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).
Restaurant Revamp Premieres on Food Network
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.
Edet Belzberg Wins a MacArthur Genius Grant
Edet Belzberg, director of Gymnast (an Edit Center class project in 1999) and The Army Recruiter (the project of the current Edit Center class), has been awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. Edet's first film, Children Underground, was nominated for an Oscar in 2002.
Red Doors Wins at Outfest
Red Doors, the project of the July 2004 six-week class, won two awards at Outfest this week: the Audience Award for First Narrative Feature and the Grand Jury Award for Screenwriting. This follows the film's win at Tribeca, where it was given the NY, NY Best Narrative Feature award. Red Doors was directed by Georgia Lee and edited by TEC instructor Youna Kwak.
Murderball opens in theaters
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 Premieres on Comedy Central
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.
Festival Updates
Swimmers, the class project for the January 2004 class, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best New American Film at the Seattle International Film Festival. Red Doors, the July 2004 class project, won the Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting at the CineVegas Film Festival. Home, the other July 2004 class project, won the Jury Award Honorable Mention for Best Feature Film at the Silverdocs Film Festival.
HOME to Premiere at Silverdocs
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.
Saving Face opens in theaters
Writer/director Alice Wu's debut film, Saving Face, opened in theaters in New York this months. It was released by Song Classics and was an Official Selection of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Alice Wu attended the first ever Edit Center class.
Anytown, USA Wins Again
Anytown, USA, directed by Kristian Fraga and co-edited by Edit Center alum Sandy Patch, premiered in April to awards at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. Later that month at the Trenton Film Festival, it went on to win the Jury Prize for Best Director of a Documentary Feature.