The editors unions in Canada mainly deal with labor and remuneration issues and are fragmented between the Atlantic and Pacific, where the bulk of the editors in the East are part of the DGC (Directors Guild of Canada) and in the West they’re represented by the IATSE Local 891. He also notes that editing unions are different for each province.

This fragmentation makes it even more important for CCE to unite the editing community in Canada on artistic, creative and technical issues. In light of this Stephen thinks that it is a great idea that ACE tries to do the same on a global scale, so that we can inform and learn from each other. He thinks that there will be a great interest among the CCE members to join ACE as International Affiliate members.

The Canadian domestic market motion pictures in the English as well as the French territories, produce highly skilled editors that would be eligible to become ACE International Affiliate members. Additionally, they can become full active ACE members if they meet the application requirements when their work is distributed in the U.S. Stephen is very aware of the fact that not everybody has the unique qualifications that he has to be able to straddle the international borders, having parents from both the U.S. and the U.K., as residents in Canada.

Stephen believes that it is in CCE and its members’ interest to tighten the lines of communication with editors in other countries since the film industry has already gone global a long time ago. He invites American editors and especially ACE members to contact CCE when they’re working in Canada.

CCE would like to invite them to participate in its events to share their knowledge, experience and stories.