August 18, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: John Pavlik - (310) 247-3000

	Fay Kanin, president, Academy Foundation, 2003 - 2004.

Beverly Hills, CA - Fay Kanin, a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the writers branch, has been elected president of the Academy Foundation, the educational and cultural arm of the Academy. Trustees of the Foundation are elected annually by the Board of Governors of the Academy.

Kanin previously served three terms as president of the Academy Foundation from 1995 through 1998, and has been a Foundation officer every year for the past decade except for 1998-99. She also served as president of the Academy itself from 1979 to 1983.

Music branch governor Charles Bernstein was elected a vice president, joining his fellow branch governor Arthur Hamilton, who was re-elected to that position. Film editors branch governor Donn Cambern was elected secretary and public relations branch Governor Sid Ganis was named treasurer.

New Foundation trustees named by the board of governors of the Academy are producers branch governor Larry Gordon and executives branch governor Tom Sherak.

Trustees of the Foundation re-elected by the Academy's governors are: Bernstein, Cambern, Ganis, Hamilton, Kanin; Dede Allen, film editors; Jon Bloom, short films and feature animation; Gil Cates, directors; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, public relations; Mark Johnson, producers; Bill Mechanic, executives; Frank R. Pierson, writers; Robert Rehme, executives; Donald C. Rogers, sound.

Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis remains executive secretary of the Foundation.

The Academy Foundation was established in 1942 to oversee all educational, preservation and cultural activities of the Academy. Its trustees and officers serve one-year terms.

A downloadable photo of Fay Kanin is available at http://photos.oscars.org