Edit Center alum David Kausch just finished editing the season premiere of the Court TV series, "Dominick Dunner's Power, Privilege and Justice." The episode is entitled "Mystery in the Mountains," and it premieres this week on Court TV's cable channel.
Room, the project of the May/June 2004 six-week class, has been nominated this week for two prestigious Independent Spirit Awards: The John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made under $500K, as well as the award for Best Female Lead. Room was edited by TEC Instructor Pete Beaudreau, who was assisted by TEC alum Riva Marker.
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt, opens at the Angelika theater this week. Edited by TEC alum Michael Taylor, the film has been described as "a tender, impressionistic film biography" by The New York Times. Taylor also has another film opening in theaters this week, Exist: Not a Protest Film, his first editing gig after taking the six-week course in 2001.
Swimmers, the project of the January 2004 Edit Center class, has been purchased for distribution by Skouras Films. Swimmers will be released in theaters next year and will then air on the Sundance Channel. This follows the film's recent win at the Seattle Film Festival, where it was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best New American Film. Swimmers was directed by Doug Sadler and edited by Edit Center alum Lilah Bankier and Edit Center instructor Affonso Goncalves.
The IFP has announced its nominees for the 2005 Gotham Awards, and both Saving Face and Murderball are on the list. Edit Center alum Alice Wu has been nominated as a "Breakthrough Director" for Saving Face, which was distributed by Sony Classics earlier this year. Murderball, edited by Edit Center teacher Geoff Richman, is nominated for Best Documentary.
Alchemy, a feature film edited by Edit Center alum Allison Zell, will air on ABC Family this week. The film was directed by Evan Oppenheimer and stars Thomas Cavanagh (NBC's Ed).
The pilot episode of Restaurant Revamp is set to air on Food Network this week. The show, which was edited by Edit Center alum David Kausch, follows celebrity chef Bobby Flay as he attempts to rescue failing restaurants.
Murderball, which was edited by Edit Center instructor Geoffrey Richman, premiered in theaters July 8 and was distributed by ThinkFilm. Murderball won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the first Special Jury Prize for Editing ever awarded at Sundance. Edit Center alum Stephen Walker was the assistant editor on the film.
Stella, whose pilot episode was edited by Edit Center instructor Alan Oxman, will premiere on Comedy Central on June 28. Edit Center alum Mollie Goldstein is an editor on the series, where she is joined by Edit Center instructor Eric Kissack, the show's associate editor.
HOME, the class project in the July/August 2004 six-week course, is premiering at the Silverdocs Film Festival in June. Directed by Jeffrey M. Togman and edited by Edit Center alum Mollie Goldstein, HOME is one of only ten films chosen for Silverdocs' 2005 Feature Competition. Alum Riva Marker was the assistant editor on the film, and alum Matthew Jacob was the online editor.