The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has elected four new governors in its branch elections ‘ one of which will oversea the short film and animated feature branch.
Bill Kroyer will join John Lasseter and Carl Bell ‘ neither of whom was up for election this year ‘ as governors of the branch. An animation director, Kroyer’s credits include directing the animated Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, visual effects on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and writing and character design on Click and Clack’s As the Wrench Turns.
Also new to the academy’s governor ranks are James D. Bissell, Art Directors Branch; Lynne Littman, Documentary; and Robert G. Friedman, Public Relations.
A tie in the directors branch between candidates Gil Cates and Edward Zwick will lead to a runoff, with ballots due back from Directors Branch members by July 29.
Re-elected to their posts are incumbents Caleb Deschanel, Cinematographers Branch; Rob Epstein, Documentary; Tom Sherak, Executives; Mark Goldblatt, Film Editors; Bruce Broughton, Music; Mark Johnson, Producers; Kevin O’Connell, Sound; Bill Taylor, Visual Effects; and James L. Brooks, Writers.
Governors who were not up for reelection this year are: Annette Bening and Henry Winkler, Actors Branch; Rosemary Brandenburg and Jeffrey Kurland, Art Directors; Owen Roizman and Vilmos Zsigmond, Cinematographers; Martha Coolidge and Curtis Hanson, Directors; Richard Pearce, Documentary; Jim Gianopulos and Robert Rehme, Executives; Dede Allen and Donn Cambern, Film Editors; Leonard Engelman, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists; Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton, Music; Kathleen Kennedy and Hawk Koch, Producers; Sid Ganis and Marvin Levy, Public Relations; Carl Bell and John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Animation; Curt Behlmer and Don Hall, Sound; Craig Barron and Richard Edlund, Visual Effects; and Frank Pierson and Phil Robinson, Writers.
