FILE - This June 8, 2012 file photo released by The Producers Guild, shows Producers Guild Association (PGA) President Hawk Koch speaking at the Produced By Conference meeting and pre-party in Culver City, Calif. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has elected producer Hawk Koch as its new president. The group's board of governors elected Koch to its top office Tuesday, July 31, for a one-year-term. He served as first vice president of the film academy last year and has represented its producers branch as a governor for nine years. Koch's credits include "Losing Isaiah," "Gorky Park" and "Source Code." He succeeds film executive Tom Sherak, who served three consecutive terms as president. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision for The Producers Guild)