MPEG 2019 BOARD ELECTION RESULTS
Congratulations to the newly elected or re-elected members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s 2019 Board of Directors. The new members will take office on January 1, 2019. […]
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O’Falt: Women Who Made the World of Filmmaking a Better Place in 2018
“There are many actresses, female directors, and showrunners doing incredible creative work behind and in front of the camera, and it’s been fun to celebrate their work with end of 2018 lists,” writes Chris O’Falt in IndieWire, “but this piece […]
Stephen Flick to Receive MPSE Career Achievement Award
Supervising sound editor Stephen Flick, who won Oscars for Robocop and Speed, will receive the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Career Achievement Award during the 66th annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards on February 17 at the Westin […]
Los Angeles Times: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Editor Looks at His Career
The first time that Barry Alexander Brown was nominated for an Oscar, it was as co-director of the 1979 documentary The War at Home. If he’s nominated again this year, it will be for film editing — he worked on BlacKkKlansman, his sixth collaboration […]
Pablo Ferro, Legendary Title Designer for ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ Dies at 83
Pablo Ferro, who designed the title sequences for classic films like Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove, Bullitt, Men In Black, and A Clockwork Orange, has died from complications from pneumonia in Sedona, Arizona. He was 83. […]
2019 ‘Film Independent Spirit Awards’ Editing Nominees
The 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award nominees were announced Friday morning at the W Hotel in Hollywood, presented by Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians, Mary Queen of Scots) and Molly Shannon (Other People, Private Life) and […]
Lee Dichter Receives Editors Guild’s
Fellowship and Service Award
Re-recording mixer Lee Dichter, CAS, was presented the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s Fellowship and Service Award at the Sheraton New York at Times Square on Saturday, October 20. […]
Robb: ‘Popular Vote Shows New IATSE Contract Is Not So Popular’
“The exact vote tally for the new contract still is unknown, as only 10 of the 13 locals have released their actual vote totals,” writes David Robb in Deadline Hollywood. “The known votes left the ‘yes’ votes trailing the ‘no’ votes — 5,846 to 6,883. […]
Nicholas Korda, Sound Editor on ‘Fatal Attraction’ and ‘Basic Instinct,’ Dies at 73
Nicholas Korda, an Emmy-winning sound editor who worked on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct and Dick Tracy for the big screen, has died. He was 73. Korda died October 8 at his Los Angeles home after a nine-year battle […]
Editors Guild Rejects IA Contract
in Landslide Vote Marked by Record Turnout
Motion Picture Editors Guild members voted overwhelmingly to reject the 2018 IATSE Basic Agreement in a massive landslide — 89% voting against ratification, representing more than 5,100 members. […]