Academy Celebrates 70mm All Summer Long

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will kick off its summer screening series, “The Last 70mm Film Festival,” on Monday, July 9, with a big-screen presentation of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” (1963). The six-film series, which Read More …

Record Number of Entries in Academy’s 2012 Nicholl Screenwriting Competition

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition has received a record 7,197 entries for 2012, up from last year’s record of 6,730. The Academy will award up to five fellowships of $35,000 each in November. Read More …

ACADEMY’S FILM-TO-FILM RESCUES CINEMATIC PAST

Films Include “The Lady Eve,”  “The Princess Bride,” “Airplane!” Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has undertaken a unique expansion in film preservation. As the rise of digital technology drastically reduces the availability of film stock, the project accelerates Read More …

EVERY DOG GETS HIS DAY AT ACADEMY WITH “HOLLYWOOD DOGS: FROM RIN TIN TIN TO UGGIE”

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate canine stardom with “Hollywood Dogs: From Rin Tin Tin to Uggie” on Wednesday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening will feature Susan Read More …

ACADEMY TO FETE GENE KELLY WITH CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a two-night celebration of the life and career of legendary dancer, director and choreographer Gene Kelly on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Film clips, personal remembrances and an exploration of Read More …

CIM GROUP CLOSES TWO MAJOR TRANSACTIONS – THE ACADEMY AWARDS® TO REMAIN IN HOLLYWOOD THE DOLBY THEATRE™ TO DEBUT AT HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND CENTER®

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and CIM Group announced today that the Academy Awards® will remain in Hollywood under a new 20-year deal. Concurrently, in a separate agreement, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) and CIM announced a 20-year agreement Read More …

The Academy Reveals “Gentleman’s Agreement”

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as part of its “Monday Nights with Oscar®,” series will celebrate the 65th anniversary of “Gentleman’s Agreement” with a screening on Monday, April 23, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse Read More …