Presented in English / Atelier en anglais
Join us on May 13th for an in depth conversation with award winning editors Pauline Decroix, Maureen Grant, CCE and Ben Allan. We’ll talk about the art of crafting a great comedy web series in the edit, discussing their experiences editing HOW TO FAIL AS A POPSTAR, I HATE PEOPLE, PEOPLE HATE ME and LESS THAN KOSHER.
This event will be moderated by Craig Macintosh.
What to Watch:
HOW TO FAIL AS A POPSTAR: CBC Gem
I HATE PEOPLE, PEOPLE HATE ME: CBC Gem
LESS THAN KOSHER: Highball TV
The following bios are available only in the presenting language:
Maureen Grant, CCE, is an award-winning film and television editor based in Toronto. She takes pride in being part of projects that are changing and challenging onscreen representation. Her recent work in feature film includes director Molly McGlynn’s FITTING IN (SXSW ‘23, TIFF ‘23), and director V.T. Nayani’s THIS PLACE (TIFF ‘22). Television credits include STOLEN BY THEIR FATHER, (winner of 2022 DGC Awards Best Editing in Movies for Television and Mini-Series), SORT OF Season 3, and I HATE PEOPLE, PEOPLE HATE ME, for which she received 2024 Canadian Screen Award nominations in their respective categories.
Pauline Decroix is an award-winning Picture Editor based in Toronto with over 20 years of experience in both Canada and France. Since 2009, Pauline has made a name for herself on the Canadian scene. In 2020, Pauline received her first Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing on the documentary ON THE LINE. She recently wrapped working on a few TV series: a new Amazon TV series, BEYOND BLACK BEAUTY, a new CBC limited web series, HOW TO FAIL AS A POPSTAR, for which she was just nominated for Best Editing by the CSA, and finally on season 3 of SON OF A CRITCH.
Ben Lee Allan is a Toronto based editor originally from the U.K. He began by editing documentaries for BBC News. Since then, he has moved on to TV and features. Becoming a CFC graduate from the Editor Lab program of 2018. To date he has edited 10 features. Been nominated at the CCE for best editing for the short TIGRESS. He also cut the series LESS THAN KOSHER which has been nominated for numerous awards including best editing as for this years CSA’s. As well as winning Best series and Best Comedy at the TOW awards.