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* ASSOCIATION FILMS, INC. Headquarters Office: 600 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022 Phone: (212) 421-3900 Midwest Sales Office: The Wriglcy Bldg.. 400 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111. 60611. Phone: (312) 467-0400. J Liebich, Manager of Sales Robert D. Mitchell, President J. R. Bingham, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer Robert M. Finehout, Vice President, Corporate Advertising & Public Relations Robert \V. Bucher. Vice President, Sales A. L. Fredrick. Vice President, Mid-Western Represcntatiie Reg. Evans. Vice President, Sales [ohn Barwick. Miinager Association Instructional Materials E. H. Johnson. Mfir.. Special Services Tim Wholey. Service Manager Eastern .•Vrea Exchange 600 (Irand .Xvcnue. Ridgefield, \.J.. Phone; 201-\\hitney 3-8200. E. H. Johnson. Manager East Central Area Exchange 324 Delaware Ave., Oakniont. Pa. Plione: 412-828-5900. Hobcrt Imlach. Manager. Central Area Exchange 561 Hillgrovc Ave. La Grange. Til. Phone: 312-3.52-3.377. William Lareau. Manager. Southern .\rea Exchange 1621 Dragon St.. Dallas 7. Texas. Phone 214 Riverside 8-8757. Ivan Clark. Manager \\'estem .\rea Exchange 25358 CvDress .\\e.. Ha\ward. Calif. Phone: 41.5-783-0100. Winston O. Siler, Manager. Canada Association-Industrial Films, 135 Peter Street, Toronto, Ontario. .Mrs. Jean Lewis, Vice-President and General Mgr.: James Bach, Sales Mgr. Background: Founded in 1911 (as "The YMC.^ Motion Picture Bureau," a division of tlie International Committee of the YMC.\'s). A.ssociation Films was the first sponsored film distributor in .\merica. In 1949. the company was incorporated as an independent national distribution service. Sebvk:es: Promotion and PubUcilv: Promotes sponsored films through catalogs, special supplements (directed to teachers and program chairmen), advertising in educational and adult journals, individn:il film brochures, exhibits at conventions, publicitv services. Print Inspection and Maintenance: prints are electronically cleaned .»nd inspected after each use; repairs are made .IS needed and replacement prints ordered on spon.sor's authoritv; scratched prints are given Perma-N'ew treatment, as authorized; during the first .36 months of print life .\ssociation Films shares in replacement costs due to damages. Monthlv Reports: sponsors receive detailed perform;mce reports (IBM) which give audience size and composition; film-user ev;duations and comments; course of sludv wlierc film w.as ii.sed; bookings and showings (current, vear-to-datc, and cumulative); summar\' of coverage hv States; and other data about performance and audiences. Programming Senices: confirmation and advance booking notices are sent to users and sponsors on a dailv basis; bookers assist organization in arranging programs and special distribution concepts (Movie-.\-Week. Films for Freedom, etc.) Liorarv' Serx-ice Plan: a professional "plivsical handling" sen-ice for sponsored film libriiries that provides all regular services (except promotion, as desired) and includes Sponsor Imprinted forms. .AssociATiov Tfi.kkii.ms; This division is responsible for the distribution of sponsored films to commercial and educational T\' stations. It maintains daily contact with TV programmers, creates ASSOCIATION FILMS INC: sponsored-film series and special concepts, prepares TV promotion kits, publicizes sponsored films in "T\' Cuide" and local newspapers and distributes newsclips and scripts to TV news departments. Current .AF-TV series include: Kyle Rote's World, Di.ietyvering .\merica. Films for Freedom .Your Neighbor — The World. Theatre 30. Achievement, World in Focus and This .\crospaee Age, all comprised of sponsored films. The.\thical DisTHiiiLTioN: Through the booking services and facilities of Theatrical Film Distributors. .Association Films places sponsored films in motion picture theatres. Monthly reports, comment cards and advance booking notices are provided; promotion is sent to theatres and .31 exchange-city bookers; publicity stores are sent to theatrical trade magazines. Association Instri< tionai. Materials: This division of As.sociation Films handles the sales, long-term Ic.ising and rental of education.al, training .md speciid pun'ose films eind filmstrips. This division made several acquisitions in 1966. including sales, rental rights to more than 150 enisodes from the award-winning series. The Twentieth Cinlunj; Fair Adventure, a lecture series on Shakespeare featuring Dr. Frank Baxter; CBS Reports: .ind The Ri/on .\lhletic Instrtirlional Sfrics. sports training films produced by Dr. Frank Ryan and offered to schools through local bank sponsorship or bv direct purch.Tse. .Associ.\TioN Matkhiai.s MAn.iNC SEnvTCE: a new service for mailing, storage and servicing of consumer infomiation and educational materials; processes shipping of booklets, catalogs, premiums and e've.iwav s: records and tapes; fulfilment specialties. MMS h.is facilities for weighing and metering: packaging; labeling, inventorv' control and deliverv. • FILMS OF THE NATIONS DISTRIBUTORS INC. 305 E. S6th Street. New York. N.Y. 10028 Phone: (212) 348-7600 Cable: Cliftofilm/Ncw York Maurice T. Groen, President Enist Fischel, Vice President William Rosenfeld. Secretary/Treasurer Jerry Shapiro. Service Manager DiSTRiBCTiON office; Birmingham, Ala.; Sacramento. Calif.; Chicago. 111.; Boston. Mass.; Minneapolis, Minn.: St. Louis. Mo.; R.ileigh. N.C.; Buffalo. N.Y.; Brooklvn. N.Y.; New York City: Canton. Ohio; Pittsburgh. Pa.; Fort Worth. Tex.; Spokane. Wash.; Milwaukee. Wis. • ^ INC. THE JAM HANDY ORGANIZATION, Headquarters Office: 2821 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich. 48211 Phone: (313) TRinitv' 5-2450 Bettv W'atfers, in charge. Distribution Services Services: Currently distributing theatrically throughout the U. S. ,\. with fiftv-odd years of active experience in tJie theatrical and nontheatrical distribution field. Special services include physical h:indling of sponsored films for self-equipped audiences; major convention and other group meetings projection service in all principal cities. See stiidio listing pages for complete data on corporate background. • IDEAL PICTURES, INCORPORATED IlEAPQCAIlTIinS OfFK F 1010 Church St., Evanston, Illinois 60201 Phone: (312) 273-4565 Jiick C Walls. President i Continued) rr\ National Distributors of the Sponsored Motion Picture... A 17TH PRODl'CTIO.N REVIEW SPECIAL REFERENCE REPORT 0 this symbol over a distributor's listing in these pages refers to display advertising in this 17th Annual Production Review. 17lh PRODUCTION REVIEW 53