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Editors Guild Dedicates Ronald G. Kutak
Board Room in Los Angeles

June 14, 2017

The Motion Picture Editors Guild dedicated the Ronald G. Kutak Board Room of its West Coast headquarters office, with a ceremonial unveiling of a sign and plaque at its Board of Directors meeting on Saturday, June 10.

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Cutting Comedy and Discussing Diversity – Kabir Akhtar

June 7, 2017

When the winning editor was announced for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series at the 2016 Emmy Awards ceremony, picture editor Kabir Akhtar, ACE, was stunned to hear his name.

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Live Blog Coverage from the 67th ACE Eddie Awards

January 27, 2017

CineMontage will be covering the 67th ACE Eddie Awards from the Editors Guild sponsor table at the Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles. Stay tuned for live updates here.

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Editing Trump: The Making of a Reality TV Star Who Would Be President

October 12, 2016

The picture editors who worked on the original seasons on the NBC show The Apprentice reported that the image of its star, Donald Trump, was carefully crafted and manufactured in post-production to feature a persona of success, leadership and glamour, despite the raw footage of the reality star that was often “a disaster.”

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Editors and Industry Leaders Laud MPEG Chief Kutak at Retirement Gala

September 21, 2016

Outgoing Motion Picture Editors Guild National Executive Director Ron Kutak celebrated his retirement on September 17 at Cicada, a restaurant and architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles.

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‘Stranger Things’ Has Happened – Finding the Gateway in the Cutting Room

September 8, 2016

CineMontage chatted with the editorial team of Stranger Things and discovered interesting strategies they brought into the cutting room — like D&D dice and a lava lamp.

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Awakening the Force in the Cutting Room

December 24, 2015

Maryann Brandon, ACE, and Mary Jo Markey, ACE, spoke about their collaboration with director J.J. Abrams, and how he has incredible trust in his editors, giving them the time and space to shape the film in the cutting room.

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The Guild Strikes a Note of Support for Members, Non-Members Alike

June 1, 2015

In its campaign to organize non-union employers, the Editors Guild has many tools and tactics. In some instances, employees withhold their labor in order to convince non-union employers to agree to union deals.

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The Editing of ‘Selma’ and the Union Legacy of Martin Luther King

March 4, 2015

For picture editor Spencer Averick, editing the 2014 film Selma was a triumphant career achievement of many firsts; the film was nominated for two Academy Awards — Best Picture and Best Song (“Glory”), winning the latter — and it was his first job as a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

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Courting Controversy: An Interview with the Dudes Who Cut ‘The Interview’

January 19, 2015

Film editing may be known as “the invisible art,” but picture editors Zene Baker and Evan Henke never expected that all their work cutting The Interview was in danger of becoming invisible itself.

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