werth as president for the coming season. Serving with Mr. Werth will be Gerald Skog, ACL, vicepresident; Andrew Miedema, ACL, secretary-treasurer, and Milton Cox, Edward Hoct and Clyde Beattie, ACL, directors. Winners of the club's annual contest were Lake Mashagama, by Eugene Torzewski, ACL, first; A Dreamland Travelog, by Mr. Werth, second, and Black Hills, by Al Broadway, third. The prizes were awarded and the officers installed at the* club's annual meeting on April 20. London ^n conjunction with the centenary celebration of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, three films from the ACL Club Film Library were screened before a large and r3pre.en£ative audience of England's top movie makers on April 24. The films shown were In Fancy Free, the 1951 Maxim Award winner by Glen H. Turner, ACL; The Gannets, the 1950 Maxim Award winner by Warren A. Levett, ACL, and Menemsha, one of 1949's Ten Best, by Jose Pavon. Brooklyn-MMPC Not content with the headaches attendant to the preparations for their annual gala night on April 17, the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Amateur Cine Club, ACL, presented a program of members' films for the Metropolitan Motion Picture Club, ACL, of New York on April 16, just one night before the big show. Among the films screened were Memory Lane, by Bert Seckendorf, ACL; Souse of the Border and Indian Ceremonial, both by Irving Gittell; Monkey Business, by Samuel Fass, ACL, and Cape Aux Isles, by Charles Benjamin, C. R. Skinner Co. THE WESTWOOD MOVIE CLUB, in San Francisco, installs new officers at a recent dinner. L. to r. they are Sal Siciliano, retiring president; Phil Dahle, club editor; Bernice Jackson, publicity; Ray Beach, programs; Eric Unmack, president elect; John Corder, master of ceremonies; Lee Ruffner, secretary; Othel Goff, ACL, treasurer; Frank Boichot, membership chairman.