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In Conversation with Sophie Farkas Bolla: Beans

In Conversation with Sophie Farkas Bolla: Beans
June 5, 2021

This event took place on June 5, 2021

Presented in English / Conférence en anglais

Join us on June 5th for an intimate conversation with expert editor Sophie Farkas Bolla (BEANS, ROADS IN FEBRUARY) and moderator Jessie Anthony (writer/director of BROTHER, I CRY) as they discuss the ins and outs of editing the breakout film BEANS. 

The following bios are only written in the presenting language.

Moderator Jessie Anthony in Master SeriesWriter/Director/Producer Jessie Anthony is a proud Haudenosaunee woman from the Onondaga Nation, Beaver clan, born and raised on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in Ontario Canada. Jessie is a graduate of the Indigenous Independent Filmmaking Program and Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts Degree from Capilano University. Jessie is a Telefilm Talent to Watch winner for her first feature film titled “Brother, I Cry” which won the 2020 BC Emerging Filmmakers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival and picked up the Audience Choice Award in the 2020 imagiNative Film Festival. She is currently in post-production with the series QUERENCIA which won the imagineNATIVE Pitch Competition, gaining a broadcast deal with APTN/The Bell Fund.

Jessie has produced shorts funded by Telus Optik and BravoFact as well as many music videos. She was the first Assistant Director on The Edge of the Knife, co-directed by Helen Haig-Brown and Haida Artist, Gwaai Edenshaw. Jessie was a finalist at the MPPIA short film award competition, where she received an honourable mention. She directed the documentary Through My Needle, which follows a Mohawk designer and her family; exploring culture and clan through the beading and design of indigenous regalia. Jessie worked on the Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (NBC Universal), River of Silence (Telefilm), Going For Broke (Telus/Red Castle Films), Man in the High Castle (Amazon) and La Quinceanera (Lucha Gore -Time Warner) and many more. When Jessie isn’t working within film you can find her on her Facebook live feeds helping indigenous communities with healing and spiritual guidance.

Editor Sophie Farkas Bolla in Master Series

Filmmaker and editor, Sophie Farkas Bolla was born in Montréal and started being involved in both visual and performing arts at a very young age. She attended Concordia University in Film Production and graduated in 2006. Soon after, she began working as a film editor while continuing to develop her own films.  In 2009, she directed CHRONICLES BY THE OTHER, which enjoyed a good festival run. In 2012, she completed her second short entitled, ISTVAN AND THE FUR TROUT, a cinematic tale about growing up and disillusionment. WHEN MONSTERS WERE REAL (2015) is her third film and explores our fears from childhood. She is also writing her first features, NAGYPAPA, a dramatic comedy evolving in a charming, yet particular family and JULES AU PAYS D’ASHA a fable set in 1940’s Québec where imagination and reality collide. This film is in pre-production and will be shot this summer.

When Sophie is not working on her own projects, she is also an editor and in 2018 she was nominated for an Iris awards for best documentary editing for P.S. JERUSALEM by Danae Elon (official selection TIFF and Berlin). Among the many fiction and documentary films that Sophie has edited, there is the award-winning ANTOINE (2009) by Laura Bari (Iris nomination), ANGRY INUK (2016) by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Audience award at HotDocs), MY DAUGHTER IS NOT FOR SALE (2017) by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, ROADS IN FEBRUARY (2018) by Katherine Jerkovic (Best Canadian First Film Award, TIFF 2018) and most recently BEANS (2020) by Tracey Deer (TIFF, Berlinale) and THE GIG IS UP! (2021) by Shannon Walsh. Finally, Sophie was also a Filmmaker-Trainer for Wapikoni Mobile and accompanied many young people from Tobique First Nation in their creative journey, including Oqim Nicholas with his film AMONG THE FOREST (2018) (Award for best pan-Canadian student film at the FNC).

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June 2021

12:30 EDT

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Assistant Editing Workshop with Paul Whitehead

Assistant Editing Workshop with Paul Whitehead
April 10-11, 2021

This event took place on April 10-11, 2021

Presented in English / Présenté en anglais

This two-day course will cover not only the procedural and logistical aspects of Assistant Editing, but will also include a holistic overview of the politics and psychology of the editorial process and how it affects everyone in the cutting room. Insights gleaned from over 20 years of Assistant Editing experience will be shared liberally accompanied by many war stories to illustrate lessons learned the hard way. Newcomers and those with experience will both benefit from this course. Please note: this is not a course that teaches Avid, Premiere or any other NLE.  

The following bio is only written in the presenting language.

Paul Whitehead

Paul Whitehead has been a fixture in the Toronto Post Production community for over 30 years. He has worked as First Assistant Editor on over 50 film and television productions, and now edits episodic television and feature films. His career began at the dawn of non-linear editing technology, which allowed him to witness and contribute to its development over the years. Paul has taught others the art of assisting throughout his career both one on one and at the college level, and believes strongly that experience must be passed on to maintain the high standards that Canadian crews are known for.  

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April 2021

9-5pm EST

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In Conversation with Jenypher Fisher, CCE, Kelly Morris, CCE and Tim Wanlin, CCE

In Conversation with Jenypher Fisher, CCE, Kelly Morris, CCE and Tim Wanlin, CCE
March 16, 2021

This event took place on March 16, 2021

Presented in English / Conférence en anglais

Join us on March 16th for In Conversation with Jenypher Fisher, CCE, Kelly Morris, CCE and Tim Wanlin, CCE. Veteran unscripted Vancouver editors Jenypher Fisher CCE, (RUST VALLEY RESTORERS) Kelly Morris CCE (HIGHWAY THRU HELL) and Tim Wanlin CCE (HEAVY RESCUE: 401) discuss their vast knowledge on crafting factual storytelling; the importance of finding the story’s truth, it’s language, and the importance of a strong, pivotal opening that will begin the audience’s emotional journey.

This event will be moderated by Showrunner, Producer, Director and Writer, Kelly McClughan.

The following bios are only written in the presenting language.

Kelly McClughanA passion for factual story-telling and exploration has led me to some of the most remote and intriguing places on earth. I care about getting it right, thrive in challenging environments, and have successfully filmed in traditionally difficult to access communities. As a showrunner, producer, director and writer, I’ve created thousands of hours of factual television for Canadian, US and international markets, and am frequently consulted to help develop, shape and pitch TV projects. An extensive background in journalism has equipped me to apply my skills across multiple genres. As VP Production for Canadian factual producer Great Pacific Media from 2014-2019, I was involved in all aspects of pre-production, production and post, including hands-on story crafting, content oversight and development.

Jenypher Fisher, CCEThrough hard work and determination, Editor Jenypher Fisher has developed a unique style, rivalled only by her keen sense of story and humour. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the past 20 years Jenypher has been responsible for crafting a wide and varied array of Canada’s unscripted series. Projects include RUST VALLEY RESTORERS, WILD BEAR RESCUE, ICE PILOTS, THE BACHELOR CANADA, JADE FEVER, YUKON GOLD, THIS IS HIGH SCHOOL, QUEEN OF THE OIL PATCH, THE NATURE OF THINGS, ER: LIFE & DEATH AT VGH, PARAMEDICS: LIFE ON THE LINE & EXPECTING!

Kelly Morris, CCEKelly Morris CCE, is a Vancouver Based film and television editor and former president of the Canadian Cinema Editors, best known for his body of work in documentary and as senior editor for factual series. He has a passion for feature length film, investigative journalism and gritty reality. Series of note that he has worked on include Discovery Channel’s HIGHWAY THRU HELL, JADE FEVER and JETSTREAM, CBC’s HIGH ARCTIC HAULERS and investigative journalism series THE FIFTH ESTATE, natural history series BBC NATURAL WORLDLAND NAT GEO WILD, in addition to a wide breadth of documentary films, the most recent being Citizen Bio for Showtime. Shows he has worked on have received accolades including winner of the duPont-Columbia University Award for Broadcast Journalism (NUCLEAR JIHAD), a Sundance Grand Jury Prize Nomination (SEX: THE ANNABEL CHONG STORY), Gemini (THE FIFTH ESTATE) and CCE (A WOLD CALLED STORM) award nominations for Best Picture Editing.

Tim Wanlin, CCETim Wanlin is based in Vancouver where he has been editing for the last thirty years. During that time his focus has been to seek out projects that allow him to draw out the strongest story, both visually and narratively. He has amassed over seventy documentary credits. Highlights include CTV’s Gemini Award winning, PEACE WARRIOR, WHEN THE DEVIL KNOCKS, which premiered in the 2010 Vancouver Film Festival and CBC’s Canadian Screen Award winning, WILD CANADIAN YEAR. More recently, while continuing to follow his passion for documentaries, Tim is busy with unscripted series work including BORDER SECURITY, JADE FEVER and his current project, HEAVY RESCUE: 401.

In Conversation with Jenypher Fisher, CCE, Kelly Morris, CCE and Tim Wanlin, CCE

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March 2021

5:00pm PST

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Tax Workshop for Freelancers & Creatives with Sunny Widerman

Tax Workshop for Freelancers & Creatives with Sunny Widerman
March 6, 2021

This event took place on March 6, 2021

Presented in English / Atelier en anglais

Presented by Sunny Widerman of Personal Tax Advisors, this session is an entertaining and information-packed presentation about the financial and tax aspects of running your own business. Yes, we said entertaining! Hundreds of participants in dozens of workshops over the years can attest that you won’t be intimidated, and you definitely won’t be bored!

In this workshop, you’ll learn about deductible expenses, how to use RRSPs to protect your income, how CERB effects for your taxes and why doing what you love is great business. Take the opportunity to ask all your lingering tax questions during the Q&A from an expert who has been working in taxes since 2002. No judgement, just great advice and information with a sense of humour on the side.

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March 2021

1:00pm -3:00pm EST

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EditCon 2021

EditCon 2021

EditCon 2021 in Review

In the editing room, everything is new.
EditCon 2021 Jinmo Yang
Jinmo Yang, ACE
Editor, PARASITE
The CCE took the 4th annual EditCon online with two days of amazing panel talks, virtual breakout rooms, and networking for over two hundred attendees from Canada and around the world.
 
Presented under the theme “Shifting World, Shifting Industry,” keynote discussions on both days featured award-winning editors Michelle Tesoro, ACE (THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, GODLESS, WHEN THEY SEE US), and Jinmo Yang, ACE (PARASITE, OKJA, TRAIN TO BUSAN). Additional panels featured editors from the hit TV series EUPHORIA, I MAY DESTROY YOU, THE HANDMAID’S TALE, NORMAL PEOPLE, VIDA, #BLACKAF, as well as feature films BLOOD QUANTUM, BACKCOUNTRY, MAMA, RABID, and many more.
 
The CCE rounded out the weekend with our traditional EditCon raffle, thanks to prize donations from our generous sponsors, and attendees mingled in a unique virtual networking world. 

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DAY 1: Panels & Talks

WELCOME ADDRESS

Working from home: has Covid-19 changed the collaboration dynamic forever, or are we just waiting to head back into the office? Stephen Philipson, CCE, and D. Gillian Truster, CCE, kick things off by sharing stories of rolling with the punches this past year, and reflecting on how the job of editing may or may not change when the pandemic finally ends.

Stephen is an award-winning editor of TV series such as ALTERED CARBON (Netflix), AMERICAN GODS (Starz), ANNE WITH AN E (CBC/ Netflix), and HANNIBAL (NBC), and films such as THE WILD HUNT (by Alexandre Franchi), GROWN UP MOVIE STAR (by Adriana Maggs) and documentary PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI (starring Morgan Freeman), which premiered at Sundance, broadcast on HBO, and screened at The White House. Stephen is honoured to serve as CCE President and help the CCE advocate for editors across Canada.

Hailing from Toronto, Gillian began her career as an assistant editor. She has since had a diverse career editing drama series, feature films, and MOWs in a variety of genres, and the good fortune to work with many prominent and celebrated producers, directors, and screenwriters. Gillian is best known for her work on ORPHAN BLACK, ANNE WITH AN E, and THE EXPANSE. She has won two CSA awards, a DGC award, and has earned eleven award Nominations.

Keep cutting, keep challenging yourself.
Editcon 2021 Michelle Tesoro
Michelle Tesoro, ACE
Editor, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT

KEYNOTE: In Conversation with Michelle Tesoro, ACE

Michelle Tesoro, ACE, is a master of drama, intrigue and suspense. From FRINGE to THE NEWSROOM, Michelle’s work shows a range of storytelling techniques. Join Paul Day, CCE, and Michelle Tesoro, ACE, as they discuss Michelle’s work, including her most recent feat of editing an entire mini-series, THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT.

Paul has been a picture editor for 25 years and has worked with such companies as Netflix, MGM, AMC, Showtime and many more. Some of his recent editing credits include ANOTHER LIFE, RANSOM, INTO THE BADLANDS, DARK MATTER and LOST GIRL. He is one of the Canadian Cinema Editors’ co-founders and currently sits on the National Board for the Directors Guild of Canada.

Cutting-edge picture editor Michelle Tesoro, ACE, is an industry rising star. Tesoro cut Netflix’s top-rated series THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, Emmy-nominated series WHEN THEY SEE US, GODLESS, HOUSE OF CARDS, and HBO’s series THE NEWSROOM. She also cut features like Focus Features’ Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg biography ON THE BASIS OF SEX, Participant Media’s SHOT CALLER, and SXSW’s Grand Jury Prize-winning film NATURAL SELECTION, which earned Tesoro the 2011 SXSW Award for Best Editing.

Making a jug of coffee, sitting down at my desk, and watching dailies has got to be the best feeling. We're all creatives. We have a need to output.
EditCon 2021 Stephen OConnell
Stephen O'Connell
Editor, NORMAL PEOPLE

PANEL: When TV Saved Us - The Shift to Home Viewing

As the world settled into lockdown, TV entertainment went from distraction to lifeline. With audiences trying to make sense of world events, stories and characters matter more than ever. As the entertainment landscape shifts to meet an unprecedented need for engaging content delivered on-demand to an audience stuck at home, how will this change the stories we tell, and the way we tell them? The editors of some of the most binge-worthy shows reflect on how their work landed in this time and place, what the stories meant to audiences, and how that affected their process during a pandemic.

Christopher Donaldson’s work as an editor spans an extensive variety of dramatic and documentary features and television. His credits include THE HANDMAID’S TALE for Hulu, AMERICAN GODS for Starz, PENNY DREADFUL for Showtime/SkyAtlantic, Atom Egoyan’s REMEMBER, Sarah Polley’s TAKE THIS WALTZ, THE KIDS IN THE HALL: DEATH COMES TO TOWN for CBC, and SLINGS & ARROWS for TMN/Showcase/Sundance Channel.

Amy started as an Assistant Editor on films like MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, CORRINA, CORRINA, and TO DIE FOR. She edited 20 features, including HIGH ART, LAUREL CANYON, ELEGY and Gus Van Sant’s remake of PSYCHO, and TV series such as DEXTER, THE KILLING, VIDA and most recently, HUNTERS. She is currently editing the limited series MARE OF EASTTOWN, starring Kate Winslet, for HBO. Amy graduated from the University of Arizona with a BFA in Fine Arts Studies.

Multiple award-winning editor Wendy Hallam Martin is best known for her work on the Emmy and Golden Globe winning series, THE HANDMAID’S TALE. Wendy has received two Emmy nominations and won her first Emmy for the second season premier entitled “June”. She also won an ACE/Eddie award for the pilot, “Offred”. Her other work includes the critically acclaimed cable series AMERICAN GODS, MGM’s spy thriller CONDOR which she edited and co-produced, Showtime’s THE TUDORS, THE BORGIAS and QUEER AS FOLK, to name a few.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Stephen has been editing drama & documentary across Europe for 25 years. His work spans time with U2 on music promos and documentaries in the 1990’s to television dramas for BBC, RAI, Amazon, Netflix, Starz, CBC, HULU, SKY amongst others. Projects include THE NAME OF THE ROSE, HOWARD’S END and NORMAL PEOPLE, to feature films VIVA, THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, and MAUDIE for which he won the CSA award for best editing in 2018.

Laura Zempel grew up in Sacramento, CA and received a BFA in Film Production from Chapman University. She began her career in Film and TV as an assistant editor on DEXTER, and has gone on to edit HBO’s ROOM 104, EUPHORIA, and most recently AMC’s DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE.

BREAKOUT ROOMS

Adobe presents an interactive demo of Premiere Pro Productions for editors working independently, collaborating with a team, or needing remote editing workflows. Designed from the ground up with input from top filmmakers and Hollywood editorial teams, this suite provides new tools for managing projects, sharing assets between them, and keeping everything organized. Early versions of the underlying technology were battle-tested on recent films such as MANK, TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, and DOLEMITE IS MY NAME.

Tucked away in a cabin in the woods, Geoffrey Boulangé and Sophie Deraspe set about editing the award winning film, ANTIGONE. In this session Geoffrey Boulangé discusses the processes that went into editing the film; including cutting while shooting; working in FCPX, and co-editing with director Sophie Deraspe.

The new workflows are already a challenge, but how do we deal with the mental and physical difficulties of working from home during a pandemic? Join a panel of IATSE 891 members to discuss keeping yourself motivated; mental & physical health (e.g. feeling low and what to do about it); communicating with your team, how to keep the lines open; changes to the editor / assistant relationship; scheduling challenges and managing your hours. Over the 2 days we will have various IATSE 891 editors and assistant editors joining the discussion: Daria Ellerman, CCE, Gordon Rempel, CCE, Rehan Khokar and Lianne Oelke.

The skills required of an assistant editor in animation are quite different from those working in live-action. There are no takes to log, nor dailies to process and sync. Instead you are building shows, updating episodes and providing necessary materials and inspiration to artists. Animation editor Merissa Tse shares her wisdom and experience of what makes a good assistant editor in the field of animation.

The post production supervisor is often a mystery to many. What do they do, who are they and does every show need one? Join Nahid Islam for an intimate Q&A on the ins and outs of post production fundamentals and answering your questions about the process behind the scenes.

This panel, hosted by picture editor and sound editor Roderick Deogrades, will focus on the importance of mentorship and the editor/assistant relationship. This interactive discussion will cover topics like the importance of training, benefits of mentorship for both the assistant and the editor, paying it forward and building a network.

It’s about how to be a storyteller, it’s not about the technical. I want to create an environment that is nurturing and offer opportunities for assistants to cut.
EditCon 2021 Rod Deogrades
Roderick Deogrades
Editor & Mentor

DAY 2: Panels & Talks

KEYNOTE: In Conversation with Jinmo Yang, ACE

Action, comedy, drama, romance, horror and thriller – Jinmo Yang, ACE’s outstanding body of work covers almost every genre in filmmaking. His mastery of pacing and tone is often on display as he rides the line between genres, from the action/comedy of LUCK-KEY, to the thriller/comedy PARASITE. Whether working on or off set Mr. Yang is truly a master of his artform. Multitalented moderator Sook-Yin Lee sits with Oscar-nominated editor Jinmo Yang, ACE for an in-depth conversation about the craft of Picture Editing.

Sook-Yin Lee is a Canadian filmmaker, musician, actor, and multimedia artist. The award-winning radio and TV broadcaster starred in John Cameron Mitchell’s ground- breaking LGBTQ movie, SHORTBUS, which premiered at Cannes. YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE, Leeʼs feature film debut as writer-director, premiered at TIFF. Sook-Yin won the 2014 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by a Lead Dramatic Actress for her role as “Olivia Chow” in JACK. Her movie, OCTAVIO IS DEAD! won Best Director and Best Picture awards at the Downtown LA Film Festival 2018. Her feature movie DEATH AND SICKNESS streams on CBC Gem in Canada.

Jinmo Yang is an award-winning South Korean film editor who has edited over a dozen feature films, including the international hits PARASITE, OKJA, and TRAIN TO BUSAN. With PARASITE, directed by Bong Joon-ho, Mr. Yang gained international acclaim and recognition including an Academy Award nomination for Best Editing, and an American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic), the first non-English-language film to win this top prize.

I love cutting horror. Especially ghost stories...because it is magical in the edit suite.
EditCon 2021 Michele Conroy
Michele Conroy
Editor, MAMA

PANEL: Thrills & Chills - Editing Dark Genre in Feature Film

The past year has brought our lives no shortage of fear-inducing moments, and yet films that offer us frights continue to be one of our greatest escapes. Join editors Michele Conroy (IN THE TALL GRASS, THE SILENCE, MAMA), Jeff Barnaby (BLOOD QUANTUM, RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS), Dev Singh (INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND, BACKCOUNTRY) and moderator Erin Deck (RABID) as they share their insights into crafting successful films that both entertain us and play upon our fears and anxieties.

Erin Deck is an editor in both film and television. Her work has earned her multiple nominations and awards through the DGC, CSA and CCE. Some of her TV credits include ALTERED CARBON, INTO THE BADLANDS, GINNY & GEORGIA, and KILLJOYS. Her film credits include RABID, OUR HOUSE, BIG SKY, AFTER THE BALL, and THE BARRENS

Jeff Barnaby was born and raised on the rural Mi’gMaq reserve of Listuguj, Quebec. A multi-disciplined artist, he has won several awards for his artwork, pœtry, short stories, music and films. His work provides a bare-knuckled view of post-colonial Mi’gMaq life, defying stereotypical treatments of First Nations’ narratives by using horror/sci-fi tropes to explore themes of violence, gender, race and Indigenous futurism.

Michele Conroy is a veteran film and television editor. Her work has earned multiple DGC awards including: MAMA, POMPEII and SPLICE, which was produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by long- time collaborator Vincenzo Natali. Other collaborations with Natali include the ensemble romance PARIS, JE T’AIME, NOTHING, GETTING GILLIAM, and most recently IN THE TALL GRASS. Other theatrical releases include LITTLE ITALY, THE GRIZZLIES, and GINGER SNAPS: UNLEASHED. Her TV credits include VIKINGS, PENNY DREADFUL, FLASHPOINT, and THIS IS WONDERLAND

I edit movies and television. I hold a BSc in Biochemistry from Queen’s, attended Ryerson’s Film Studies program, and was a resident at the Canadian Film Centre. I’ve been fortunate to work with many wonderful artists and it is a joy to count them amongst my friends and collaborators. My credits include the acclaimed Backcountry, PEOPLE OF EARTH, and PICTURE DAY. In theatres and festivals soon: CINEMA OF SLEEP and SPIRAL. I’m currently working on the RESIDENT EVIL reboot.

Playing in the sandbox and creating that space in the edit suite is the best way to support the creators.
Christine Armstrong
Editor, #BLACKAF

PANEL: Breaking the Mold in Series TV

We’re currently experiencing a watershed moment for increased representation in storytelling. This year we’ve seen a wealth of stories originating from the BIPOC, LGBTQ2S and female perspectives that not only tackle tough topics surrounding mental health, addiction, sexual assault and racial prejudice, but also present powerful aesthetic and editorial triumphs. The editors behind I MAY DESTROY YOU, EUPHORIA, and #BLACKAF join us to discuss their groundbreaking work.

Shonna Foster is an award-winning director, storyteller, and producer. She received her BFA honors degree in Theatre from York University, where she studied in the Creative Ensemble Conservatory. She currently works as a freelance director, producer, and story consultant in film, television, and branded content, and is a longstanding board member of BIPOC TV and Film.

Christine Armstrong is a picture editor splitting her time between Los Angeles and Toronto. She has edited a variety of feature films, television series, short films, web series and commercials. Armstrong’s recent work includes editing the series #BLACKAF (Netflix), BARBELLE (Amazon) and feature films SUGAR DADDY, MARY GOES ROUND and THE NEW ROMANTIC which premiered at SXSW and won the Special Jury Recognition for Best First Feature. She is currently editing the series RUTHERFORD FALLS (NBCUniversal/Peacock) starring Ed Helms.

Shannon Baker Davis is an award-winning television and film editor. She began her career in unscripted television on iconic and Emmy-winning shows such as TOP CHEF and PROJECT RUNWAY. Her feature film credits include collaborations with directors Stella Meghie (THE WEEKEND, THE PHOTOGRAPH), and Ali LeRoi (THE OBITUARY OF TUNDE JOHNSON). She has worked with creators Issa Rae (INSECURE), Ava DuVernay (QUEEN SUGAR), and Kenya Barris (GROWN-ISH, #BLACKAF).

Julio C. Perez, IV lives and works in Los Angeles, editing in both narrative and documentary. His feature film work includes Chad Hartigan’s award-winning THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, which screened at Sundance, and an ongoing collaboration with director David Robert Mitchell, editing THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER, IT FOLLOWS, and UNDER THE SILVER LAKE which have all screened at Cannes. He has recently worked with director Sam Levinson on the series EUPHORIA, as well as the upcoming feature MALCOLM AND MARIE.

Christian is a film editor, and occasional screenwriter. His career started in the writers room and as editor on the surreal comedy series CAMPUS. Recent work includes I MAY DESTROY YOU, SALLY4EVER, LOVE WEDDING REPEAT, and the upcoming FROM DEVIL’S BREATH, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel (VIRUNGA/THE WHITE HELMETS). In 2018 he wrote and edited TO WENDY WHO KICKED ME WHEN I SAID I LOVE YOU, an off- beat, romantic short film which premiered at the London Film Festival.

BREAKOUT ROOMS

Join editor Ryan Morrison (STOWAWAY, ARCTIC) and assistant editor Russell Anderson (MANK) as they explore the challenges with remote editing work- flows and how they have solved them in their recent projects.

As editors our jobs are constantly expanding, with more and more tools at our fingertips it’s important to keep our technical skills as sharp as can be. Editing and co-ordinating with VFX can be daunting at times, but it’s always important to get it right. Editor Christopher Malanchen shares some tips, tricks and best practices that he learned from editing on Vice’s THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (Season 2) and Cooking Channel’s BITCHIN’ KITCHEN and from his tenure as the VFX Editor for BIG LITTLE LIES (Season 2).

The new workflows are already a challenge, but how do we deal with the mental and physical difficulties of working from home during a pandemic? Join a panel of IATSE 891 members to discuss keeping yourself motivated; mental & physical health (e.g. feeling low and what to do about it); communicating with your team, how to keep the lines open; changes to the editor / assistant relationship; scheduling challenges and managing your hours. Over the 2 days we will have various IATSE 891 editors and assistant editors joining the discussion: Mauri Bernstein, Sabrina Pitre, Gloria Mercer and Kelvin Tseng.

Every production starts with a solid plan but step by step as each phase inches closer and closer to being received by an editor’s invisible hand, that plan will unravel. Even if it is due to a global pandemic, it is on the editor to shift gears, to persevere for the story and aim to produce beyond what was undone. Let us discuss how we do this. Join the editor behind THE NATURE OF THINGS episode “The Covid Cruise” for a conversation about filmmaking in the Covid era.

Join editors Adam Phipps and Francis Laliberte, as they discuss the post-process for AMPLIFY, a 13-part documentary series about Indigenous musicians creating new works. Each episode features a different songwriter working through the creative process in-studio, while revealing how they personally relate to their new song. Further insight is brought to bear as Indigenous experts weigh-in on the deeper meaning of the song’s inspiration. All of this … on FCPx … seriously!

Cool heads, quick wits and sharp technical knowledge are just some of what is needed to be a great Assistant Editor. They are the lifeblood of post-production and our guests are at the top of their game. Join the Assistant Editors behind some of Canada’s most anticipated films from 2020: POSSESSOR, PERCY, and FUNNY BOY, as they discuss their approaches, challenges and answer your questions.

The moment someone feels less alone because of something I did, I've done my job.
Editcon 2021 Julio Perez
Julio C. Perez IV, ACE
Editor, EUPHORIA
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En discussion avec Myriam Poirier, CCE

En discussion avec Myriam Poirier, CCE
le 19 janvier 2021

Cet événement a eu lieu le 12 janvier 2021

Conférence en français  /  Presented in French

Myriam Poirier signe le montage et la conception sonore du film 14 jours, 12 nuits, de Jean-Philippe Duval. Nous parlerons avec elle de son double rôle sur ce projet, qui lui a permis de renouer avec le travail de monteuse sonore, qu’elle a exercé au début de sa carrière. Ce somptueux film, tissé tout en finesse, nous démontre l’importance accordée au langage tant visuel que sonore d’un film.

L’événement sera animé par Isabelle Malenfant, CCE.

Isabelle Malenfant nourrit une passion pour les histoires dramatiques, mais aussi un intérêt pour les projets qui la poussent à apprendre de nouvelles techniques. C’est cette curiosité qui l’a amenée à toucher à la comédie (Steak, Dans Une Galaxie Près de Chez Vous 2, Fabuleuses), aux projets d’effets spéciaux (Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs), et à l’animation (Mune, The Procession). Fidèle collaboratrice de Francis Leclerc, elle a travaillé avec lui sur le populaire sitcom Les beaux malaises, les séries Le Phoenix, Marche à l’ombre et Mon meilleur ami, de même que sur les longs métrages Pieds nus dans l’aube et L’arracheuse de temps. Elle a aussi travaillé aux côtés des réalisateur.trice.s Yves Simoneau, François Jaros, Louise Archambault, Quentin Dupieux, Olivier Asselin et Mélanie Charbonneau. Elle a souvent été en nomination aux Gémeaux, aux Jutra de même qu’aux prix CCE. En 2018, elle a remporté le prix CCE pour meilleur montage d’un long métrage avec Pieds nus dans l’aube. Elle aime être impliquée sur le CA du CCE pour mettre en lumière le talent des monteur.euse.s québécois.e.s lors des événements francophones et échanger à propos de notre art créatif avec le reste de la communauté du CCE.

Myriam Poirier, CCE, cumule près de 35 ans d’expérience en montage. Après des débuts en tant que monteuse sonore, elle se consacre uniquement au montage autant en documentaire qu’en série télévisée et long-métrage de fiction. Parmi les oeuvres auxquelles elle a collaboré, on note entre autres les documentaires “Citizen Lambert : Jeanne d’Architecture” et les docu-séries “Marché Jean-Talon”, “École de danse” et “Manifestes en série”; les séries dramatiques “Belle Baie”, “Prozac”, “Mensonges”,” L’imposteur”, “Fugueuse” et “Unité 9”; les films “La chasse-galerie ” et “14 jours, 12 nuits”. Plusieurs de ces projets sont le fruit de son étroite collaboration avec le réalisateur Jean-Philippe Duval. Elle a aussi mis son talent artistique à contribution auprès de Renée Blanchar, Teri Wehn-Damisch, Éric Tessier et Yan Lanouette-Turgeon.

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January 2021

7:00pm EST

Canada

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Editing Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult with Inbal B. Lessner, ACE and Gillian McCarthy

Editing Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult with Inbal B. Lessner, ACE and Gillian McCarthy
Jan 12, 2021

This event took place on January 12, 2021

Presented in English / Présenté en anglais

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult chronicles the extraordinary and harrowing journey of India Oxenberg – the daughter of Hollywood actress Catherine Oxenberg and a descendant of European royalty – who was seduced into the modern-day sex-slave cult NXIVM. More than 17,000 people, including India, enrolled in NXIVM’s “Executive Success Programs,” a front for the cult and a hunting ground for its leader, master predator Keith Raniere. Women in DOS, a secret master-slave society within NXIVM, were sex-trafficked and branded with a cauterizing iron. Both about a mother trying to save her daughter and recovery from trauma, the series follows India’s seduction, indoctrination, enslavement, escape – and her role as “co-conspirator” in assisting the U.S. government with bringing down Raniere and his criminal enterprise. In addition to being a rigorous and unsparing examination of India’s abuse and her own culpability, it explores how India and a chorus of other women are still grappling to make sense of their experience. The series also showcases extensive insider footage and exposes the inner circle of enablers around Keith Raniere.

This series is about women by women. It had women in all key positions, and they took great care in creating an environment for the cult survivors who shared their stories, in which they felt supported before, during and after filming. We will discuss the ins and outs of shaping such a complex and sensitive story and the challenges that Inbal and Gillian came across in the edit suite.

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult is available on Crave in Canada and on the Starz app almost anywhere else, a secure link will also be shared with people who RSVP! This talk will be moderated by Sarah Taylor.

Sarah Taylor is award-winning editor with over eighteen years of experience. She has a passion for storytelling and has cut a wide range of documentaries, corporate videos, television programs, and full length feature films. Her work has been seen in festivals around the world including Sundance. She is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) and is the host of the CCE podcast The Editor’s Cut.

Inbal B. Lessner, ACE, is an Emmy® and Eddie-nominated editor and producer. On her latest project, “SEDUCED: Inside the NXIVM Cult,”  which she co-created with her filmmaking partner, Director Cecilia Peck, she takes on the roles of Lead Editor, Writer and Executive Producer. This four-part documentary series, premiering on STARZ, follows one young woman’s perilous journey through the dark and criminal world of NXIVM, the notorious self-help-group-turned-sex-slave-cult. 

Inbal and Cecilia Peck’s last collaboration was the Emmy-nominated feature documentary Brave Miss World, which debuted on Netflix in 2014. It is the story of an Israeli beauty queen, who was raped seven weeks prior to her winning the Miss World pageant, and her crusade to reach out to fellow survivors while trying to keep her own rapist behind bars. 

In 2019, Inbal edited and co-produced “The Movies: The Golden Age,” executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog. This was the latest in her 4-year-long collaboration with the team that produced CNN’s Emmy-nominated “Decades” series. Inbal has edited seven episodes in the series and was nominated for an ACE Editing Award for “The Nineties: Can We All Get Along.”

Inbal’s editing credits include ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (Netflix Original, Dir. Kelly Duane), nominated for an Outstanding Documentary NAACP Image Award, and Autism: The Sequel, (HBO, Dir. Tricia Regan), a follow-up to the Emmy-winning Autism: The Musical (2007). She edited and co-produced the internationally acclaimed, award-winning, I Have Never Forgotten You, about Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal.  Inbal also directed the docudrama Night Bites and was second-unit producer on the HBO/ARTE documentary Watermarks.

Over the course of her career, Inbal has worked in the cutting rooms of directors such as Davis Guggenheim (Teach), R.J. Cutler (“American Candidate”), Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge (A Lego Brickumentary), Jeremy Simmons (“Transgeneration”), Tracy Droz Tragos (Be Good, Smile Pretty) as well as Natalie Portman’s feature directorial debut (A Tale of Love and Darkness). 

Inbal began making films when she was in high school and later produced training films for the Israeli Defense Forces.  At NYU, she was the recipient of the prestigious, merit-based, WTC Johnson Fellowship, awarded to one student filmmaker a year.  Since moving to Los Angeles, Inbal has edited hundreds of hours of non-scripted network and cable television shows. She was also a Visiting Professor at UNCSA Film School, and a mentor in the Karen Schmeer Diversity in the Edit Room Program.

Gillian McCarthy is an accomplished editor whose creative style combines compelling storytelling with a cinematic sensibility.  Her feature documentary credits include the Oscar nominated Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Girl Rising, and Above and Beyond: 60 Years of NASA. Her television credits include work for ABC, PBS, Showtime, STARZ, Discovery and OWN.  She learned her craft working in the most precise form of visual storytelling, the television commercial, editing countless national campaigns in New York and Toronto.  A dual American and Canadian citizen, she lives in Los Angeles.

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January 2021

5:00pm -7:00pm CT

Canada

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The 10th Annual CCE Awards Nominees and Winners

10th Annual CCE Awards
Virtual Edition

Award Nominees & Winners

Kevin Pavlovic, David Ian Salter, Ellery VanDooyeweert & Emma DuPell – The Addams Family. *WINNER*

Isabelle Malenfant, CCE – The Procession

Joycelyn Poon & Brian Karn – The Most Magnificent Thing

Lesley Mackay Hunter – Arctic Dogs

Orion McCaw, Gina Pacheco & Michael Hillmer – Carmen Sandiego: The Daisho Caper

Chelsea Bennett & Clark Masters – White Space *WINNER*

Kyle Sanderson – Pugly

Rachel Guergis – This Ink Runs Deep

Robert Swartz, CCE – The Impossible Swim

Sonia Godding Togobo – Mr. Jane and Finch

Nick Hector, CCE – Prey *WINNER*

Carole Larsen – She Walks With Apes

Cathy Gulkin, CCE & Kathryn Lyons – Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power

Danny Palmer – Rat Park

Eamonn O’Connor & Daniel Roher – Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

Pauline Decroix – Ma Dame au Camélia *WINNER*

Amélie Labrèche – Jaeborn by Numbers

Mahi Rahgozar – Wiisgaapte (Bitter Smoke)

Maureen Grant – It’s Nothing

Yvann Thibaudeau – Delphine

Dave McMahon – Hip Hop Evolution: Pass the Mic *WINNER*

Cameron Nixdorf – Vacations of the Brave: Tamika &Cleve

Peter Denes – Children of the Snow: The Darkest Winter

Ben Kaplan & Clark Masters – Dark Side of the Ring: The Last of the Von Erichs

Steve Taylor – Hip Hop Evolution: The Dirty South

Colin Waugh – Renewable: Youth for Climate *WINNER*

Ben Lawrence – Tokens: Episode 3

Micah Rix-Hayes – The Ninth: The Balk

Sam Thomson & Thom Smalley – Save Me Season 2: Birdie’s End

Thom Smalley & Sam Thomson – Save Me Season 2: Animal

Michelle Szemberg – Northern Rescue: Qué Sera *WINNER*

Daniel Sadler – Northern Rescue: Making Lemonade

Lauren Brandon – Holly Hobbie: A Whole New Holly

Lee-ann Cass – Christmas Chalet

Sabrina Pitre – Kim Possible

Michael Tersigni, CCE & Andrew Gurney – The Brigade: Race to the Hudson, Against the Current *WINNER*

Andrew Gurney – Blown Away: Dual Intent

Andrew Gurney, Mike Scott & Michael Tersigni, CCE – The Brigade: Race to the Hudson, All or Nothing

Jonathan Dowler, David Yenovkian, Lisa Barley, Olivia Shin & Michael Tersigni, CCE – The Amazing Race Canada: Clamageddon Continues

Mike Scott – Blown Away: Body Parts

Christopher Minns – Cavendish: House of Wax *WINNER*

Aren Hansen – Kims Convenience: Cutie Pie

John Nicholls, CCE – Little Dog: Round Eight

Jonathan Eagan – Workin’ Moms: Birth Daze

Matthieu Bouchard & Olivier Binette – Like-Moi: Episode 35

Matthew Anas – Cardinal: By The Time You Read This: Sam *WINNER*

James Ilecic, CCE – The College Admissions Scandal

Lara Mazur, CCE – The Knight Before Christmas

Richard Rotter – Damaged

Stephen Roque – Mary Kills People: Wolf, Meet Henhouse

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

Lara Mazur is an award-winning Canadian fi lm and television editor. Lara approaches the craft of editing as a collaborative effort, weaving artistry and performance into the fabric of the story. She began her career as an apprentice editor with the National Film Board of Canada in Winnipeg, and, for over three decades, has moved seamlessly between documentary and scripted stories. Lara has collaborated with some of Canada’s top directors and producers, bringing stories with universal themes to audiences around the world on shows such as: Chris Haddock’s DaVinci’s Inquest and Intelligence; Strange Empire and Arctic Air; Norma Bailey’s Daughters of the Country, Bordertown Café and The Pastor’s Wife; No One Would Tell and Van Helsing – all receiving award nominations for editing.

On the television series Flashpoint, Lara received a DGC Award and a Gemini nomination. On Anne Wheeler’s feature film Suddenly Naked, she received a Genie award, and three nominations for editing on Rachel Talaley’s television movie On the Farm. In recognition of her body of work, Lara received an award from Women in Film and Television. Lara continues to mentor many emerging filmmakers and give valued advice to many seasoned storytellers. Currently, Lara is editing a movie for Netflix.

The 10th Annual CCE Awards Event Gala

In a career that has spanned over forty years, Fred Brennan has become one of Canada’s preeminent dialogue and supervising sound editors. He has worked on many Canadian feature films, major international co-productions and hundreds of hours television. His many awards include Genies and Geminis, recognition by The Director’s Guild of Canada and the Motion Picture Sound Editor’s Guild in Los Angeles. Some of Fred’s credits include Littlest Hobo, American Psycho, Call Me Fitz, Barney’s Version and Pompeii.

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Behind the Screen Series

Behind-The-Screen

We have held three Behind the Screen events so far. The first was with Simone Smith as she talked about her work on Firecrackers. Our second was with Mark Arcieri as he discussed Workflow from Prep to Delivery and our third one was with Konstantin Bock for his work on the film Capernaum.

These events took across around the world from Germany, to Australia and other parts of the globe. Hosting Zoom events has really been a great opportunity to connect with others. With thanks to our speakers Simone Smith, Mark Arcieri and Konstantin Bock and also to our moderators Maureen Grant and Dody Dorn, ACE.

We have two upcoming Behind the Screen Events:

June 21st: Behind the Screen – Queering the Script

June 30th: Behind the Screen – Avid ScriptSync & PhraseFind

Behind the Screen Series
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Fundamentals of Freelancing Event – March 7th

Fundamentals of Freelancing
2020 Course

Fundamentals of Freelancing Event Review

On Saturday March 7th, 2020 the CCE held the Fundamentals of Freelancing Event. The day started out with a presentation on taxes with Sunny Widerman. She delivered a well informed presentation and had the crowd engaged with her knowledge and humor (who knew taxes could be fun!) The second part of the event were Round Table discussions. Our guests got to participate in 5 different discussion topics. Again, our round table hosts were well informed, engaging and happy to answer all the questions (so much so, that it made it hard to get groups to move on to the next table as everyone were deep in conversation).

Thank you to our round table hosts: Ricado Acosta, CCE (Deals in Factual), Erin Deck, CCE (Navigating Genre), Michelle Szemberg (Work/Life Balance), Dev Singh (Career Strategy) and Sunny Widerman (Taxes).

We would also like to thank eOne for hosting our event.

About the Event

The Canadian Cinema Editors is proud to present EDITCON 2020, the third annual day-long conference on the art of picture editing, on Saturday February 1st, 2020 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. This year, we are very excited to welcome master editor Susan Shipton for an in-depth discussion of her work. The day will also feature panel discussions on editing comedy, theatrical films, and unscripted programming, with some of Canada’s top editors sharing a wealth of knowledge and experience. Admission will include a welcome breakfast, lunch, and a post-panel social and networking session, as well as raffles and giveaways from our sponsors. Earlybird tickets go on sale for CCE Members starting November 28, with general admission available for non-members and students on December 16.

March 2020

8:30am - 11:00pm

134 Peter Street, Toronto

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