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EditFest NY Returns to New York City June 10 - 11

EditFest NY, the east coast version of American Cinema Editor’s successful EditFest series, (launched in June 2009 at The Director’s Guild Theater in Manhattan) is returning June 10 - 11, 2011. EditFest NY is presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop).  Over the course of the weekend, EditFest NY will present some of the best known and highly regarded east coast film editors who turned out to mingle, mentor, and present. Last year's event kicked off with an industry insider’s view of how to break into the editing business.  The panel was followed by an opening night gala, a wall-to-wall party where panelists from every EditFest NY panel mingled with rapt attendees.  The second day of panels of editors from genres including television, documentary, comedy and feature films. 
 

Cutting Commentary - From The Guild

After opening remarks by Randy Roberts, ACE, President of American Cinema Editors, the DGA Theatre in New York took on a hushed tone as the second annual East Coast EditFest got underway June 11.  The reason was that the organization remembered on of it's own; Karen Schmeer, ACE.  Lucia Small, both a close friend and a client of Schmeer's editing skills, stood up to talk about the young editor whose life ended earlier this year from a tragic hit-and-run accident near her home in Manhattan.  

EditFest - The New York Screenwriting Life

I met one of my professional heroes today -- film editor Thelma Schoonmaker.

She was a guest panelist at EditFest NY this weekend. The seminar took place at the Director's Guild of America in Manhattan.  What is EditFest? It's two days of information, education and networking with some of the best editors in the movie and television industry today.  It's presented by American Cinema Editors(ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop.

Dates Announced For EditFest NY 2010

EditFest NY, the east coast version of American Cinema Editor’s successful EditFest series, launched last June at The Director’s Guild Theater inManhattan is returning June 11-12, 2010.  EditFestNY is presented by American Cinema Editors(ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop). Over the course of the weekend, EditFestNY will present some of the best known and highly regarded east coast film editors who turned out to mingle, mentor, and present.  Last year's event kicked off with an industry insider’s view of how to break into the editing business.  The panel was followed by an opening night gala, a wall-to-wall party where panelists from every EditFest NY panel mingled with rapt attendees. The second day of panels of editors from genres including television, documentary, comedy and feature films.

Cutting Comments from EditFest NY

Over a mid-June weekend at New York's DGA Theatre the American Cinema Editors (ACE) hosted EditFest co-sponsored with Editors Guild and Avid.  

Moderating a Panel at EditFest NY

Moderating a Panel at EditFest NY

EditFest LA was launched with great success last year by ACE (American Cinema Editors) – the honorary guild for editors – and this year they decided to have EditFest NY on June 12th and 13th at the Directors Guild Theater. This was the first event of its kind: two incredible days of panel discussions where many of the most respected and well-known editors analyzed their work and careers for an eager audience of up-and-coming filmmakers.

Editors on Getting That First (Paying?) Gig

Editors on Getting That First (Paying?) Gig

he first ACE EditFest New York kicked off tonight at the Directors Guild Theater in New York

MEWShop Welcomes Editor John Gilroy

Manhattan Edit Workshop is proud to welcome film editor John Gilroy as Artist in Residence for our upcoming September Six Week Art of Editing Intensive. 

Opening the Editing Vault

The editor is one of the many heroes of moviemaking who are underappreciated by mass audiences.  That means discriminating cinephiles who want the low down on their favorite choppers often find themselves with no way of getting the goods.

MEWShop is Jazzed about Editor Alan Heim

Recently, Manhattan Edit Workshop was honored to present Academy Award winning editor and ACE President Alan Heim to a packed house of colleagues, cutters and film buffs at the Helen Mills Theater in Chelsea