Jose Luis Borau, the Aragonese film-maker and writer, has been chosen as the new President of the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores -SGAE- (Spanish Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers), replacing the playwright Ana Diosdado, who has held the post for the past six years. Considered one of Spanish cinema’s most prestigious professionals, Borau was head of the Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas (Spanish Film Arts and Sciences Academy) from 1994 to 1999, according to a statement issued by SGAE. SGAE’s new president began his career in the early sixties and, after founding his own production company, El Iman (1967), and made such films as Hay que matar a B. (B. Must Die) (1974) and Furtivos, a drama which won the 1975 "Gold Shell" award from the San Sebastian Film Festival and the best Spanish-language film prize. In addition to titles such as La Sabina (1979), Rio Abajo (On the Line), starring David Carradine and Victoria Abril, Jose Luis Borau received a nomination for the Goya Awards for Tata mia (Dear Nanny) in 1986 and, in 2001, the Best Director Goya award for Leo (2000). Three women vice-presidents SGAE, which currently has more than 88,000 members, manages more than five million musical, theatrical, audiovisual, choreographic, pantomimic, dramatic-musical, ballet, film, documentary, and docudrama works. The new Board of Directors of SGAE chosen today is the result of elections held on June 28, and is made up of 38 authors and publishers. Three vice-presidents were also chosen, posts given to three women: Cristina Hoyos (Stage Arts and Symphonic Music), Marina Rosell (Composers and Songwriters) and Daniela Bose (Publishers).