Paul Hunter – The Nut Job *WINNER*
Jason Cohen, Simon Box – Oh No! It’s an Alien Invasion, Brainlius 3,4,5 / Diary Drama
Pete Watson, Melanie MacDonald, Jon Hutton – Napkin Man, Ep 108 Just Me in the Tree / Try-share-a-tops
Dan Lee, Jamie Ebata – The Day My Butt Went Psycho, Episode 13
Kurt Skyers, John Logan – Sidekick, Episode 48
Mark Ratzlaff – Blood Relative *WINNER*
Roland Schlimme, Roderick Deogrades – The Ghosts in Our Machine
Anne Feldman, Jamie Cussen – Amin Amir
David Kazala – Derby Crazy Love
Jonathan Mathew, Nick Zacharkiw – Unclaimed
Erin Deck – Sunday Punch *WINNER*
Bryan Atkinson – Hole
Paul Day, CCE – Method
Kirby Jinnah – Shamed
Richard Mandin – The Archivist
Giorgio Saturnino, Michael Esteves – Jonathan Toews, Every Picture Tells a Story *WINNER*
Jay Tipping – Chopped Canada, The Proof is in the Pudding
Giorgio Saturnino, Michael Esteves – Offbeat Roads Danakil Diaries, Ep 1 Is It Over Yet?
Guy Georgeson, Mark Westberg – Income Property, Ep 7105 Nicole & Michelle
Katie Chipperfield, Neil Sitka – Close Encounters, Ep 108 Nuclear Reaction
Jay Prychidny – The Next Step, Ep 30 Winner Takes All
Gordon Thorne, CCE – Degrassi, Ep 1337 Believe Pt 1
Jason Irvine – Degrassi, Ep 1240 The Time of My Life Pt 2
Craig Webster, CCE – Satisfaction, Ep 106 First Contact
Duncan Christie – Satisfaction, Ep 107 Janet
Michael Doherty, CCE – Darknet, Episode 101 *WINNER*
Jason Leaver – Out With Dad, Dining In & Out
Mike Donis – Pete Winning and the Pirates, The Pursuit of the Pathfinder
Ian Macleod – Polaris, Episode 2
Jon Anctil – World War Geek, Ep 108 It’s All Fun and Games Part 2
Stephen Lawrence, CCE – Orphan Black, Episode 103 *WINNER*
Teresa De Luca, CCE – 19-2, Deer
D. Gillian Truster – Orphan Black, Unconscious Selection
Mike Lee, CCE – Copper, Ep 205 A Morning Song
Jamie Alain – Continuum, Second Guess
Gareth C. Scales, CCE – What Remains *WINNER*
Jamie Alain – Flowers in the Attic
Gordon Rempel, CCE – Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story
Jamie Alain – Delete, Night 1
Ellen Fine – Bunks
Matthew Hannam – Enemy *WINNER*
Jorge Weisz – Empire of Dirt
Jeanne Slater – Evangeline
Aaron Marshall – The Colony
Duff Smith – The Husband
Walter Woodman, Ryerson University – Noah
Ray Savaya, Sheridan College – Walk the Moon
Mark Fifield, Humber College – Rosbilt
Daniel Haack, Ryerson University – Bridges
Angelica Falco, Sheridan College – Anatomy of a Sunbeam
Debra Karen became interested in film when she took an elective course in Cinema at Dawson College in Montreal which was taught by Larry Kent. While studying, she was hired as a second assistant editor to work at Cinepix on their production of Across This Land with Stompin’ Tom Connors.
When that film finished she remained at Cinepix working on hundreds of commercials for the films they distributed while finishing her education at night and during summer “holidays”, graduating in Communication Arts, magna cum laude.
“Editing was a career choice that meant everything to me”, Debra says. “There was always something to learn, puzzles to solve and new challenges to be faced. For someone who loves movies, it is the best career choice. The editor tells the story of the film in a way that is appropriate to the story. Does the scene call for shock or suspense? Should the editing be invisible or aggressive? The editor makes every person on a film, whether in front of the camera or behind, look good. I can’t think of a better profession.”
Her credits at Cinepix included Bill Fruet’s Death Weekend, Eddie Matalon’s Blackout, Ivan Reitman’s Meatballs, Larry Kent’s Yesterday and J. Lee Thompson’s Happy Birthday to Me.
Debra worked on many Canadian and American TV movies and miniseries, working with directors including Philip Saville, George Kaczender, Pierre Gang, Simon Wincer and Tim Southam. Her association with Joseph Sargent was the most productive and included eight TV movies and miniseries including: Day One starring Brian Dennehy and David Strathairn; The Incident starring Walter Matthau; Ivory Hunters starring John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini and James Earl Jones; Mandela and de Klerk starring Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine; Streets of Laredo starring James Garner and Sissy Spacek; and Salem Witch Trials starring Kirstie Alley, Henry Czerny, Alan Bates, Peter Ustinov and Shirley MacLaine.
Debra is an icon of this industry – literally… hers is the face of Cronenberg’s Shivers. Debra currently resides with her husband, Michael in Hudson, Québec.