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FILM MUSIC NEWS CITATIONS The results of the poll of members of the NATIONAL FILM MUSIC COUNCIL and readers of FILM MUSIC NOTBS on the best scores in films released between May 1949 and May 1950 were as follows: CLASS I Best Scoring of a Dramatic Film, 1. THE HEIRESS (Paramount) Music by Aaron Copland. 2. LOST BOUNDARIES (Film Classics) Music by Louis Applebexm. CLASS II Best Scoring of a Musical or Comedy, 1. ON THE TOWN (Metro) Music by Leonard Bernstein, Roger Bdens, Saul Chaplin. 2. CINDERELLA (Walt Disneyt RKO-Radio) Music by Paul Smith Oliver Wallace. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL (Warner Brothers) Music by Johnny Green. The two films were tied for second place. CLASS III Best Scoring of a 16mm film, 1. STEPS OF THE BALLET (Crown Film Unit) Music by Arthur Benjamin. 2. PICTURE IN YOUR MIND ( International Film Foundation) Music by Gene Forrell. UNIVERSITY The three year old Department of Theatre Arts at the University OF of California at Los Angeles, headed by Kenneth Maogowan, de- CALIFORNIA votes one third of its yearly budget to the motion picture di- LOS ANGELES vision. Nineteen 16mm subjects have been produced under the supervision of Norman C. Dyrenfurth. The films are largely one reel documentaries and widely varied in subject. Six cartoons which il- lustrate American songs are included in the output. AMERICAN During the week of July 17th the American Library Association LIBRARY will hold its National Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The two ASSOCIATION preceding days -July 15 and 16 - will be devoted to discussions and talks in an Audio-Visual Workshop. The following topics will be considered! "Regional Film Libraries", "Sponsored Films ", "New Trends in REoording Industry", "Broadcasting Library Service through Recordings and Television","Picture in your Mind". Robert Schaoht of the University of Wis- consin will lead a discussion during one afternoon on the subject, "Do You Know a Good Film When You See One? ' Arthur L. Mayer, theatre owner, film distributor and former Film consultant to the Secretary of War, will be the leading speaker at the banquet on the night of the 15th, with the subject, "Film as an International Language". DANTELE Daniele Amfitheatrof on his return from the recent conference AMFITHEATROF of the Academy of the International Congress of Music in Florence, reports that plans are in progress for the organiza- tion of an International Federation of Screen Composers. Headauarters for the group will be in Paris,