Business screen magazine (1946)

1969 FILM FESTIVAL PLANNING GUIDE An exclusive review of 1969 film festivals and awards competitions. THE AMERICAN FILAA FESTIVAL Sponsored by the Educational Film Library Association New York City May 14-17, 1969 The 1968 American Film Festival, sponsored by the Educational Film Library Asso:iation, representing school, university and public libraries, and film libraries throughout the U.S. will be held May 14-17, 1969 at the New York Hilton Hotel, New York City. Categories: 32 major areas of education and information, art and culture, religion and sthics, business and industry, and health and medicine will be offered for final judging by screening groups during the Festival. Elections will hove been made by pre-screening juries for final entries. Awards: Blue Ribbon (trophy) Awards to be presented at banquet, Friday, May 16. 1970 Festival: May (Exact dates not set). Closing date for entries: Jan. 31, 1969. THE EIGHTH ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL AMERICAN PERSONNEL & GUIDANCE ASSOCIATION Held in conjunction with the Annual APGA Convention at Las Vegas, Nev., March 30-April 3, 1969 Categories: Films and filmstrips in the following categories will be presented: InterPersonal Relations; Educational and Career Planning, Rehabilitation; Counseling; The Profession, Principles and Techniques; and Guidance Films from other countries. Selection: All films and filmstrips presented at the Film Festival are previewed before the final invitation to the producer. Generally 75 to 100 films are previewed, and 25 to 30 are chosen. Selection is aimed to provide as wide a program as possible. Information: Further information about APGA Film Festivals is available from: APGA Convention Film Festival, 1607 NewHampshire Avenue, N. W., Washington, D.C. 20009. THE TENTH ANNUAL AMERICAN TV COMMERCIAL FESTIVAL New York City-May 12, 1969 Other U. S. & Foreign Cities— May-June Eligibility: Open to commercials broadcast in the U.S. and Canada for first time durinc 1968. No limit on entries from sponsors, agencies, station or production companies. Categories: TV-Forty product classifications plus one category for Classics, which must have been first telecast more than five years ago. A special International TV and cinema category is open to entries from all other countries. Radio entries are grouped by size of market reached. Judging: By ten regional councils of prominent advertising executives, headed in 1969 by David Ogilvy, chairman of Ogiivy & Mather International. Criteria: Outstanding commercials . . . based on strength of the sales message, visual and aural appeal and all-over technical skill. Awards: A golden ""CLIO" statuette to each Best of Product Category and Special Citation winner. Certificates to Runners-Up in both American and International competitions. Information: 16mm reel of winners is available from Wallace A. Ross, Director. American TV Commercials Festival, 6 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019. Phone: (212) 581-7060. THE SECOND ANNUAL ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Atlanta, Ga. April 8-13, 1969 Management: J. Hunter Todd, Executive Producer. Mailing address: Drawer 13258K, Atlanta, Ga. 30324. Phone: (404) 633-5011. Cable Interfilm. Supporting groups: "Forward Atlanta" (Atlanta Chamber of Commerce); The Atlanta Arts Alliance; Eastern Airlines (official airline). Entry Deadline: February 15, 1969. Categories (and entry fees): Feature film (S150); short subjects (S50); television commercials ($30 each); experimental films (S25). Awards: The Golden Phoenix (best of festival); The Silver Phoenix (best film in each category); gold, silver and bronze medals for best films in such specific categories as 1. industrial: 2. educational; 3. sales; 4. training; 5. economics; 6. television 7, safety; 8. public relations; 9. sports, etc. Other awards: The Eastern Ionosphere Award (best film dealing with flight); The Eastman Award ($1000 grant of Eastman color motion picture film ) ; The Regency/ Hyatt, Award (best film by a southern U.S. film producer); and The "Forward Atlanta" Award (best film by an Atlanta producer). Showing sites: preliminary screenings: Regency Hyatt House; Arts Alliance Film Center; feature and short subjects (35mm) winners: Roxy Theater, April 8-12. THE 5TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Chicago-November 8-19, 1969 Categories: Industrial film competition plus seven other categories including entertainment, experimental, etc. Eligibility: 35mm, 16mm and videotape may be entered in the industrial competition. Films produced in 1968 or 1969 are eligible. Each entry should be accompanied by a statement of purpose and specification of the particular audience for which the film was intended. Entry fee is $35. Awards: Awards are made for commercially produced and in-plant produced films in the areas of sales, marketing, public relations, training and recruiting. A total of six Gold and Silver Hugo Awards are made in addition to the issuance of certificates of participation for all films accepted in the competition. Special Films: Industrial film entries which, because of budget, size, multiplicity of images or screens, are termed "special" and treated in a separate category. Deadlines: Completed entry forms must be in Chicago by Sept. 15, 1969. Films must arrive at festival headquarters by Sept. 20, 1969. Screening: Screenings are free and open to the public. This includes a screening at the festival theater as well as additional industrial film programs at a separate location. Information: Address all inquires to Michael J. Kutza, director, 5th Chicago International Film Festival, 235 W. Eugenie St.T'2, Chicago, III. 60614. JANUARY 23