The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its fall programming lineup this week for both Los Angeles and New York. Kicking off the season will be a special 10th anniversary presentation of Walt Disney Animation Studio’s The Princess and the Frog in Beverly Hills — with stellar voice talent and creative leads from the film joining the celebration — on September 5. Of course, the Student Academy Awards ceremony will reveal the medal placements on October 17 .
The fall slate will highlight two new programming series. The Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library created a new speaker series, Words on Film, that invites writers and filmmakers to discuss their work and their creative and research processes with the public in a casual, dynamic way. Animation admirers should check out the Nov. 14 tribute to graphic designer Saul Bass. In addition, the Academy presents the inaugural Robert Osborne Celebration of Classic Film, a new series funded by the Robert Osborne Estate designed to return classic films to the big screen for new audiences.
A full schedule and tickets for the screenings can be found here: oscars.org/events.
’The Princess and the Frog’ 10th Anniversary | September 5, 7:30 p.m. PT
Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills
Hosted by Quvenzhané Wallis. Featuring a live performance by Anika Noni Rose (voice of Tiana) and musicians Kenny Sara & the Sounds of New Orleans. With director Ron Clements, producer Peter Del Vecho, screenwriter Rob Edwards, voice actors Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley and Jenifer Lewis, composer Randy Newman, effects animation supervisor Marlon West and character animator Bruce W. Smith.
46th Student Academy Awards | October 17 – 7:30 p.m. PT
Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills
The winning student filmmakers will receive their medal placements – gold, silver, bronze – in seven award categories. Gold medal-winning films will be screened after the ceremony.
2019 SAA finalists: Animation (Domestic Film Schools) Aviv Mano, Game Changer (Ringling College of Art and Design); Kalee McCollaum, Grendell (Brigham Young University); Emre Okten, Two (University of Southern California); Liukaidi Peng, CRUNCH (School of Visual Arts); Sanghyun Kim, Misguided (Ringling College of Art and Design); Trilina Mai, Push (California State University – Long Beach); Asher Horowitz, why z? (School of Visual Arts). Animation (International Film Schools) Veronica Solomon, Love Me, Fear Me (Film University Babelsberg, Germany); Mohamad Houhou, The Ostrich Politic (Gobelins, l’école de l’image, France); Daria Kashcheeva, Daughter (FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic)
Words on Film: A Tribute to Saul Bass | November 14 – 7:30 p.m. PT
Margaret Herrick Library, Beverly Hills
A discussion with individuals who worked with the late graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, designer of iconic film title sequences including Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, Spartacus and Casino. Featuring a display of original materials from the Saul Bass papers preserved at the Margaret Herrick Library.
Tickets for Los Angeles-based events are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid I.D. and will be available online at Oscars.org.
