Business screen magazine (1946)
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"Oscars" to Eleven Films at Cleveland
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Floyuk ISkookkk
Cleveland Festival Speaker
Nl \HI,^' KO FILMS were screened at Feiiii (!iilli>pi' nil Jiiiip 14 as the Clovclancl Film (!(>uni'il rimiiitHiiird the growing tradition of leadership established four years ago with the \')r>\ rdiliori of ils uniiual Film Festival. An evening dinner al the Masonii' Tcni|>le. willi Dr. Floyde L. Hrooker of the I . .S. Offiee of Fdiieation and ('hairman of the Board of Trustees of the Film Council of America as prinei(>al speaker, eoneluded the day's event.-i.
The Council's traditional "Oscars" were also awarded to II outstanding 16mm films in 10 categorical groups at the lianquet event. Arthur F. S|>aeth. amusement editor of the CLEVELAND News, was toastmaster. (General chairman of the Festival this year was Leslie F. Frye of the Cleveland Public Schools but Until Thompson served as acting festival chairnian in .Mr. Frye's absence. The "Oscar" presentations were made by W. Ward Marsh, film and drama i-ritic of the Cl.EVELAM» Plain Dkvleh.
Brooker Talk In Serioii \ i-in
Dr. Brooker na\e his listeners a serious p'clure of the world today and its responsibilities and problems. On the theme that "just living in this world is not enough, v ou must live with a pur(M>s«" he cited the major issues facing ediicatitm. the breakdown of our communications, eniphasi/.iiig the lag lH'twe<'n the advances ol <cien<-e and the laik of understanding over the world.
As national represj-ntative of the Film ("ouniil movement, he cited it-, abililv to make mectinL's such as the Festival (xissible. comparing ilprogresw with that of other groups in other countries which do not know how to coo|)iTalc or even begin to work logelher.
Fotiv.il llic |{c>iill ot Locil LITorl
Once again, the Cleveland Festival pri'ved the Hiirth of 1 iio|»'i;iiiiiti .Old i-lTorl a numerous
business, civic and educational leaders worked together. The following were committee chairmen: Kenneth K. Nermillion I Membership! : Mrs. Florence Craig ( Program l ; C. J. Dover (Publicity I; Earl (Carpenter ( Reception I ; and Mr. Frye. general chairman. Eleven persons served as film screening and selection chairmen, including Vance ("hamlHTlin: Lt. John L. Berichon: Paul .^niilh: Butb A. Matson; Clifford Bigelow; Charles A. .McBride; Vi . M. Butts: William E. Kofron; Florence Craig; Ronald Dav and Miss Thompson.
Individual "Oscars" to be awarded the eleven top award-winners are being suitably engraved for later delivery. It is interesting to note that both Boston and Cleveland Film Festival juries rated Bip Idea, the .Swift & Company "freedom" film [iroduced bv Wilding, as the best of its type in the showings. -Iniiry lit>\ produced by AfTilialed for the Mental Health Film Board was another dual winiKT.
Elizabeth I'.unady. of the Cleveland Public Library's Film Bureau, as president of the Cleveland Film Council. o|M'ned the day's events at 9:LS a.m. with a brief address of welcome. Dr. FMward llodni-tl. president of Fenn College, then assumed the ride of host for the dav to more than 160 registrants for the Festival screenings. A rescreeniiig of the winning films took place after the ilinner and "Os<ar" presenlatii>iis in the evening. W
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These Filin Won "Oscars"
at (lleveiaiiil's Film Festival
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INDl .>II{1AL lULATlONS
"Big Idea"
produced by Wilding Picture IVoduclions,
Inc., for Swift & Company,
CIVIL DEFENSE & SAFETY
"Pattern for Survival"
produced bv Cornell Film (.ompany.
PERSONNEL TRAINING
1 "Two (iuvs Nanieil Jcm""
produced bv The Jam Handv Organization.
Inc., for Frigidaire Div. of C.M.
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PI BLIC RELXTIONS
"Mirai'le on llie Me«a"
prtiduced by .Man Shilin Productions
for P. I^irillard ("ompanv.
MENTAL HEALTH **.\npry Boy"
producivl bv AITilialed Film Produ<*ers. Inc.. for the Mental Health Film Board.
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\l)l IT EDI ( \TION
"Tlie ClialUnge" ifleased by the March of Time.
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CLASSROOM FILM>'
"The Nile River \ alley"
produced bv .\cademy Films.
"Pompeii and \esiiviiis"
produccil by Encyclopaetlia Britannira
Films.
CI Lil l{ \L \RTS "Images Medieval"
submitted bv Franco.Vmerican Distribution Center, Inc.
RELICION
"Window on the Sk\"
produced b> Alan Shilin Productions for
National Bd. of Prot, KpiM-»|>al Church,
TR \\ EL
"Brili<li Columbia"
produced by Paul H<K'IIer Produetioniv,
I lira two winner* in lhi« rtirtarj, with
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