Business Screen Magazine (1965-1966)

w riglit off tlie newsreel San Francisco's Festival Invites "Film as Communication" Entries ■;' The San Francises International Film Festival (Oct. :()-30) will feature a Competition Division for industrial and experimental films and for both T\' diKunientary and entertainment films. According to Carson Magill. senior vice-president and general manager. McCann-Erickson. Inc., San Francisco, who is serving as chairman of the Festival's Competition Division, these films will be judged in non-public screenings and the winners presented to the public during the Festival. institutional, commercial and ■educational films are included in the Film as Communication category. Stewart Macondray. vicepresident. W. A. Palmer Films, is chairman of this group and Richa d Fowler, oresident, \ i^ta Productions, is vice-chairman. August I is the deadline tor Film as .Art and Film as Conmiunication entries. If you need entry forms write: San Francisco International Film Festival, 420 Montgomery St.. San Francisco. Cali fornia 94104 or telephone (415) 392-4511. • Mel London loins Wolper Group as V.P. of Industrial Division --■ Mel London, former head of the International Division of Wilding, inc.. has been named to the newly-created post of vice-president of the Industrial Film Division of Wolper Productions. His appointment was confirmed on July 11 by M. J. (Bud) Rifkin. executive vice-president of Wolper and president of Wolper Televsion Sales. London is credited with numerous award-winning motion pictures, produced for leading industrial firms in more than 35 countries. His film. To Live Aiiain, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1963. Before joining Wilding, he was executive producer with Transfilm-Caravel in New York and held the same post at On Film, Inc. Born in New York City, he was educated at City College and Columbia University. London's appointment emphasized the continued broadening of Wolper Productions' activity into television network programming, live and filmed television specials, syndication and industrial films. National Film Board Takes Top Honors at Canadian Film Awards v: The 1 8th Annual Canadian Film Awards were presented at the Oueen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on May 6th. A notable first included live television coverage by the Canadian Broadcasting Company for the full 9:30 to I 1 :00 P.M. time period. Canada's "Film of the Year" honors went to a CBC film, 7 he Mills of the dads: Viet Nam. directed by Beryl Fox. A special award for combined color and black & white photography went to a National Film Board picture. Un Jeu Si Simple, directed by Giles Grouix. Two Moreland-Latchford Productions' ( Shell 4.0001 965 and Canadian Industries Limited) received top honors in the Sports and Recreation and Sales and Promotion categories. Chelwynd Films Ltd. took top honors for Public Relations films for their picture. Lii^ht for the Mind. Sharing Training and Instruction category honors were The Scribe, produced by Film-Tele Productions and Decision, produced by Westminster Films Ltd. Another National Film Board production. The Railrodder. won first place for Travel and Tourism films and the Board also scored top honors in Experimental Hi with Syrinx and the Chira Film. Above the Horizon 1 . Feature Film winner was » I f-ilm Board production, Le ta Des Morts. The Association of Motic Pi J ture Producers and Laborm of Canada was official host rw ' for these 18th annual awan. * * « Calvin Officials Study SmnFil Developments on Visit to jiu i-: President Leonard Keck (C vin Pr(Kiuctions. Kansas Cit h returned with vice-presider B Hedden from an extended ip Japan. They carried wel ill. briefcases detailing the curei state of 8mm sound in thatji try. We hope to report sos their findings in these coluna the months ahead. * « * Elect Graeme Fraser V.P. Canadian Public Relations <-oi ■■~ Graeme Fraser, long acte public relations and ad', affairs of Canada, has been . ,. first vice-president of theiO member Canadian Public Re io Society. The vicc-presidit Crawley Films Limited is ipi president of the Federation o?a adian Advertising and Sales ul ^ET STOCK "ROOTAGE JET/PISTON/HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT 35 MM/16 MM COLOR and BLACK & WHITE Free film provided to producers for authentic airline sequences UNITED AIR LINES Pul)licity Department Atlnnta 523-5516 Chicatjo 726-5.500 Denver 398 4535 Honolulu 510-171 New York 922-5225 Pittsburgh 391 5152 SiHi Francisco 397-2620 Scnttic 682-3731 L^s Angeles 482-3300 Washington 737-6830 Write for c.ilnloR UNITED AIR LINES FILM LIB iR' Suite 230, Stntler Center 900 Wilshire Boulevard Loj Angeles. California 90017 United A ir Lines ULSINESS SCREEN i