August 1, 2012
For those who may have missed it, take a few minutes to read Nikki Finke’s lengthy insider look at the non-campaigning campaign and unexpected twists that ultimately brought producer Hawk Koch the presidency of the Motion Picture Academy, despite the ardent objections of some of his colleagues on the AMPAS Board of Governors. Koch’s election overnight came after seven months of outreach, the departure of three-term president Tom Sherak and the death of much-loved former president Frank Pierson. Where Koch takes the Academy, if really anywhere in his tenure (because of Board of Governors’ term limits, he’ll only be eligible to serve one year), will be interesting to watch in an era of so much flux for the film business. Read the entire lengthy saga here: http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/motion-picture-academys-president-is-behind-the-scenes-with-nikki-finke/ 

For those who may have missed it, take a few minutes to read Nikki Finke’s lengthy insider look at the non-campaigning campaign and unexpected twists that ultimately brought producer Hawk Koch the presidency of the Motion Picture Academy, despite the ardent objections of some of his colleagues on the AMPAS Board of Governors.

Koch’s election overnight came after seven months of outreach, the departure of three-term president Tom Sherak and the death of much-loved former president Frank Pierson. Where Koch takes the Academy, if really anywhere in his tenure (because of Board of Governors’ term limits, he’ll only be eligible to serve one year), will be interesting to watch in an era of so much flux for the film business.

Read the entire lengthy saga here: http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/motion-picture-academys-president-is-behind-the-scenes-with-nikki-finke/ 

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