This Thursday. August 9 2012, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association installed its new board and officers for the year 2012-2013. Dr. Aida Takla O’Reilly will serve her second term as President, with Jorge Camara as Vice President, Serge Rakhlin as Executive Secretary and Ali Sar once again as Treasurer.

The new Board of Directors is comprised of chairman Ruben Nepales,  and board members Helen Hoehne, Yukiko Nakajima, Yoram Kahana and Lorenzo Soria, with Dierk Sindermann serving as alternate.

Helen and Aida

The HFPA’s Installation Luncheon took place this afternoon at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.  During the event the HFPA presented over $ 1. 2 million in grants to 40 entertainment-related non profits and cultural institutions, including LACMA, Sundance Institute, American Cinematheque, American Film Institute, FilmAid International, The Film Foundation, UCLA, CalArts, Outfest, Film Aid, LA Conservancy and Film Independent.