Spring/Summer 2007 Classes enjoy excellent speaker series

Special thanks to the guest speakers of the Spring/Summer classes: Craig McKay, Editor of Silence of the Lambs; Jay Rabinowitz, Editor of Requiem for a Dream; Chad Beck and Cindy Lee, Editors of No End in Sight (Special Jury Prize, Sundance 2007); Pete Beadreau, Editor of Room (Director's Fortnight, Cannes 2005) ; Sam Pollard, Editor of "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2007 Peabody Award, directed by Spike Lee); Stephen Garret, Trailer Editor; Penny Faulk, Editor of Election Day (SXSW 2007); Fernanda Rossi, Documentary Story Consultant.

July/August 2007 Six-week Class Updates

Award-winning editor Geoff Richman (Sicko, Murderball, God Grew Tired of Us), Mollie Goldstein (Palindromes, "Stella"), and Cindy Lee (No End in Sight, Grand Jury Prize Winner, Sundance) will all be teaching the July 16th class, in which the class will be editing two films: a documentary called The Pit, executive produced by the Oscar-winning team of Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein; and the off-beat dark comedy The Understudy, starring Richard Kind ("Mad About You", "Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Aasif Mandvi ("The Daily Show"). Call The Edit Center directly to inquire about availability.

Festival Updates

After premiering at SXSW in March, Doubletime, the class project of the Nov/Dec 2005 class, will be screening at NYC's Tribeca Film Festival later this spring.  Moving Midway, edited by TEC alum Ramsey Fendall and the class project of the July/Aug 2006 class, will be premiering at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in April.

Great World of Sound makes noise at ND/NF

Great World of Sound, the class project of the Jan/Feb 2006 class, played this April Fool's Day weekend at The Walter Reade Theater with New Directors/New Films.  Taking a "bitterly funny, uncomfortably true look at some small-time hustlers," Great World of Sound was proclaimed "one of the best American offerings at this year's Sundance Film Festival."

Doubletime to premiere at SXSW

Doubletime, the class project of the Nov/Dec 2005 class, will premiere in March at the South by Southwest Film Festival.  The film, which was edited by TEC alum Paul Frost and directed by Stephanie Johnes, will be featured in the festival's "Spotlight Premiere" category.

Little Miss Sunshine nominated for 5 Oscars

Congratulations to TEC alum Sue Jacobs, music supervisor for Little Miss Sunshine.  The film was nominated for five academy awards, including Best Picture.  Good luck, Sue!

Grace is Gone, No End in Sight win at Sundance

Congratulations to Grace is Gone and No End is Sight, which both won big this year at Sundance.  After selling to the Weinstein Co. on the first night of the festival, Grace is Gone, which was co-produced and post-supervised by TEC alum Riva Marker, was honored with both the Audience Award as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.  No End in Sight, which the Village Voice aptly reported was "masterfully edited" by TEC alums Chad Beck and Cindy Lee, won the Special Jury Prize in the Documentary category.

Sundance Film Festival announces 2007 selections

Congratulations to the following films premiering this year at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival: Great World of Sound, edited by TEC instructor Tim Streeto and the class project of the January and March 2006 six-week classes; No End in Sight, edited by TEC alums Chad Beck and Cindy Lee with consulting editor Alan Oxman; Grace is Gone, co-produced and post supervised by TEC alum Riva Marker; Hounddog, edited by TEC instructor Sabine Hoffman; Never Forever, edited by TEC instructor Pete Beaudreau; Pop Foul, edited by TEC alum Paul Frank; The Ten, edited by TEC instructor Eric Kissack; and The Savages, assistant edited by TEC alum Ali Muney.

Matthew Barney: No Restraint opens at the IFC Center

Matthew Barney: No Restraint, edited by TEC instructor Aaron Lubarsky and TEC alum Helen Yum, opens this week at the IFC Center.  Directed by Alison Chernick, No Restraint captures the contemporary art superstar in a recent recreation of his work, transforming his artistic process into "an avant-garde, operative love story."

August in the Empire State premiers on the Sundance Channel

August in the Empire State, the November/December 2004 class project, will premiere on the Sundance Channel on October 16th at 9pm.  This "refreshing examination of the polarized nature of contemporary political discourse" will continue to air until the end of the month.