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Niles Int'l to Handle<br />
Product for Theatres<br />
HOLLYWOOD — Nilcs<br />
International.<br />
Hollywood-based production and distribution<br />
firm, has been formed<br />
by Niles Film<br />
Products, for tbc past<br />
13 years a leading distributor<br />
of 16mm and<br />
8mm films in the nontheatrical<br />
market, it<br />
was announced by<br />
William J. Nagy,<br />
president of NFP.<br />
U.S. and Canadian<br />
distribution rights<br />
W.lliam J. Nagy<br />
have jmt ibeen ac .<br />
quired by the parent company and the new<br />
subsidiary for the theatrical and nontheatrical<br />
distribution of "Schizo," newly completed<br />
feature co-starring John Leyton and<br />
Lvnnc Fredrick. "Schizo" is scheduled to<br />
open in selected areas May 6.<br />
Nagy also is heading the production and<br />
acquisition arm of the company.<br />
Robert T. Saxton, 32-year industry veteran<br />
who once held sales posts at Universal<br />
and RKO-Radio, has been named sales<br />
manager of Niles International.<br />
Nagy said producers will be offered<br />
computerized reports "to ensure a fair and<br />
prompt accounting of grosses" and added<br />
that he has put together a national sales<br />
force representing more than 600 years of<br />
experience with major film companies.<br />
Concurrently, Nagy has formed a second<br />
subsidiary. Niles Entertainment, to market<br />
and distribute a new line of Super 8 films.<br />
Robert D. Siedle has been appointed general<br />
manager.<br />
Niles Entertainment's inventory includes<br />
12 Sherlock Holmes features, co-starring<br />
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce; contemporary<br />
pictures toplining such rock stars as<br />
Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane, and a<br />
selection of W. C. Fields, Our Gang, Popeye<br />
and Superman pictures.<br />
N. B. Releasing Offices<br />
Located in Los Angeles<br />
LOS ANGELES—Ian Morrison, president<br />
of N. B. Releasing, announced that the<br />
company is now headquartered at 10460<br />
Santa Monica Blvd., No. 2, Los Angeles,<br />
Calif. 90025. The firm's telephone number<br />
is (213) 474-0560.<br />
Morrison, through N.B. Releasing, currently<br />
is supervising national distribution<br />
of the youth-oriented "69 Minutes."<br />
Dimension Pictures Adds<br />
'Georgia Road' to Slate<br />
LOS ANGELES—Lawrence H. Woolner.<br />
president of Dimension Pictures, announced<br />
the acquisition of "Bad Georgia<br />
Road" for distribution on the 1977-78 releasing<br />
schedule.<br />
The theatrical feature, which stars Gary<br />
Lockwood and Carol Lynley, was produced,<br />
directed and written by John Broderick.<br />
Friedman Appointed Chief<br />
Of Cinema Snares Ad-Pub<br />
NEW YORK— Arnold Friedman has<br />
been appointed director of advertising,<br />
publicity and promotion for Cinema Shares<br />
International, it was announced by David<br />
Blake, president of the theatrical and TV<br />
distribution company. Friedman's duties<br />
will encompass both divisions, as he is to<br />
report to executive vice-president Mel<br />
Maron, for theatrical services, and executive<br />
vice-president Ken Israel, for TV. Additionally,<br />
he will be responsible for corporate<br />
information and report directly to<br />
Blake.<br />
A 20-year industry veteran, Friedman has<br />
had administrative and creative positions<br />
with Columbia Pictures, United Artists,<br />
Avco Embassy, Metromedia Producers<br />
Corp. and ITC Entertainment. He has been<br />
president of his own advertising-public relations<br />
agency, which included many of the<br />
industry's leading companies as clients.<br />
Coming to CSI, Friedman has resigned<br />
as director of advertising and public relations<br />
for American Media.<br />
Cinema Arts to Represent<br />
Mar Vista Productions<br />
STUDIO CITY—Allan F.<br />
Bodoh, president<br />
of Mar Vista Productions, and Norman<br />
Katz, president of Cinema Arts Associated<br />
Corp., jointly announced that CAAC<br />
has been named worldwide sales representative<br />
for all Mar Vista product.<br />
Cinema Arts will be responsible for all<br />
theatrical, nontheatrical and TV films from<br />
Mar Vista with the exception of "Dogs,"<br />
which presently is in release.<br />
Current and forthcoming Mar Vista features<br />
to be handled by Cinema Arts include<br />
the Henry Fonda-Eileen Brennan starrer,<br />
"The Last of the Cowboys"; "Acapulco<br />
Gold," with Marjoe Gortner; "Good Guys<br />
Wear Black," starring Chuck Norris, which<br />
went into release Friday (15), and "When<br />
You Comin' Back, Red Ryder," now in<br />
preparation for a spring start. Cinema Arts<br />
will represent "Dogs" in foreign territories<br />
only.<br />
Before forming Cinema Arts, Katz was<br />
executive vice-president of Warner Bros.<br />
International. Assisting him on the Mar<br />
Vista account will be Cinema Arts executive<br />
vice-president Frederick L. Hyman.<br />
Ali MacGrow Set to Star<br />
In 'Convoy' for EMI, UA<br />
NEW YORK—Ali MacGraw has been<br />
signed by EMI Films and producer Robert<br />
Sherman to star opposite Kris Kristofferson<br />
in EMI Films' "Convoy," to be directed<br />
by Sam Peckinpah.<br />
The motion picture, to be released by<br />
United Artists in the U.S. and Canada,<br />
will be filmed on location in New Mexico<br />
beginning May 2.<br />
Also topcast in "Convoy," written for<br />
the screen by Bill Norton jr., are Ernest<br />
Borgnine and Burt Young, an Oscar nominee<br />
for the Academy Award winning film<br />
"Rocky."<br />
TEA Conclave Slated<br />
May 8-11 in Tucson<br />
NEW YORK—The sixth annual conference<br />
of the Theatre Equipment Ass'n will<br />
be held in Scottsdale, Ariz., May 8-11, it<br />
was announced by Fraser Neal, president.<br />
Tom Christie and Lynn Shubert are cochairmen<br />
of this year's event. More than<br />
250 members of the theatre equipment<br />
community, representing both manufacturers<br />
and dealers, are expected to be in attendance<br />
at the beautiful Mountain Shadows<br />
Resort facility.<br />
Highlighting the four-day meeting will<br />
be the appearance of Marvin Goldman,<br />
president of NA<strong>TO</strong>, and Henry "Hi" Martin,<br />
president of Universal Pictures. Goldman<br />
will address the assemblage Monday,<br />
May 9, with Martin speaking Tuesday,<br />
May 10.<br />
"The appearances of these two recognized<br />
industry leaders marks the first time<br />
that distribution and exhibition will be able<br />
to address the Theatre Equipment Ass'r<br />
jointly," stated Neal. "With the appearance<br />
of Martin, our membership will have a ran<br />
opportunity to talk on a person-to-persor<br />
basis with one of the most distinguishec<br />
gentlemen in the distribution and produc<br />
tion field."<br />
The Teddy Award, voted to the out<br />
standing manufacturer of the year by th<br />
dealer division of the association, will b<br />
presented at the final-evening banquet Ma,<br />
11.<br />
For further information concerning th,<br />
conference, contact the TEA New Yor<br />
headquarters at 246-6460.<br />
TEA Announces Election<br />
Of Eight New Directors<br />
NEW YORK—Fraser Neal, president <<br />
the Theatre Equipment Ass'n, has ai<br />
nounced the election of eight new membe<br />
to the board of directors of TEA.<br />
Elected from its manufacturing divisk<br />
for a two-year term were: Dick Strau;<br />
Bevelite-Adler, Gardena, Calif.; Phil Jud<br />
Cemcorp, Forest Hill, Md.; Glenn Ber<br />
gren, Schneider Corp. of America, Mine<br />
la, N.Y., and Andy Marglin, Kelmar S\<br />
terns, Huntington, N.Y. They succeed r<br />
tiring directors George Bachar, Jack Ba.<br />
Worth Baird and Lynn Shubert.<br />
Elected to the dealer division, also for?<br />
two-year period, were; Jerry Harrah. I-<br />
cific Theatre Equipment, San Francisi;<br />
Jim Barry, Western Theatrical Equipme,<br />
San Francisco; Chuck Lahti, Minneapts<br />
Theatre Supply, Minneapolis, and Di<br />
Moore, Moore Theatre Equipme.,<br />
Charleston, W. Va. They succeed Anrud<br />
Besse, J. Eldon Peek and L. Phil Wicker<br />
ABC Cash Dividend<br />
NEW YORK—The board of directors^<br />
American Broadcasting Cos. Monday (I)<br />
declared a cash dividend of 25 cents -"'<br />
share on ABC common stock, payable J'K<br />
15 to shareholders of record May 13, 197-<br />
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