“The Edit Center was one of the lynchpins that brought my film from a collection of ideas to a cohesive feature that will premiere on Showtime.”
Submit Your Film
Since 1999, The Edit Center has been a vital post-production resource for independent filmmakers working on feature-length narrative and documentary projects. Filmmakers accepted into our program have the opportunity to workshop scenes with talented student editors under the guidance of experienced industry professionals. Filmmakers receive constructive feedback from our faculty of accomplished editors and leave with rough cuts that can be used as work samples for fundraising and/or provide a strong starting point for their edit.
We are currently accepting applications for our June/July and July/September sessions.
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Overview
Upcoming Sessions
June 01 - July 10, 2020
Application Deadline: May 01, 2020
July 27 - September 4, 2020
Application Deadline: June 27, 2020
Cost
Free for accepted filmmakers.We accept applications from feature-length narrative and documentary films at any stage of post-production. Both emerging and established filmmakers are encouraged to apply. Two projects are chosen per session.
Each accepted project is workshopped for two and a half weeks. Selected scenes are edited to rough cut stage by students undertaking our intensive Art of Editing course. This course has trained some of the top film editors in the industry. Graduates include:
Lou Ford (The Lighthouse, Thoroughbreds)
Michael Taylor (The Farewell, Love Is Strange)
Amy Foote (The Work, Hail Satan)
Chad Beck (Inside Job, No End in Sight)
Sophie Corra (Love & Friendship, “Dollface”)
Kathryn Schubert (Marjorie Prime, Experimenter)
Marina Epstein-Katz (The Brink, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.)
Matt Hamachek (Gideon's Army, Cartel Land)
Jenny Lee (The Skeleton Twins, My Blind Brother)
Director Edet Belzberg workshopping The Recruiter.
The students’ work is closely supervised by accomplished film editors who serve as visiting artists on our faculty. Our students and faculty bring fresh eyes to each project and help filmmakers find creative solutions to tricky scenes and story problems.
Filmmakers meet with students and faculty at least once a week to screen and discuss works-in-progress. We foster a supportive and collaborative environment where filmmakers and students alike are encouraged to experiment freely.
Participation is free for accepted filmmakers. In turn, filmmakers agree to give each student the credit of “additional editor” on the film and allow students to use their final edited scenes on a professional reel.
“From both a producing and directing standpoint, the Edit Center is a great way to work. To have eight students working on your film is a huge advantage.”
Frequently-Asked Questions
Director Debra Granik workshops Winter’s Bone.
How do I apply?
Fill out the application form here. We request the following information:
Short synopsis
Filmmaker bios
Where you are in the process (still shooting, starting post-production, etc.)
A work sample. This can be almost anything: a trailer, selected scenes, even 10 minutes of raw footage.
Our team will respond in 2-4 weeks. We will schedule phone interviews with promising candidates. Two films are chosen per session.
What about confidentiality?
Student reels are password-protected and each student signs a non-disclosure agreement.
What editing platform do you use?
The workshop is Avid-focused but we accept Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro X projects as well.
Will having many different editors make the work disjointed?
Actually, no! The work is supervised by experienced professional editors and students screen each other's rough cuts to consider how their scenes relate to the film as a whole.
For questions not answered here, please contact info@theeditcenter.com.