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THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL FILM EDITORS FORUM (IFEF)

by Simon Callow-Wright In the early hours of Thursday October 14th I had the pleasure of attending via Zoom the 4th International Film Editors Forum (IFEF). It runs every year as part of the Edimotion Film Festival; Europe’s oldest film festival, which focuses...

SUNDOWNERS WA (Write-up)

On June 27  2021 the WA branch got together for a Sundowner  as we came out of another COVID lockdown. Restrictions were still in place, with masks required while moving around the venue but  common sense required them to be removed while drinking or eating. So there...

ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL 2021 (Write-up)

Date: 20 May 2021 Location:  The Astor & JMC Academy South Melbourne Presented by the City of Port Phillip, the St Kilda Film Festival is one of Australia’s largest and longest running short film festivals. Opening night was at the Astor Theatre on 20 May 2021....

SUNDOWNERS – LOCKDOWN EDITION (Write-up)

On September 19 we held an online Sundowners where Editors across the country were invited to meet up and talk all things editing. We discussed the challenges of working remotely, with one member detailing how they were on co-editing a project with the other Editor...

JMC QLD MARTINI AWARDS (Write-up)

For the sixth year the ASE Queensland branch was proud to sponsor the award for Best Editor at the very popular JMC QLD Martini Awards, held in the State Library of Queensland on the 25th June. Representatives from the local guilds and larger production companies...

EDITORS OF ‘WAKEFIELD’ (Write-up)

“'Wakefield' is at once a riveting psychological thriller, a study of the human condition, and a light Aussie comedy. It's unlike anything we've seen on our screens before and hopefully it's an indicator of where Australian TV is heading.” Mamma Mia "One of the finest...

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST – QLD – CANCELLED

  The Christmas in July 2021 - QLD Screen Industry has been postponed to Thursday 19 August, 2021 due to the extended Government restrictions surrounding COVID 19 in Brisbane. Fingers crossed that we will be somewhat clear of the current COVID restrictions by...

“PRODUCTIONS” WITH ADOBE – VIC

Join us at Stump Jump where Alan Lambshed will showcase how a slow to open and save TV episode benefits from using the Hollywood developed Productions workflow. Learn how to start from scratch or conform an already made project into a Production. Plus: Adobe Premiere...

FREELANCE SURVIVAL WORKSHOP – MELBOURNE (Write-up)

Presented by ASE and  POWER of POST   Our first event for this year in Victoria was held at RMIT University Melbourne on Saturday 15 May 2021. Belinda Fithie, ASE Member and committee member from Power of Post, hosted the event that was held in partnership with the...

STOP. GO. START: – BRISBANE & ZOOM (Write-up)

On Sunday May 16, we held a really fantastic seminar in partnership with the Australian Screen Sound Guild (ASSG) called STOP. GO. START: Everything an Editor Needs to Know About Post Sound. Jenn Leonforte took us through a typical post sound workflow and actually...

SUNDOWNERS – SYDNEY (Write-up)

On Sunday 23rd of May Sydney held its first in person event since COVID. With the theme of the Australian film 'Crackerjack' we caught up at the Erskineville bowls club to talk editing, life, and did a quiz where the last question had an error; turns out Edit Box was...