Panelists and Participants for EditFest NY

EditFest NY is presented in cooperation with ACE, the honorary society of motion picture and television editors. A number of the most honored editors have confirmed their participation, and more are expected.

New Art of Documentary Class

This five-day hands-on workshop taught by Mewshop owner Josh Apter, explores  techniques of documentary editing - from the creative decisions that make a good story great, to established workflow methods for picture and sound that every editor should know.

EditFest NY Sponsorship Opportunities

EditFest NY Sponsorship Opportunities

EditFest NY - coming June 12th & 13th - is an unique educational and networking event that brings the most sought-after editors straight from the cutting room directly to the audience. Presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), EditFest NY will deliver vital insight into the role and process of the editor as a critical part of any creative team

Manhattan Edit Workforce Launches

MEWShop is constantly looking for new ways to connect students and employers. To this end, we‘re launching a new program. We call it Manhattan Edit Workforce.

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. 

Post Production's Art School

In 2002, Josh Apter was a freelance Avid editor who also had a few private training clients on the side, a couple of whom were keen on learning Final Cut Pro.  "There was always this notion in my head that knowing both programs was going to be an important thing for an editor," he recalls.  Apter guessed correctly, for today, Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEW) is thriving as both an Apple authorized training center and an Avid authorized education center, and has just built out its new 2,600-square-foot headquarters at 80 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. 

Manhattan Edit Workshop's Certified Training Goes Retail With B&H Photo and Video

New York, NY: Manhattan Edit Workshop, New York's premier film/video editing school, extends their signature certified training to the retail outlet, B&H Photo Video.

Manhattan Edit Workshop and HD Expo: Pushing The Boundaries

HD EXPO comes to NYC after seven successful years establishing itself as the premiere trade show, education, and community event for the content creation industry. 

The Secret Passion of Curtiss Clayton

On a chilly evening this past Februrary, the Motion Picture Editors Guild and training center Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEW) present an evening with noted independent film editor Curtiss Clayton.

MEWShop Releases Artist in Residence Podcast to Worldwide Audience through Audible.com

As part of MEWShop’s signature Six Week Art of Editing course, award winning editors act as Artist in Residence – where they curate a selection of films to be viewed and analyzed throughout the workshop and offer insight and advice about the editing profession.  Each six week program then closes with an invitation only discussion, about their craft and body of work. “This one night only event is the most popular events we do”, says Josh Apter, “The audience varies, from novices to seasoned post production veterans.  And without fail, we end up turning people away at the door.”

MEWShop’s Got the Right Stuff

Manhattan Edit Workshop was proud to have Stephen Rotter as Artist in Residence for its latest Six Week Course. 

Editor Curtiss Clayton Comes To MEW

Manhattan Edit Workshop is proud to welcome Curtiss Clayton as the Six Week Intensive's first Artist in Residence of 2008.

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

Thursday With Carol

On a wintry Thursday evening in late February, Carol Littleton, ACE spoke to a crowd of more than 50 filmmakers at the New York Editors Guild office.  In her presentation, the then Artist-in-Residence at the Manhattan Edit Workshop--who is a former President of the Guild and currently the organization's Vice President--described techniques of creating character and thematic introductions in her films.