THE CCE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PRESENTS: Scripted Editing Workshop
Presented in English
The workshop unfolds over a weekend in two stages:
Friday, June 12th (8am ET) – Footage Release Participants will receive a project file and raw footage from a scene of a real television series. You will have a day and a half to edit the material independently, using your own instincts and creative judgment.
Saturday, June 13th (11pm ET) – Cuts Due Participants will upload a quicktime of their edited scene to a portal provided by the CCE.
Sunday, June 14th (times TBD) – Mentor Sessions Participants join small breakout groups of four to five people, each hosted by an experienced scripted editor. Over a two-hour session, mentors will review participants’ edited versions, offer feedback, and facilitate group discussion in order to share insights on the craft, and the realities of working in scripted television.
Both Avid and Premiere Pro are supported. Project files and media will be provided for both platforms.
Friday, June 12, 2026 (8am ET) – Footage release
Saturday, June 13, 2026 (11pm ET) – Cuts due Workshop date:
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Format: Online via Zoom (breakout rooms)
Group size: 4–5 participants per mentor
Session length: 2 hours
Software: Avid or Premiere Pro (your choice)
Spots available: 16 participants (4 groups)
Selection: Lottery from qualified application
This workshop is aimed at post-production professionals who are looking to grow their skills in scripted editing. You do not need to have scripted experience to apply — applicants from all genres are welcome. To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
• CCE Membership: Must be an Associate or Full Member of the CCE for at least one year prior to applying.
• Work Experience: Must have a minimum of three years of professional post-production experience at an Assistant Editor or Editor level.* Experience in any genre qualifies, including scripted, unscripted, animation, commercials, corporate, news, sports, or music videos.
• Professional context: All qualifying experience must be professional. Student projects do not count toward the three-year requirement. *For further information about qualifying experience, please see the Work Summary form.
Please note: Student members of the CCE are not eligible to apply for this workshop.
There is a $25 administrative fee to apply.
Applicants will be asked to complete a short work summary form and provide an IMDb link (or equivalent) to corroborate qualifying credits. If your experience is in work not typically listed on IMDb (such as corporate, sports, or news), you may request an exemption in writing (alison@cceditors.ca), including a brief description of your work, a contact who can verify it, and links to the work where available.
Membership status will be verified.
The Mentorship Committee will select 16 participants by lottery from all qualified applicants.
The application lottery will open May 18th and close May 29th.
The following bios are only written in the presenting language.
Jane was 10 years old when she started her first editing gig by hooking up two VCRs to cut the commercials out of her favourite TV shows. Since then, she’s been fortunate enough to find some folks to trust her with their own projects, and she now has over 15 years’ experience in feature films and series. She has been recognized at the CCE Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards for editing, and her work has screened at festivals around the world. She loves to aim for projects across all genres, and can usually be talked into working when she should be taking time off.
Raised on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, Justin’s original plan was to push flashy buttons on a Starship as an actor. Fortunately, he found his calling pushing colourful keyboard buttons in a dark room as an editor. His work has been seen ‘round the world in festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, SXSW, TIFF, Locarno as well as the small screens of HBO, Netflix, FX, Hulu, Crave, SRC, TVA, and Télé-Québec.
Jon learned to talk at an early age and hasn’t shut up since, which naturally led to A) annoying his parents, and B) a lifetime interest in storytelling. During his time at the Capilano University Motion Picture Arts program he was drawn to editing by the convergence of the technical and creative aspects required to turn images into emotions and has built an impressive career around doing just that. He has been recognized for his work with nominations for the CSA and CCE Awards and won several Leos in his native British Columbia, and he has edited work for Netflix, Amazon, FOX, Sony, Global, CBC, Lifetime, Hallmark, and even (RIP) Quibi.
While living in Halifax and collaborating with some of the finest directors and showrunners from across Canada, Kimberlee McTaggart has been remote editing since before it became cool. She has worked on feature documentaries, music videos, and everything in between in her thirty-five year career. More recently, she has been working exclusively in the world of scripted shows – with a soft spot for comedy. Kim’s work has brought her several awards and nominations including a Gemini for Call Me Fitz and six CSA nominations in the categories of comedy, drama and feature film, with the most recent for the comedy series Moonshine.
Organizer
Canadian Cinema Editors / Les Monteurs et Monteuses de cinéma canadien
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