August 16, 2006
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CONTACT:  Leslie Unger - (310) 247-3090
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Sid Ganis Re-elected
President of Academy

Beverly Hills, CA — Sid Ganis was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (8/15) by the organization’s Board of Governors. This will be his second consecutive term in the office.

In addition, Robert Rehme, an Executives Branch governor and past Academy president, was re-elected first vice president; Music Branch governor Arthur Hamilton was re-elected to a vice president post; Sound Branch governor Donald C. Rogers was elected to a vice president post; Actors Branch governor Tom Hanks was elected treasurer and Actors Branch governor Kathy Bates was re-elected secretary.

Ganis is now in his 20th year as a governor representing the Public Relations Branch. He founded Out of the Blue…Entertainment, which is housed on the Sony lot, in 1996. The company’s “Akeelah and the Bee” was released earlier this year.

Prior to founding Out of the Blue, Ganis held various positions at Sony Pictures, including vice chairman of Columbia Pictures and president of worldwide marketing for Columbia/TriStar Motion Picture Companies. Before joining Sony, Ganis served for five years at Paramount Pictures as president of the motion picture group and before that was the studio’s president of worldwide marketing. Previously, Ganis was senior vice president of Lucasfilm, Ltd.

Academy board members serve three-year terms, while officers serve one-year terms, with a maximum of four consecutive terms in any one office.

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