Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Thursday, December 15, ijj PERSONAL MENTION ERIC JOHNSTON, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, returned to New York from London and Paris by plane yesterday, and left here immediately for Washington. • James H. Nicholson, president of American International Pictures, has returned to Hollywood from New York. Meanwhile, Fulvio Lucisano, AIP representative in Italy, has arrived here for conferences with home office officials. Philip Gerard, Universal Pictures Eastern advertising and publicity director, is in Pittsburgh from New York today for conferences on the launching of "The Great Impostor" with a special Marcus Plan promotion. Irving Wormser, president of Continental Distributing, returned to New York last night from a four-week trip to London, Paris and Rome. • William Richardson, president of Capital Releasing Corp., Atlanta, has left there for Florida. • Maurice Silverstein, vice president of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer International, has returned to New York from Europe. • Joe Cavalier, director of videotape operations at KTLA, Hollywood, will be married in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 1 to JoAnne Sanders, writer. • Herbert L. Gaines, Warner Brothers branch manager in Albany, is in New York City from there. He'll be in Gloversville, N. Y., tomorrow. • J. E. Hobbs, Allied Artists branch manager in Atlanta, has left there for Chicago. Awan to San Francisco Adrian Awan, 20th Century Fox exploitation manager, leaves today for San Francisco as the personal representative of president Spyros P. Skouras for conferences with Mayor George Christopher, who has requested of Skouras that the world premiere of "Francis of Assisi" be held in his city. The exploitation manager will discuss with the mayor and various charitable organizations the projected debut which would take place, if set, in early spring. 'Exodus' Bows Tonite In Int'l Atmosphere Some 1,500 international celebrities, diplomats, society and business leaders are expected to attend the world premiere tonight of Otto Preminger's production of "Exodus" at the Warner Theatre here. Among those attending the arclighted invitational opening will be: Adlai Stevenson, newly designated United States Ambassador to the United Nations; the Hon. Joseph P. Kennedy, father of John F. Kennedy, the President-elect; Joey Adams; Jean Pierre Aumont; George Axelrod; Lauren Bacall; Richard Basehart; Harry Belafonte; Leonard Bernstein; Paddy Chayefsky; Nat King Cole; Arlene Francis; Burl Ives; Harry Kurnitz; Mrs. Fiorello LaGuardia; Myrna Loy; Joseph Mankiewicz; Lewis Milestone; Kim Novak; Christopher Plummer; George Raft; Lee Remick; Quentin Reynolds; Jerome Robbins, and Billy Rose. Preminger to Attend From the production, producerdirector Otto Preminger, accompanied by Mrs. Preminger, will attend. Also present will be "Exodus" stars Peter Lawford, Sal Mineo, David Opatoshu and Jill Haworth. WNTA-TV and WNTA Radio will cover the event live at the Warner, devoting to it a total of two hours of telecast and broadcast time in three separate programs. The world premiere marks the unlimited, reserved-seats engagement for "Exodus" at the Warner. Ad-Publicity Group To Hear Mrs. Twyman Mrs. Margaret Twyman, director of community relations for the Motion Picture Ass'n. of America, will report to the MPAA advertising-publicity directors committee at a meeting of the latter today on current developments in the community relations area. Mrs. Twyman will give particular attention to the activities of the Federation of Motion Picture Councils in distributing promotional material and giving other support to special pictures, and as a conveyor of community reactions to the industry. Martin Davis to Report Martin Davis, chairman of the committee, will announce his appointees to represent the ad-publicity directors on the new cooperative committee on which it will function with Theatre Owners of America and the Screen Producers Guild. The new committee is the result of criticism leveled at industry advertising by TOA and SPG last fall. Roger Lewis, chairman of the coordinating committee on Academy Podhorier Firm Gets Name Change Munio Podhorzer, president, has changed the name of his company, United German Film Enterprises, Inc., to United Film Enterprises, Inc! He said the change reflects the rapid expansion in volume and in diversity of product handled by the company during the yast year. While the company is continuing to represent various German motion picture producers in their effort to sell their product in the U.S., it is also negotiating sales in other countries. During 1960, for example, the company sold over 20 German films to Canada and an equal number to Latin American countries and the Far East. Product from Several Lands United Film Enterprises will also represent the French production firm Franco London Film, S.A., in the U.S. and the producers of the Italian film, "The Adventurers," and the Israeli-German co-production, "Blazing Sand." While the major activity of United Film Enterprises, Inc., will continue to be the sale of foreign films in this country, the company is also selling American films abroad and acting as go-between in various co-production deals. Ferguson Conferring On 'Angel' Saturation Special to THE DAILY CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 14.-Robert S. Ferguson, Columbia Pictures' national director of advertising, publicity and exploitation, will arrive here tomorrow to discuss with exhibitors the saturation release of "Angel Baby" in the Charlotte territory. Following the world premiere at the Carolina Theatre, Winston Salem, on Jan. 19, the film will open in 165 theatres in 162 cities in the area, including Chapel Hill, Charleston, Durham, Myrtle Beach, Lexington and Sumter. to Awards promotion, is scheduled make a report on his recent Hollywood conferences with Academy officials and Awards public relations representatives on preliminary plans for the next "Oscar" program in April, 1961. Davis also is scheduled to report on recent meetings held with newspaper representatives in an effort to obtain better editorial treatment for motion pictures and theatres, to end discrimination in advertising rates, ad censorship and other problems. Additional projects in that area which the committee has in work also will be reported on. Commercial Potentialities Seen in New EKC Process Special to THE DAILY ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 14j Eastman Kodak Co. has announ, the development of a new mofc picture film system that will expo develop, fix and prepare film viewing in five to six seconds. 1 processing unit is portable. First use of the new system, 5) Eastman, will be new military' p poses. The company made no sta ment regarding adaptability for co mercial use, but description of | process made its potentialities j parent for utilization by both moti picture and television interests. Distributor Plans Canadian TV Network Si Special to THE DAILY OTTAWA, Dec. 14.-S. W. Ca) well, Toronto film distributor, } been granted permission by t Board of Broadcast Governors to foj a privately owned television netwo Caldwell plans to incorporate company to be known as Canadi Television Network, Ltd., whi would be the first to compete wi the government-owned Canadi Broadcasting Corp. network. Ho^ ever, Caldwell does not yet have operating permit. This will be eo sidered only after he has reach, agreements with at least six statio other than those affiliated C.B.C. His application for an operatit permit will be made to the Boai by next Aug. 31. 11 JDA Dinner to Sherma Now Set for Dec. 2< The Joint Defense Appeal dinn. honoring Benjamin Sherman, chai man of the board of ABC Vendir Corp., which had to be postpon< because of the snow storm, hs now been rescheduled for Tuesd; evening, Dec. 20, it was announce yesterday. 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