The Missing Person, the project of the November 2007 six-week class, is listed as one the the "Best Films of 2009" by the editors at IFC.com. Of the main character, Alison Wilmore writes, "Rosow is a man out of time, à la Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye…" The film premiered at Sundance last year and was edited by TEC alum/instructor Mollie Goldstein. See IFC's full list of 2009's best films here.
Alum Jenny Lee is post supervising the narrative Bass Ackwards, which will premiere in the "NEXT" category -- a new section at Sundance 2010 that spotlights innovative, low-budget filmmaking. Alum Naomi Goodman was the assistant editor on happythankyoumoreplease, competing in the narrative category.
Congratulations to the following alumni, instructors, and films who will all be competing in the Narrative category at Sundance 2010: The Dry Land edited by TEC instructor Sabine Hoffman (starring America Ferrara, Melissa Leo and Wilmer Valderrama); Sympathy for Delicious edited by TEC instructor Pete Beaudreau (directed by Mark Ruffalo and starring Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis and Laura Linney); The Imperialists Are Still Alive! edited by TEC alum Michael Taylor who was assisted by alums Lou Ford and Brian Fleischman.
Garbage Dreams, the project of the January 2008 six-week class, made it on the short-list in the Documentary Feature category for the 82nd Academy Awards. It was one of 15 films selected from the original 89 films that qualified. The film was directed by Mai Iskander and TEC Alum, Marichelle Tañag, was 1st assistant editor on the film.
Winter's Bone, the project of the May 2009 six-week class, is one of sixteen films that will premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The film was directed by Debra Granik, written by Granik and Anne Rosellini (Down to the Bone, Sundance 2004) and edited by TEC instructor Affonso Gonçalves who was assisted by TEC alums Naomi Goodman and Tory Stewart.
Noah Buschel has been nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of "Breakthrough Director" for his film, The Missing Person. The film was the project of the November 2007 6-week class and will hit NY and LA theaters November 20. It has been deemed a "delightfully strange noir" by New York Magazine and stars Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) and Amy Ryan (The Office, Gone Baby Gone). The Missing Person was edited by TEC alum/instructor Mollie Goldstein.
Reporter, the project of the November 2007 class, will screen Oct 23 at the Paley Center for Media in association with HBO Documentary Films. The film follows NY Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof, as he travels through Congo to shed light on the country's conflict. TEC Alums, Daniel Rosen and Bo Mehrad were the associate editor and additional editor, respectively, on the film.
Finishing Heaven, the project of the September 2007 6-week class, appeared this week in the "highbrow/brilliant" quadrant of NY Magazine's Approval Matrix. The film was edited by TEC alum Amy Foote and premiered on HBO last week.
Great Directors, a documentary directed by Angela Ismailos and edited by TEC alum Christina Buchard and TEC instructor Sabine Hoffman, premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival this summer to positive reviews. The film captures the essence and independent spirit of living auteurs such as: Bertolucci, Lynch, Haynes, Linklater, and Varda to name a few. Natasha Senjanovic of The Hollywood Reporter remarks that "... the editing smoothly ties the various stories together." The film was also assisted by alums Peter Schuette, Susan Cox, Connor Kalista, and Nick Bussey.
Trucker, the project of the September 2007 6-week class, has just been picked up by Monterey Media. The film stars Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone, North Country), Nathan Fillion (The Waitress, "Castle"), and Benjamin Bratt (Love in the Time of Cholera, Traffic) and premiered at Tribeca in 2008. The film will hit NYC theaters In October and then roll out nationally. Trucker was co-produced by TEC alum Riva Marker.