Cathy Gulkin, CCE
You are Here
Jonathan Dowler, Michael Tersigni, CCE, Gloria Tong, Owin Lambeck (Plus 2 other editors)
The Amazing Race Canada: Just a Beaver Hero
Sarah Taylor has 3 nominations, Brenda Terning has 2 nominations and Krystal Moss and Ken Filewych, CCE each have 1 nomination.
Good luck!
Sarah Taylor (plus 1 other editor)
Caution: May Contain Nuts – “Sexy Bigfoot Alien Chef’
Sarah Taylor
The Suburbanight
Ken Filewych, CCE
Heartland – “A Fine Balance”
Sarah Taylor
Fast Horse
Brenda Terning
Equus: Story of the Horse – “Origins”
Krystal Moss & Brenda Terning
Equus: Story of the Horse – “Chasing the Wind”
We had the honour of presenting the Best Editing Award. The winner of the Editing Award was Jason Karman of the film Lionhood.
Jason Karman is a Vancouver-based screenwriter and director whose 16 short films have screened internationally at festivals including the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival, and Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent at Clermont-Ferrand.
Graduating in 2003 with honours in Cinematography from Capilano College, Jason has worked in documentaries, dramas, thrillers and dance on screen.
In 2011, Jason received the Gerry Brunet Memorial Award at Vancouver Queer Film Festival for I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, and in 2015 was recipient of the Jury Choice Award at Reel Pride Winnipeg for KIMCHI FRIED DUMPLINGS.
He is the 2016 recipient of the James Lee Foundation Scholarship and the 2018 Normand Bouchard Memorial Bursary.
Simone Smith
Firecrackers
Richard Comeau, CCE
Stockholm
Graham Withers
Transformer
Dave Kazala, CCE
Dolphin Man
Duncan Christie
Mary Kills People: Fatal Flaw
D. Gillian Truster, CCE
Anne with an E: Protest Against Any Absolute Conclusion
Matthew Anas
Cardinal: Blackfly Season
Paul Winestock, CCE
Blood and Water: 201
Brenda Terning & Krystal Moss
Equus: Story of the Horse – Chasing the Wind
Cathy Gulkin, CCE
You are Here
Michael Tersigni, CCE, Jonathan Dowler, Gloria Tong, Owin Lambeck (Plus 2 other editors)
The Amazing Race Canada: Just a Beaver Hero
Jonathan Dowler, Baun Mah, Ryan Monteith, Mike Scott, Andrew Gurney, Seth Poulin, Michael Tersigni, CCE, Jordan Crute, Owin Lambeck (Plus 9 other editors)
Big Brother Canada: Finale
Michael Tersigni, CCE, Ryan Monteith, Mike Scott, Elianna Borsa
Top Chef Canada: Double Overtime
Jonathan Eagan
Workin’ Moms: 2005
Mike Fly (plus 3 other editors)
Baroness von Sketch Show: Is that you Karen?
This week the CCE held three Holiday Parties (unfortunately due to province wide power outages, we had to postpone our Halifax Event).
On Wednesday night Edmonton and Vancouver held their events. By all accounts everyone had a great time!
Last night Toronto held its Holiday Social and it was hosted by Eggplant Picture and Sound. Over 70 were in attendance.
Thank you to Eggplant for being wonderful hosts!
Toronto
Eggplant Picture and Sound has generously offered to host our Toronto Members Holiday Social. They will provide tasty snacks and a variety of beverages. As this is a sponsored event by Eggplant, it will be for members only.
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Edmonton
This year, the CCE is joining forces with ESIO, APPA and FAVA to host a Holiday Party in Edmonton! From 4 – 5 pm – Simon Trafford from Social Lite will provide an interactive presentation on Guaranteeing the Successful Launch of Your Video Game or Film Production.
And from 5 – 8(ish) there will be networking, live entertainment and appetizers along with a cash bar.
50/50 draw in support of the Food Bank.
Roderick Deogrades
Silas
Silas
Christopher Donaldson, CCE
The Handmaid’s Tale, Episode 102, Birth Day
The Handmaid’s Tale, Episode 102, Birth Day
My EditFest 2018 experience began with a message from a friend attending the 2018 Canadian Cinema Editors Awards. Unable to go this year, I had nonetheless bought a ticket for the annual raffle.
“Hey. You won a trip to LA,” from Greg. “That’s crazy,” from me.
And so, it was on. The American Cinema Editors’ EditFest 2018 took place on Saturday August 25th in Burbank at the Main Theatre on the Walt Disney Studios campus. After flying into Los Angeles on Friday evening, I arrived at the event in time Saturday morning to catch the “warmup act,” a presentation from Blackmagic Design on the latest iteration of DaVinci Resolve. I imagine most CCE members are familiar with the constantly evolving colour grading and (more recently) editing software. As much as I like a good tech presentation, I was eager for the panel discussions to get under way, featuring a cross section of editors from the film and television industries
The celebration of our craft that is EditFest was introduced by Stephen Rivkin, president of the American Cinema Editors. Some members will remember Stephen appearing at a CCE event in Toronto a few years back where he discussed his role as editor of Avatar.
Following his EditFest introduction, he handed the stage over to the first panel discussion Subtitled “Editors discuss their personal experiences and challenges in the cutting room,” “Small Screen, Big Picture” was moderated by Margot Nack a strategic business developer for Adobe Pro’s film & TV market in LA.
Editors from different genres, the panelists included Peter Beyt, ACE (multicam sitcom), Jacques Gravett, ACE (TV drama), Tim Porter (Game of Thrones) and Meaghan Wilbur (comedy specials).
It must be noted that all the editors have worked in several genres during their careers and were talking about their recent areas of speciality.
As the discussion’s subtitle suggests, the talk was wide ranging and highlighted the differences and commonalities among the panelists’ daily editing work. Mostly free of controversy, I took note of the lighthearted back and forth about the degree of difficulty and challenge each editor felt was typical of their particular projects.
“You single-camera-scripted guys have it easy!”
The common theme being how each editor’s passion for their career and creative contributions overrides any of the day-to-day challenges that present themselves.
Based on description in the EditFest 2018 agenda, “The Extended Cut” was a session I was seriously looking forward to. In these days of increased focus on workplace mental and physical health, the “How to survive and thrive in editorial” subtitle was a topic tease that promised some enlightenment and perspective. The panel was made up of editors of diverse ages and backgrounds, but a generally common understanding of the environment needed to foster creative and effective editing.
Lillian Benson is a thirty veteran, who has edited across many genres and was the first African-American female member of ACE. In addition to currently editing the third season of Chicago Med, Lillian serves on the Board of Directors of ACE.
Zack Arnold, in addition to his numerous film and TV credits, founded and runs Optimize Yourself. Optimize Yourself comprises a number of resources designed to offer his fellow post production professionals a roadmap to improved mental and physical health. This effort grew out of Zack’s own struggles with job burnout and the resulting issues that arose.
Carol Littleton’s impressive 40-year career includes collaborations with directors Lawrence Kasdan, Jonathan Demme, Robert Benton among others.
Her multiple award-winning career and distinguished service with the Editors Guild, ACE and AMPAS, provided her with an excellent vantage point to contribute to this discussion of the desire for the betterment of the working lives of editors.
Andrew Seklir rounded out the panel and brought direct attention to the recently published Best Practices Guide for Post-Production. This is a guidebook produced by the American Cinema Editors aimed at improving the working lives of its members. Andrew is a multi-award winning and nominated editor. He is also a producer and director. While the Best Practices guide seems on the surface to be a “pie in the sky” wish list, I think it’s value for me was simply a reminder of how far we have come as a profession, and more importantly how far we have to go to achieve the respect and consideration of our employers, when it comes to working conditions. Whether cutting corporate videos or big budget motion pictures, as editors we have more in common than we differ in our professional lives.
Andrew, the other panelists and moderator Matt Feury (Avid, Director of Product Marketing) all contributed to a lively and enlightening discussion. For me one of the more important messages to come from all participants was, don’t be afraid to walk away from a bad situation. Go with your gut and always make your health and well-being a priority in service of a long and creatively satisfying career.
After lunch, EditFest continued with “Inside The Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen.” Bobbie is an Emmy nominated editor, writer and film historian and lecturer. Her guest for the one-on-one conversation on stage was editor Tatiana Riegel.
Tatiana was recently nominated for a Best Editing Academy Award for the film I, Tonya. Their conversation covered Tatiana’s entry into the world of film editing through her extensive collaboration with director Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl and I, Tonya) and other notable producers and directors.
As a window into one editor’s creative process and relationships, the conversation was both illuminating and entertaining.
“The Lean Forward Moment” was the final panel discussion of EditFest and focused on the ACE Internship Program. The panel was moderated by Norman Hollyn, a long-time film, television and music editor. Norman is a Full Professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. The panelists were all former ACE interns and working film and television editors. Not surprisingly, they all spoke in support of the intern program and gave personal anecdotes, as well as identifying the films that inspired them to pursue the careers they now enjoy.
The panel was comprised of Mark Hartzel (True Blood), Joi McMillon (Moonlight), Shoshanah Tanzer (The Catch) and Julia Wong (X-Men: The Last Stand). An interesting session that highlighted the way in which organizations like ACE and others can give back and inspire the next generation of editors.
To summarize, my EditFest 2018 experience was fantastic. Many thanks to the Canadian Cinema Editors for offering this prize through the awards night raffle. My good luck in the draw led to a wonderful chance to commune with an enthusiastic group of fellow editors. Special thanks to Alison Dowler of the CCE for getting my trip organized and booked.
Paul Hunter & Lesley Mackay Hunter – The Nut Job 2 *WINNER*
Annellie Samuel – Magic School Bus, Rides Again: Space Mission Selfie
Dan Lee, Noah Yates & Doug Appeldoorn – Wishfart: We Can Eat Sand/We Are Cheetah Face
Pete Watson, CCE, Jon Hutton & Vish Hansa – Napkin Man: Go With The Flow
Stephanie Duncan, Jason Cohen & Lee Maund – Hotel Transylvania: Adventures in Vampiresitting
Thom Smalley – Prince’s Tale *WINNER*
Alan Flett – Inseparable: Ten Years Joined At The Head
Katie Chipperfield – NUUCA: Field of Vision
Luke Sargent – The Love Songs of Oedipus Rex
Tiffany Beaudin – On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi
Andres Landau – Unarmed Verses *WINNER*
Cathy Gulkin, CCE – In The Name of Your Daughter
Eamonn O’Connor – My Enemy, My Brother
Jean-Denis Rouette – Shut Up And Say Something
Hart Snider & J.R. Mackie – I Am Heath Ledger
Mike Banas, CCE – It’s Not What you Know *WINNER*
Alexander Farah & Paolo Kalalo – Cypher
Holly Pavlik – The Ultimate Thief
Lisa Jane Robison, CCE – The Black Ghiandola
Maureen Grant – L’Audition
Greg Ng – The Wrestlers: The Next Wave of Mexican Luchadores *WINNER*
Cathy Gulkin, CCE & Paul Winestock, CCE – We Are Canada: Ep5
James Yates – Arctic Secrets: Rhythm of the Bay
Rob Chandler – Mayday Season 17: Ep4 Explosive Proof
Steven Budd & Ben Kaplan – Tattoo Age: Ed Hardy
Lauren Brandon – The Next Step – The Off Season: Riley’s Dance *WINNER*
Ashley Brook, Josef Beeby & Kyle Cucco – Canadiana: The Bizarre History of O’Canada
Lisa Barley – Backstage: Studio Pass – Montreal
Simone Smith – That’s My DJ: The Finale
Thom Smalley – Played: Ep06 Level Up
Al Manson, Jonathan Dowler, Andrew Gurney, Baun Mah, Mike Scott, Kyle Martin & Seth Poulin – Top Chef Canada: All Stars (Ep5059 Lock It Up! It’s the Finale!) *WINNER*
Allan Hughes, Miles Davren & Jared Bryer – Masterchef Canada (Ep408 – Auberge Anniversary)
Cynthia Flengeris, Michael Tersigni, Kyle Martin & Jonathan Dowler – Top Chef Canada: All Stars (Ep5050 All-Stars Assemble)
Michael Tersigni, Jonathan Dowler, Kyle Martin & Cynthia Flengeris – Top Chef Canada: All Stars (p5056 Ice Cream, You Scream, All Aboard!)
Michael Tersigni, Jonathan Dowler, Wesley Finucan, Cynthia Flengeris, David Yenovkian & Clare Elson – The Amazing Race Canada (Ep501 Who Wants To Be The Python?)
Daniel Benoit – Animal (Centennial College)
Daniel Shpuntov & Alex Xiao – Tempest (Ryerson University)
Ellora Dela Fuente – Perception (Sheridan College)
Emily Stranges & Brett Sherman – An Art Ting (Ryerson University)
Joanna Su – Fermata (Humber School of Media Studies & Information Technologies)
Trevor Ambrose, CCE – Schitt’s Creek: Singles Week *WINNER*
Aren Hansen – Kim’s Convenience: Ep210 Janet’s Boyfriend
Ehren Davis & Dean Soltys – Mr.D: Ep 711 Insiders Look
Gordon Rempel, CCE – Mech-X4 (Vs the Dark Night)
Robert de Lint – Kim’s Convenience: Ep213 A Handy Graduation
Lisa Grootenboer, CCE – Mary Kills People: The Means *WINNER*
Daniel Sadler – Cardinal: Blackfly Season – Red
Duncan Christie – Mary Kills People: Fatal Flaw
Matthew Anas – Cardinal: Blackfly Season – Toof
Ron Wisman SR, CCE – Flint
Wendy Hallam Martin, CCE – The Handmaid’s Tale: Late *WINNER*
Aaron Marshall – Vikings: Moments of Vision Ep510
Christopher Donaldson, CCE – The Handmaid’s Tale: Birth Day
D. Gillian Truster, CCE – Anne: Remorse is the Poison of Life Ep106
Jay Prychidny, CCE – Orphan Black: To Right the Wrongs of Many
Isabelle Malenfant, CCE – Pieds nus dans l’aube *WINNER*
Chris Mutton & Erin Gulas – Luba
Duff Smith – Sweet Virginia
Jane MacRae & Kye Meechan – 22 Chaser
Michael Pierro – Room For Rent
Starting his career in 1970, master documentary editor Steve Weslak, CCE, remembers that working in the tiny film community of the era felt more like being in a garage rock band, rather than the mature industry that we have today. Almost five decades later he is still a vital part of the documentary scene, editing feature docs for HBO, BBC, PBS, NFB and all the major Canadian broadcasters. His editing assignments on international co-productions have taken him around the world, from Sydney, Australia to London, England. Along the way he’s been privileged to work with many outstanding directors such as Ric Bienstock, Alex Gibney, Larry Weinstein and Barbara Willis Sweete.
Steve’s 2015 year saw him win both a Canadian Screen Award for “Best Picture Editing in a Documentary” for Our Man in Tehran as well as the Black Dolphin award in Cannes for editing the HBO feature Tales From the Organ Trade—the only editing prize awarded from the 725 entrants at the Dolphin Film Festival. He’s been a six-time Gemini award nominee and a number of the films he’s edited, such as The Planets, Empire of the Word, and Deadly Currents, have won awards at home and internationally, including an International Emmy for Concerto. Perhaps the most important and enduring impact that he’s had on Canada’s industry is through his mentorship. Steve loves to work with first-time filmmakers, sharing what he has learned over the decades. Throughout the years he has also helped many of his editing assistants graduate into fulltime professional editors.
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