Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

Film Assembly in New York New York City has been chosen as tlie site of the fourth annual American Film Assembly, sponsored by the Film Council of America. The event is scheduled for the Statler Hotel, April 22-26, 1957. As in past years, the Assembly will include the Golden Reel Film Festival, a three-day series of screenings of 1 6mm motion pictures. Tollefson New FCA President H. A. Tollefson is the new president of the Film Council of America, appointed upon the resignation of Paul A. Wagner, after five years as president, to accept a new position in private industry. Mr. Tollefson has served as associate director of FC.\ for the last four years. Other FCA staff members continue in their previous positions: Gus Giordano as director of the American Film Assembly and Foreign Film Festival Entries; Jeanette A. Sarkisian as director of publications and editor of "Rushes"; Margaret Hager as membership secretary, and James Heavey as managing editor of "Rushes." \ resolution passed unanimously by the FCA board of directors said: "The members of the board of directors of the Film Council of America wish to express their deep appreciation to Dr. Paul A. Wagner for the growth and development of the Film Council of -America during the years of his leadership." Offices of FC.\ are now at 614 Davis Street, Evanston, Illinois. FCA Gets New Constitution Along with a new president, the Film Council of America has acquired a new constitution, ratified recently by the Board of Directors. Chief among the constitutional changes is a new method of election for board members. Future boards will be elected directly by the entire membership, rather than by organizational representatives. According to FC4, the election procedure was changed to conform to the new general membership program adopted by the Board one year ago. FCA directors continue, as in the past, to serve as individuals, and not as representatives of organizations. Nominations are made, however, to cover the following interest areas: commercial and TV film producers; educational film producers; equipment manufacturers; film distributors; film librarians; film societies; film sponsors; filmstrip and sound slidefilm producers; independent film users; local film councils; and national associations. National and International AV Directory Film Distributors HOLLYWOOD FILM ENTERPRISES, Inc. 6060 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28. IGmrn Free-loan Classroom Films Oufitanding, educator-approved, sound films for geography, health history, home economics, science, social studies, and vocational training. Write for catalog. AV INSTITUTE OF VISUAL TRAINING 40 E. 49 St. N»» York 17, N. Y. 1 6mm films available for purchase: NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA 630 Fifth Avenue — Suite 658B New York 20, N. Y. Film Titling Sets JOSEPH STRUHL CO., Inc. 540 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. National AV Dealers 16mm Sound Films & Projectors SALE — EXCHANGE — RENTAL ffrite for free catalogt We ship anywhere NATIONAL CINEMA SERVICE 71 Dey St., WO 2-6049 N.Y.C. 7 New and Used AV Equipment USED and NEW A-V EQUIPMENT BOUGHT, SOLD and EXCHANGED! We pay tosh or allow you the highest Trade. in Aiiotvances on your pre$ent Audiovisual Equipment! Write for free fstitnote PEERLESS CAMERA STORES 4IS Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Projector Tables THE WIETHOFF COMPANY, Inc. 1824 First St., San Fernando, Coiif. For Directory Advertising Rotes, write EDSCREEN & AVGUIOE, 2000 Lincoln Pork West, Chicago 14. ill. National Picture File A national file of photographs illustrating audio-visual equipment and materials is being established at Columbus, Ohio, under the auspices of the Audio-Visual Commission on Public Information, according to an announcement by Dr. Clyde K. Miller, chairman of the project. The purpose of the file is to assemble in one location photographs showing AV materials and equipment in use, in order to provide a source from which magazine editors, authors and other AV persons may obtain good illustrative photos for publication. Dr. Clyde K. Miller of the State of Ohio Department of Education «and Dr. Robert W. Wagner of Ohio State University will jointly assemble and maintain the photo file as a public service to the AV field generally. Photos should be sent to Dr. Miller (Director, Division of Audio-Visual Education, State Office Bldg., Columbus, Ohio). New DuKane President George R. Haasc. for 14 years vice president and general manager of the DuKane Corporation, electronics man ufacturing firm of St. Charles, Illinois, has been elected president of the company. J. McWilliams Stone, who has been president ever since the production of the first portable radios in 1922 under the brand "Operadio," is now chief administrative officer and chairman of the board, a newly created post. J. McWilliams Stone Jr., previously assistant to Mr. Haase, has been elected vice-president. Lutheran TV Program Enters Sixth Year The filmed television program of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, is entering its sixth consecutive year. More than 300 stations send this program out over the air each week to an audience of millions. The sixth consecutive production contract, for 26 haif-hour TV motion pictures, has been awarded to Family Films, Hollywood producers, according to an announcement by its president, Sam Hersh. Six years ago Mr. Hersh was commissioned by the denominational authorities to produce several pilot reels which were shown as regular 1 6mm motion pictures to thousands of churches in a synod-wide EdScreen & AVCuide — December, 1956 531