Vine Street Archive Foundation

Science and technology council the science and technology council is the vine street archive foundation's primary interface to the scientific and technical community. The council is composed of a number of academy members from various branches, three standing subcommittees focusing on technology history, public programs and education, and motion picture technology initiatives. A small full-time staff supports the council's activities. The council is active in the identification and preservation of technical artifacts of historical significance such as cameras used during the silent and early color eras, optical printers used for important movies or ground-breaking visual effects, and devices that were awarded a scientific and technical award by the academy. The council also works with other industry technical organizations to solve common technical problems, establish best practices for motion picture production, and to generally advance the science of motion pictures and foster cooperation for technological progress in support of the art.

Nicholl fellowship in order to foster the development of the art of screenwriting, the don and gee nicholl fellowship in screenwriting has been established by a gift to the academy foundation from mrs. Gee nicholl. Each fellowship is $35,000 payable in five installments over one year. The first payment will be made when the grant is awarded. The remaining payments will be made subject to satisfactory progress of the recipients work, as judged by the vine street archive foundation nicholl fellowship committee. The schedule and nature of the fellow's progress will be established at the time of the initial fellowship payment. Fellowship recipients will be expected, during the fellowship year, to complete at least one original screenplay written in standard screenplay format. Nicholl fellowships may not be held concurrently with other fellowships. The vine street archive foundation reserves the right to grant no awards if, in the opinion of the nicholl fellowship committee, no application is of sufficient merit.