August 19, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Leslie Unger — (310) 247-3000
lunger@oscars.org
Academy Announces Staff Changes and Additions
Beverly Hills, CA — Executive Director Bruce Davis announced today
that Thomas Thanangadan and Howard Loberfeld have joined the staff of
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as Membership Administrator
and Credits Coordinator, respectively. The latter position was previously
held by Torene Svitil, who has been promoted into the Academy’s
Awards Coordinator position.
Thanangadan will oversee all aspects of the prospective member review
process, as well as supervising the invitation and ticketing processes
for the Awards presentation. Most recently Thanangadan was a creative
affairs executive for UFA International.
Svitil joined the Academy staff in 1999. In her new role as Awards Coordinator,
she will oversee the submission and voting processes for several awards
categories, including documentary films, short films, animated features
and foreign language films. The position was previously held by Patrick
Stockstill, who is remaining with the Academy but focusing solely on his
other role as the organization’s historian and statistician.
Loberfeld will be responsible for the gathering, editing and maintaining
of film credits to be used for determining eligibility for Academy Awards
consideration and for integration into the Academy’s credits database.
The position involves extensive research, proofreading and fact checking.
Loberfeld was most recently an entertainment journalist; prior to that
he spent 18 years with Nielsen EDI in various capacities.
The Academy’s staff now numbers over 200, with employees serving
in the organization’s three facilities, the Beverly Hills headquarters
on Wilshire Boulevard, the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study on
La Cienega Boulevard and the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study
on Vine Street in Hollywood.
Editors: Please note that downloadable photos related to this exhibition
are available at http://photos.oscars.org
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