The Cinema Audio Society has its new board of directors and officers. Peter Kurland, who quit the Movie Academy last year over its plan to cut Best Sound and seven other categories from the live Oscarcast, was elected president of CAS, replacing Karol Urban.
VP Steve Venezia, Secretary Frank Morrone and Treasurer Lee Orloff were re-elected to their respective posts. The 2023 CAS Board of Directors includes Lindsey Alvarez, David Bondelevitch, Willie D.
Burton, Devendra Cleary, Mark Fishman, Tom Fleischman, Sara Glaser, Melissa S. Hofmann, Doc Kane, Sherry Klein, Richard Lightstone, Christian P.
Minkler, Phillip W. Palmer, Stephen A. Tibbo and Mark Ulano. “Our art form deserves elevation within our community of the world’s best filmmakers,” Kurland said in a statement, “and I am dedicated to that goal.” Kurland has worked in sound production for more than 35 years, including all of the Coen brothers’ films.
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