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.
Our creative artists have developed their skills on both domestically and internationally funded films and television series. When productions choose to travel to Canada to shoot, they do so as result of attractive tax incentives as well as the knowledge that Canadian crews are both talented and experienced.
We consistently celebrate how many foreign productions film in Canada, yet it is rarely mentioned that a significant percentage of those productions are not edited by Canadians.
Currently, it is unreasonably difficult for Canadian editors to be recognized by foreign producers and directors as candidates that merit serious consideration.
We aim to generate discussion around barriers to employment and encourage change in the policies that have kept Canadian editors from being considered by prominent foreign production companies.
This report is intended as a constructive tool to address these serious issues facing Canadian editors, and we hope it encourages further discussion on the matter.
The Global Opportunities Committee seeks fair access to opportunities for Canadian picture editors in Canada and the world. With the recommendations contained within this document, we aspire to create an environment that will allow Canadian editors to flourish.
The Canadian Cinema Editors (C.C.E.), an organization of post-production professionals dedicated to promoting Canadian editors, recently commissioned a survey to determine:
whether its membership would like to encourage government agencies and unions that represent editors (the DGC in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Atlantic Canada, IATSE in B.C. and Quebec, ACFC in BC, and AQTIS in Quebec) to take a more active role in promoting Canadian editors to foreign producers, directors, and showrunners who film here
whether its membership was interested in pursuing opportunities in foreign markets such as the U.S.
The answer to both questions was an overwhelming yes. While Canada has enjoyed a production boom in major centres, this boom has not extended to Canada’s picture editors. Many of the foreign shows that shoot in Canada choose to edit in Los Angeles or abroad, resulting in lost opportunities for Canadian editors. The survey reflects a strong desire amongst Canadian editors to access those lost opportunities and overcome the many barriers to working on foreign productions.
Canadians edited such critically-acclaimed series as The Handmaid’s Tale, American Gods, Hannibal, Orphan Black, Anne with an E, The Expanse, and Vikings.
In 2018, Canadian editors Wendy Hallam Martin and Julian Clarke won ACE’s (American Cinema Editors) Eddie award for their stellar work on The Handmaid’s Tale. Clarke was nominated for both an Academy Award and a BAFTA for District 9 in 2009.
Quebec editors Maxime Lahaie-Denis, Sylvain Lebel, Véronique Barbe, and Justin Lachance were nominated for an Emmy and an Eddie for their work on Big Little Lies.
In 2012, Toronto editor Don Cassidy won an Emmy for his work on the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. Ron Sanders has been celebrated for his work on such films as A History of Violence and Eastern Promises; Richard Comeau for such films as the Oscar-nominated War Witch; and Mike Munn for the internationally-praised Stories We Tell.
Yet despite these successes, the statistics show that more needs to be done. While other below-the-line departments have flourished, this has not translated to comparable opportunities for editors.
Stephanie Duncan, Joycelyn Poon & Lee Maund – Trucktown: Trucktown Run *WINNER*
Tom Berger – Paw Patrol: Pups Save A Big Bone
Robert Ciasnocha & Simon Box – Fresh Beat Band of Spies: Singing Pirate
Sam Thomson – The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale
Pete Watson & Jon Hutton – Napkin Man: New Shoes
Tiffany Beaudin – Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah *WINNER*
Kathryn Dickson – The Woman Who Joined The Taliban
Mark Holtze – American Lawmen: Melvin Purvis, The Gangbuster
Jason Schneider – Keeping Canada Alive: Ep 1
Sarah Taylor – The Harder I Fight II
Cathy Gulkin, CCE – Guantanamo’s Child *WINNER*
Michèle Hozer, CCE – Sugar Coated
Nick Taylor – Al Purdy was Here
Eamonn O’Connor, Carole Larsen & Sally Blake – The Messenger
Robert Swartz – Hurt
Stéphane Lafleur – O Negative *WINNER*
Jamie Alain, CCE – The Adept
Courtney Goldman – My Viola
Ben Lawrence – I Remember Laura
Michelle Szemberg – Mr Bernstein
Nicolas Wong – We Are Disorderly: Our New Friend *WINNER*
Bryan Atkinson – Riftworld Chronicles: Ep3
Neil Sitka, Joel Shecter, Vitold Vidic & Ian Morehead – How Hard Can It Be
Elad Tzadok – The Drive: Ep 4
Elad Tzadok – The Drive: Ep 7
Neil Sitka & Miles Davren – Vegas Rat Rods: Ep 201 *WINNER*
Jonathan Dowler, James Hebbard & Craig Anderson – Hockey Wives: Ep 106
Duff Smith – Reelside: Ep 103
Kristi Macaulay – Income Property: Ep 9146
Alison Taylor – Open House Overhaul: Ep 1011
Steve Taylor, Michael Tersigni, Anna Bigos & James Osso – The Amazing Race Canada: I Said Straight, You Gorilla *WINNER*
Jonathan Dowler, Ryan Montieth, Baun Mah & Al Manson – Big Brother Canada: Finale
Jorge Parra, Robert Kennedy, Robert Kew & Jeremy Lalonde – Buy It, Fix It, Sell It: Pull the Rug
Brent J. Rubin – Game of Homes: Master Bedroom
Eric Bos – Leader (Sheridan College)
Eric Bos – Lockwood (Sheridan College)
Kevin Horan – Voskhod (Vancouver Film School)
Andriy Koval – As I Like Her (Centennial College)
Chi-Hsin Lui – Reflect (Vancouver Film School)
Harrison Perez – Evan (Humber College)
Rene Seijas Zamboni & Miguel Quintero – Reconnection (Vancouver Film School)
Jorge Parra – Still Standing-Eganville *WINNER*
Jonathan Eagan – What Would Sal Do – Loaves and Fishes
Paul Hart & Paul Hessell – High Valley Home Movie
Jay Prychidny – Lost and Found
Paul Winestock, CCE – Blood Water: Ep 101
Don Cassidy, CCE – Texas Rising *WINNER*
Lara Mazur, CCE – On the Farm
Dona Noga, CCE – Hello It’s Me
Ron Wisman, CCE & Ron Wisman Jr. – Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Ron Wisman, CCE – Anne of Green Gables
Michael Doherty, CCE – Hannibal: Antipasto *WINNER*
Matthew Anas – Orphan Black: Ep 304
Teresa Hannigan, CCE – Saving Hope: All the Pretty Horses
Thomas Joerin, CCE – Remedy II: Day One
Stephen Philipson, CCE – Hannibal: Ep 306
Duff Smith – River *WINNER*
Bryan Atkinson – Closet Monster
Mike Banas, CCE – The Legend of Barney Thompson
Maureen Grant – He Hated Pigeons
Jorge Weisz – The Steps
Roushell Goldstein was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada, received her BA from Carleton University, and immediately left Ottawa on her “Grand Tour” of Europe. In 1968, she ended her tour in Israel where she settled in the city of Jerusalem with an offer to work at the newly established Israeli Television Network. For the next five years, she worked in the editing department on news, sports, current affairs and the odd documentary (where budgets allowed). Roushell learned to edit with glue and hot-splices, then Steenbecks arrived from Germany, and she progressed to splicing tape and the splicer. That, of course, lasted for a few decades until the big transition to digital in the early 1990s.
Her first job back in Canada in 1973, was with Hobel-Leiterman Productions cranking out weekly documentaries for two series: Here Comes the 70’s and Target the Impossible. Many young and talented people got their start there as directors and editors, guided by the visionary television producer Douglas Leiterman and his wife, Beryl Fox.
After a year there she continued to work off and on as a freelancer for CTV, CBC, the National Film Board and many, many privately-funded productions, creating documentaries, TV one-offs and series, both documentary and drama, and feature films until retirement.
Highlights of Roushell’s vast CV include: Raoul Wallenberg: Buried Alive, which won the Genie for best documentary feature, and was short-listed for the Oscars; Live it Up, which won festival awards in New York and Toronto; kickstarting the Degrassi Junior High series; Half the Kingdom, which Roushell co-directed in addition to edited; Playing for Keeps, which won honours around the world; she also edited seminal dramas such as Hurt Penguins, Liberty Street, Joe’s So Mean to Josephine, The Fishing Trip, Passengers, and Drop the Beat.
Jamie Ebata & Dan Lee – The Day My Butt Went Psycho: Episode 23 *WINNER*
Robert Ciasnocha, Brian Berger & John Logan – Mike The Knight: Episode H051
Stephanie Duncan & Marc Brenzil – Trucktown: Episode 10
Luke Sargent – Indigo
Kurt Skyers & Jason Cohen – Little Charmers: Episode 10
Ricardo Acosta, CCE – Marmato *WINNER*
Ricardo Acosta, CCE – 15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story
Manfred Becker, CCE – Before the Last Curtain Falls
Nick Hector, CCE – Monsoon
Haya Waseem – Stay Aubrey!
Adam Locke-Norton – Entangled *WINNER*
Matthew Anas – Iris
Diane Brunjes – Happy 1 Year
Maureen Grant – Still
John Nicholls – The Last Halloween
Jonathan Dowler, Al Manson, Kyle Martin, Ben O’Neil & Steve Taylor – The Amazing Race Canada: Episode 205 *WINNER*
Rob Chandler – Surviving Evil: Episode 211
Simon Marcroft – Income Property: Episode 119
Ian McBain – 16×9: Season 7, Episode 2
Mark Westberg – Income Property: Episode 128
James Bredin, CCE – Schitt’s Creek: Don’t Worry It’s His Sister *WINNER*
Matthew Hannam, CCE – Sensitive Skin: Episode 106 *WINNER*
Trevor Ambrose – Schitt’s Creek: The Cabin
Tony Kent – Sports on Fire: Terrolympics
Nicholas Wong – Degrassi: Finally Part 2
Geoff Ashenhurst – Whatever, Linda- No Boys Allowed *WINNER*
Graham Chisholm & Stephen Roque – Whatever, Linda: Oh Henry
Paul Skinner – Whatever, Linda: Tis’ but a Scratch
Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux – SOS: Episode 4
Thom Smalley, Anthony Baird, & Lawrence Jackman – Guidestones: Sunflower Noir, Episode 1
Christopher Donaldson, CCE – Penny Dreadful: Episode105, Closer Than Sisters *WINNER*
Lisa Binkley, CCE – Motive: Episode 206, Bad Blonde
Lisa Grootenboer, CCE – X Company: Episode 101, Pilot
Mike Lee, CCE – Remedy: Episode 201, Our Friend, Chaos
Gillian Truster, CCE – Orphan Black: Governed As It Were By Chance
Matthew Hannam, CCE – James White *WINNER*
Adam Locke-Norton – Mountain Men
Aaron Marshall – The Calling
Dev Singh – Backcountry
Jorge Weisz – Wet Bum
Ashlee Bishop – Cosmo (Sheridan College)
Brad Wickman – Passion of the Poster (Humber College)
Emerson Chan – Hang Up (Sheridan College)
Glenn McGarry – Anemone (Sheridan College)
Yasmeen Tayara – The Repeal (Humber College)
Wendy Hallam Martin, CCE – The Handmaid’s Tale: Mayday
Ana Yavari – The Handmaid’s Tale: Witness
Carina Baccanale – Les Pays d’en haut: #37
Christopher Donaldson, CCE – The Handmaid’s Tale: Night
D. Gillian Truster, CCE – Anne with an E: A Strong Effort of the Spirit of Good
Amélie Labrèche, Myriam Verreault & Sophie Leblond – Kuessipan *WINNER*
Carina Baccanale & Cedric Coussy – Jouliks
Isabelle Malenfant, CCE – Fabuleuses
Véronique Barbe, CCE & Aisling Chin-Yee – The Rest of Us
Yvann Thibaudeau – Target Number One
Jacob DoForno – Happy Endings (Humber College)
Dylan Lattimer – Fragility (University of Toronto)
Margaret MacDougall – Her Shadow (Sheridan College)
Neena Malebennur from – In Focus (Humber College)
Mitch Theriault – Battles and Brotherhood (Sheridan College)
Alan Collins was born in India and grew up in the UK where he studied Drama and Film at Bristol University. He was inspired to become a film editor after viewing Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein and reading the bible of the edit room, The Technique of Film Editing (K. Reisz, G. Lambert) in 1967.
He became a fan of Roger Corman’s movies, particularly The Pit and the Pendulum and The Wild Angels and sent the director reviews he had written of these movies in the university newspaper while a film student. He was later hired by Corman as an Assistant Editor on the World War 1 feature Von Richthofen and Brown filmed at Ardmore Studios near Dublin, Ireland in 1973.
Corman invited him to Hollywood, where he was promoted to co-editor of Von Richthofen and Brown and edited 3 more features for New World Pictures. While in Los Angeles he edited I Escaped from Devil’s Island starring Jim Brown.
Alan moved to Toronto in 1975 where he edited The Clown Murders, starring John Candy, and Love at First Sight, starring Dan Aykroyd, which received a Best Editing Award from the newly formed Canadian Film Editors guild in 1977. Collins then edited David Cronenberg’s The Brood, which later became a cult classic.
In 1987 Alan was series editor on the original Degrassi High series directed by Kit Hood. After editing 13 features and numerous documentaries he began teaching Film Editing at Ryerson University in Toronto from 1994 to 2006, just as the industry was shifting from flatbed editing to digital editing.
Alan firmly believes that editing is a tradition handed down from one generation to the next; his main influences being David Lean, Thelma Schumacher (Goodfellas) and Walter Murch (The Conversation).
In 2006 he moved to Halifax and began working as a producer. In 2007 he was invited by Focal Press to write the Foreword for the second edition of The Technique of Film Editing, the book that had played such a central role in his life as an editor. He describes this as one of the proudest moments in his life along with receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the CCE.
In 2015 Collins produced his first feature, Relative Happiness, based on the best-selling novel by Nova Scotia author Lesley Crewe. He has also directed and edited two documentaries, Drowning in Colour: The Art of Wayne Boucher (2013) and Terminal: A day in the life of the Dartmouth Bridge Terminal (2014).
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.
Kurt Skyers & Joycelyn Poon – Babar and the Adventures of Badou: Babar the Pirate/Stripes vs. Scales *WINNER*
Joycelyn Poon & Jamie Ebata – Oh No! It’s an Alien Invasion: The Royal Flush/Brainlings on Ice
Shyra De Souza – Distraction of a Stationary Nature
Alain Delannoy – Fraction
Don Lee & Robert Henry – Scaredy Squirrel: Talented Mr. Peacock/Hiccup Hicdown in Balsatown
Nick Hector, CCE – Echoes *WINNER*
Kelly Morris – A Wolf Called Storm
Matt Lyon – Lunarcy!
Michèle Hozer, CCE – Fight Like Soldiers Die Like Children
Marcus Valentin – Air Aces: Red Tails
Bryan Atkinson – Night Light *WINNER*
Andrew Coutts – Sequence
Erin Deck – The Devil’s Carnival
Michelle Szemberg – For Dorian
Gordon Rempel, CCE – The Weather Girl
Al Flett & Erin Cummings – Ice Pilots: Episode 406, Crash Landing
Jorge Parra – Income Property 5, Episode 5084: Dan Tanik
Matt Anas – Mother of the Bride: Monetta & Tricia
Tyronne L’Hirondelle, Kevin Mills, Richard Fulop, Brian Mann, Scott Estes, Paul Smart & Mark Murray – Highway Through Hell: I Can’t Take it Anymore
Aren Hansen – Panic Button: Episode 101
Charles Robichaud – R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: Uncle Howie *WINNER*
Kimberlee McTaggart – Call Me Fitz: Are You There God?…
Jason Irvine – Degrassi, Episode 1232: Bittersweet Symphony part 2
Ellen Fine – My Babysitter’s a Vampire (Season 2): Fanged & Furious
Lisa Jane Robison, CCE – R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: Spaceman
Anthony Baird & Thom Smalley – Guidestones: Episode 30, Market Collapse *WINNER*
Jennifer Prokop – My Lupine Life: Dragon Moon Part 2
Ian Macleod – The Last Fall of Ashes: Episode 5
Jonathan Robbins – Clutch: Episode 200 – Aftermath
Stephen Lawrence, CCE – The Transporter: Episode 112, Trojan Horsepower *WINNER*
Wendy Hallam Martin, CCE – The Borgias: Episode 210, The Confession
Paul Winestock, CCE – Cracked: Episode 110, Blind Spot
Lisa Grootenboer, CCE – The Borgias: Episode 205, The Choice
Mike Banas, CCE – The L.A. Complex: Episode 213, Don’t Say Goodbye
Ron Wisman Sr., CCE – An Officer and a Murderer *WINNER*
Lisa Binkley, CCE – Hitched for the Holidays
Gordon Rempel, CCE – She Made Them Do It
Roslyn Kalloo – The Phantoms
Susan Shipton – Titanic, Episode 4
Roderick Deogrades – Still Mine * WINNER*
Adam Locke-Norton – Stress Position
Stephen Philipson – Molly Maxwell
Dev Singh – Picture Day
Matt Hannam – Antiviral
Haya Waseem, Sheridan College – Mimos
Mitch Spicer, Vancouver Film School – Captive
Roxana Perez Fernandez, Vancouver Film School – Fish Can Fly
Matt Yim, University of Regina – April Doesn’t Hurt Here
Jon Anctil, Capilano University – Marathon
Zhengwei Chen, Fanshawe College – Gossip
Jason O’Hara, Ryerson University – Demur
Ralph Brunjes, CCE, started his career at the CBC in the 60s, coming up through the ranks as an assistant editor, sound editor and film editor on groundbreaking dramas and documentaries such as Wojeck, The Whiteoaks of Jalna, The Nature of Things and This Land of Ours. He was promoted to Editor in Charge at age 27 and a year later to Assistant Supervising Editor in charge of the day to day running of the Film Department. He had the great pleasure of working with Glenn Gould on the soundtrack of the legendary documentary The Idea of North.
In 1975 Ralph went freelance and focused on drama editing, amassing a large list of credits on over 50 television movies, 16 features, 13 mini-series and multiple TV series. His commitment to excellence in the craft of editing has earned him multiple nominations and awards over the years, including Best Sound and Best Picture Editing Awards the first year of the Geminis, and an Emmy nomination for Joan of Arc.
Ralph has always valued his role as a mentor to young and emerging talent. Throughout his career he has enjoyed working with many great filmmakers, developing lifelong friendships and creative collaborations.
Rik Morden grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and discovered an interest in painting early on. He combined this interest with his passion for storytelling and quickly became an editor hailed for precision, artistry and creativity. Throughout his 35-year career Rik edited feature films, corporate presentations, TV commercials and music videos (which he also produced and directed; Stray Cats, Rush, Chris De Burgh). He was also the rare Canadian to have won an Emmy Award—in 2000 for outstanding achievement in single camera editing for his work on the HBO movie, Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist.
Rik was rewarded for his efforts with many other awards and nominations. He was nominated for another Emmy in 1999 for Edison: The Wizard of Light, won a Directors Guild of Canada Team Award in 2007 for his editing of the well-reviewed documentary Sharkwater, and was nominated for several other DGC and Gemini awards (Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Rembrandt: Fathers and Sons, Bailey’s Billion$).
Rik’s diversity of talent and pursuit of excellence made him a singular talent and mentor amongst editors.
Gary L. “Kelly” Smith, CCE, was amongst the pioneers of electronic post production and widely known in the Toronto and L.A. communities of editors. His career began at CKNX-TV in Wingham, Ontario in the late 1960’s and flourished until his passing.
To work with him, you would find that he was kind of a quiet guy, but he demanded professionalism on the job and it could be said that “he did not suffer fools gladly”. If you did your job, he had your back. With that trust and his well-known sense of humour (which ran more towards practical jokes), he maintained a core group of friends for more than 40 years.
Professionally, Kelly Smith rose to the top of the game, but he did not sacrifice his family or his private life to the business. He married his wife Sandy in 1979 and together they had a daughter, Kerry, and a son, Sean. He was a Blue Jays fan, a life-long rock and roller, as well as being very handy with his hands, whether it was wood working or building a home theatre, he had many projects that intrigued him. He enjoyed socializing with his many friends—and like his family, they miss him too
Michele Hozer, CCE – West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thompson *WINNER*
Kathryn Dickson – Fuelled By Passion: The Return of the Jets
Roslyn Kaloo – The Mystery of Mazo de La Roche
James Blokland – Who’s Sorry Now
Nick Hector, CCE – Wiebo’s War
Michelle Szemberg – Business Ethics *WINNER*
Kyle WIlson – I Spyders
Brigitte Rabazo – Getting Past the Bull
John Nicholls – The Sweetest Hippopotamus
Dominique Naipaul – Wilderness
Jonathan Dowler – Undercover Boss: Episode 1003, 1-800 GOT JUNK *WINNER*
Todd Hallam – From Spain with Love: Episode 1002 Paella: Tradition in a Pan
Robert Kraus – From Spain With Love: Episode 1001 Basque Country
Robert Ruzic – Fanboy Confessional: Episode 102 The Steampunk Edition
Pete Watson – Amalfi Getaway: Episode 101 Limone
Kurt Skyers & Robert Henry – Scaredy Squirrel: Episode 22, Perfect Pickle / Goat Police *WINNER*
Annellie Samuels – Producing Parker: Episode 126, Parker Prophecies
Annellie Samuels – Producing Parker: Episode 125, Real Men Eat Parker
Dan Lee & Robert Henry – Sidekick: Episode 31, Fortress of Maxumtude
Daniel Palmer – Dino Dan: Where the Dinosaurs Are
Jake Chirica, York University – Catalyst
Orlee Buium, York University – Young Love
Michael Ciuffini, Sheridan College – Asylum
Shelley Therrien, Sheridan College – Lens
Brigitte Rabazo – Todd & the Pure Book of Evil: Episode 206, Fisting Fantasy * WINNER*
Matthew Hannam – Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays: Episode 4, Sleeping with People
Craig Webster – Less Than Kind: Episode 301, Fugue State
Jay Tipping – Picnicface: Episode 106, Storybook
Gordon Thorne – Degrassi: The Next Generation: Episode 1107, Cry Me a River, Part 2
Teresa De Luca, CCE – Combat Hospital: Episode 110, Reason to Believe *WINNER*
Teresa De Luca, CCE – Bomb Girls: Episode 102, Misfires
Vesna Svilanovic – Murdoch Mysteries: Episode 413, Murdoch in Wonderland
Wendy Hallam Martin, CCE – The Borgias: Episode 107,Death, on a Pale Horse
Gareth C. Scales, CCE – Flashpoint: Episode 417, Priority of Life
Don Cassidy, CCE – The Kennedys: Episode 4 *WINNER*
Lisa Binkley, CCE – Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
Mike Lee, CCE – Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2
Ron Wisman, Sr, CCE – Committed
David B. Thompson, CCE – The Kennedys: Episode 7
Roger Mattiussi, CCE – Afghan Luke *WINNER*
Lisa di Michele – High Chicago
Matthew Hannam – I’m Yours
Ron Sanders, CCE – A Dangerous Method
Mark Arcieri – House of the Rising Sun
Ron Wisman, CCE, has been an integral component of the Canadian editing community for over 40 years. Ron has an impressive resume of 89 titles with almost half being Movies of the Week; The Violin, one of the first films that he cut, was nominated for an Academy Award.
His editing has garnered many accolades, with 20 nominations and 10 wins. He was continually recognized by the Canadian Film Editors Guild and won a Genie for his outstanding work on Joshua Then And Now. The following year he was awarded both an ACE Eddie and a Gemini for Sword Of Gideon. He also cut the cult classic, The Pyx. Collaborating with John Woo, Michael Anderson, Ted Kotcheff and Canadian legend Don Shebib to name a few, he has helped shape performances of many Hollywood legends; from Charlton Heston and Vanessa Redgrave to Lloyd Bridges and Christopher Plummer.
In addition to the above achievements, it is important to remember that a career like this is full of more than titles and credits; it is a testament to a devoted and sought-after craftsmen.
George Appleby’s life was defined by love, success and adventure, all of which he shared freely with the people he met and worked with. He had a lot of friends.
Though born in Toronto, at age nine, George moved with his family to Bogota, Columbia, when his father was transferred there for work. In Bogota, George was educated in Spanish and English, until his teens, when he returned to Canada.
After high school, tall and handsome George set his sights on acting. He hung around the University of Toronto’s Hart House Theatre, and its then director, Robert Gill, absorbing the world of theatre. But it was the editing suite that eventually took his interest after he landed his first job on the CBC series, The Forest Rangers, in the early 1960s. He would go on to work steadily as an editor right up until his death in December 1999.
George cut many of Canada’s iconic series and feature films, from Adventures in Rainbow Country, Street Legal, and Cold Squad to Outrageous, The Silent Partner, Isabel, and many others. He received numerous awards for his work, including Canadian Film Editors Guild awards, an Etrog and a Genie nomination.
Nick Hector, CCE – Force of Nature *WINNER*
James Blokland – Colour Me
Roland Schlime & Roderick Deogrades – Acquainted with the Night
Michèle Hozer, CCE – Glenn Gould: Genius Within
Marcus Valentin – Manson
Roderick Deogrades – The Day I Thought I Died *WINNER*
Best Editing in Short film Mark Arcieri – The Waking
Tiffany Beaudin – Twilight Express
Luke Gallo – Presence
Brigitte Rabazo- Reception
Jay Prychidny & Jeff Reynolds – Canada’s Next Top Model Eps 308 “Rockin’ the Runway” *WINNER*
Matthew Anas – Ghostly Encounters 3 – Eps 318 “Good Samaritan Ghosts”
Peter Hordylan – Candice Tells All – Eps 101
Chris Mutton – Big Voice – Eps 101
Neil Sitka – Rescue Mediums – Eps “Cobourg”
Deborah Gurofsky – We Make Machines (Queens University)
Lauren Horn – Two Cities (Sheridan College)
Cameron Nixdorf – Sasha (York University)
Ernesto Sosa Lopez – Kilometres (York University)
Annellie Samuel – Producing Parker Eps 120 “How Green Is My Parker” *WINNER*
Mike Goodings – Johnny Test – “Sunshine Malibu Johnny ”
Robert Henry & Darrell MacDonald – Willa’s Wild Life “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Vet? ”
Dan Lee & Jason Cohen – Sidekick – “Eric Squared”
Daniel Palmer – Glenn Martin DDS
David B. Thompson, CCE – Living in Your Car – Eps 101 *WINNER*
James Bredin, CCE – Little Mosque on the Prairie Eps 409 “Gloves Will Keep us Together”
Matthew Hannam – Less Than Kind – Eps 212 “Showtime”
Stephen Philipson – Todd & the Pure Book of Evil – Eps 8
Gordon Thorne – Degrassi TNG10 – Eps1002 “What a Girl Wants”
Lisa Grootenboer, CCE – The Tudors – Eps 405 *WINNER*
Don Cassidy, CCE – Murdoch Mysteries Eps 305 “Me, Myself and Murdoch”
Daria Ellerman, CCE – Shattered – Eps 108
Tom Joerin, CCE. – The Listener – Eps 109 “Inside Man”
Michael Pacek, CCE – Republic of Doyle Eps 208 “Sympathy for the Devil”
Mike Lee, CCE – Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story *WINNER*
Cathy Gulkin, CCE – Shadow Island Mysteries: The Last Christmas
James Ilecic, CCE – Bringing Ashley Home
Dona Noga – The Good Witch’s Family
Ron Wisman Sr, CCE – The Devil’s Teardrop
Michele Conroy, CCE – Splice *WINNER*
Michael Doherty, CCE – George A Romero’s Survival of the Dead
Matthew Hannam & Gareth C. Scales, CCE – This Movie is Broken
Stephen Lawrence, CCE – Sophie
Susan Shipton, CCE – Barney’s Version
Tom Daly was born on April 25, 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer and editor, known for City of Gold (1957), Universe (1960) and Very Nice, Very Nice (1961). He died on September 18, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Werner Nold CM is a Quebec film editor. In 1984, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2010, he received the Prix Albert-Tessier from the government of Quebec for his contributions to the cinema of Quebec. Over a 35-year career at the National Film Board of Canada, Nold worked on approximately 100 films. He also co-founded the Conseil québécois pour la diffusion du cinéma and served as president of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. Born in Switzerland, Nold moved to Quebec in 1955, while in his early 20s. He was hired by the NFB in 1961, and retired from film editing in 1996. In 2011 Werner was honored by the Canadian Cinema Editors with their first ever Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives with his wife of over 40 years, Lucette Lupien, in Montreal’s Habitat 67 complex.
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