In 2018 he wrote and edited TO WENDY WHO KICKED ME WHEN I SAID I LOVE YOU, an off- beat, romantic short film which premiered at the London Film Festival. ADAM PERRY – Adam Perry is an award winning director and screenwriter from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He got his start writing and directing web-series, shorts and over a dozen food-based series with celebrity Chef Michael Smith. Recently, Adam has focused his attention on writing for the big screen and has seen some early success.

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Christine Armstrong is an editor who has worked on a variety of short films, tv series, commercials and feature films in the US and Canada. She is an alumni of Cineplex Entertainment Film Program Editor’s Lab at the Canadian Film Centre. His career started in the writers room and as editor on the surreal comedy series CAMPUS. Recent work includes I MAY DESTROY YOU, SALLY4EVER, LOVE WEDDING REPEAT, and the upcoming FROM DEVIL’S BREATH, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel (VIRUNGA/THE WHITE HELMETS).

Panel #3: Behind the Cut with Richard Comeau, CCE

She is best known for her work on The Tudors, The Borgias, Mary Kills People and ANNE with an E, as well as for her live music cutting with Joe Bonamassa and Iron Maiden Logging in at 260 hours of cut screen time, her passion is clearly seen in her work. Since 1995, Lisa has been nominated for 18 film awards and has brought home eight, including four DGC Awards, three CCE’s and a Gemini. There’s no formula to a festival hit, but these three editors, each with a recent feature film on the circuit, shed light on their respective experiences.

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• Her work has aired on APTN, CBC, Knowledge, NITV (Australia) and has been showcased around the world at film festivals such as Berlinale, Rotterdam and Sundance.
• A leica reel and offline editor of many hit shows including Johnny Test,  Busytown Mysteries, Justin Time and Total DramaRama.
• ADAM PERRY – Adam Perry is an award winning director and screenwriter from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
• His career began at CKNX-TV in Wingham, Ontario in the late 1960’s and flourished until his passing.
• When that film finished she remained at Cinepix working on hundreds of commercials for the films they distributed while finishing her education at night and during summer “holidays”, graduating in Communication Arts, magna cum laude.
• They must not have previously produced a feature or TV series/pilot, nor received Telefilm Canada Funding.
• As editors our jobs are constantly expanding, with more and more tools at our fingertips it’s important to keep our technical skills as sharp as can be.
• Collaborating with John Woo, Michael Anderson, Ted Kotcheff and Canadian legend Don Shebib to name a few, he has helped shape performances of many Hollywood legends; from Charlton Heston and Vanessa Redgrave to Lloyd Bridges and Christopher Plummer.

His latest project, A Small Fortune, was selected for the National Screen Institutes Feature’s First program as well as The Harold Greenberg Fund’s Shorts to Features program. The screenplay placed Top 5 out of 200 international scripts in Reddit’s 2016 Screenwriting competition and was a Semi-finalist in the 2016 Shore Scripts Feature Film category. Chris’ short films have screened throughout the world, including CLEO (TIFF, Cinema City), GOLDEN BOYS (HollyShorts, Inside Out, MiFO) and THE SISTERS TOLCHINSKI (Rhode Island International Film Festival). Chris recently completed a series of projects for TIFF as supervising picture editor.

The 2nd Annual CCE Awards Nominees & Winners

He would go on to work steadily as an editor right up until his death in December 1999. “Kelly” Smith, CCE, was amongst the pioneers of electronic post production and widely known in the Toronto and L.A. His career began at CKNX-TV in Wingham, Ontario in the late 1960’s and flourished until his passing. Also premiering at TIFF was the feature documentary SILAS, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way productions, which Chris came on board to complete. The documentary POPCORN AND MAPLE SYRUP that Chris co-edited for the CBC, won the Special Jury Award at Worldfest.

TSC Announces New Voices Awards

Amy started as an Assistant Editor on films like MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, CORRINA, CORRINA, and TO DIE FOR. She edited 20 features, including HIGH ART, LAUREL CANYON, ELEGY and Gus Van Sant’s remake of PSYCHO, and TV series such as DEXTER, THE KILLING, VIDA and most recently, HUNTERS. She is currently editing the limited series MARE OF EASTTOWN, starring Kate Winslet, for HBO. Amy graduated from the University of Arizona with a BFA in Fine Arts Studies.

The 4th Annual CCE Awards Nominees & Winners

• Julio C. Perez, IV lives and works in Los Angeles, editing in both narrative and documentary.
• She is an alumni of Cineplex Entertainment Film Program Editor’s Lab at the Canadian Film Centre.
• JJ is currently working on EagleVisions’s ‘TAKEN’ Season 2 as a Director for 2 episodes.
• Films he has edited have played at Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance, among other festivals, with 11 features accepted at TIFF.
• Her short film BOOTLEG won best Canadian short in London and is also competing at other festivals.
• Her work is broad-ranging, from intimate autobiographies to forays into Science Fiction.

It had women in all key positions, and they took great care in creating an environment for the cult survivors who shared their stories, in which they felt supported before, during and after filming. We will discuss the ins and outs of shaping such a complex and sensitive story and the challenges that Inbal and Gillian came across in the edit suite. She received her BFA honors degree in Theatre from York University, where she studied in the Creative Ensemble Conservatory. She currently works as a freelance director, producer, and story consultant in film, television, and branded content, and is a longstanding board member of BIPOC TV and Film. Jeff Barnaby was born and raised on the rural Mi’gMaq reserve of Listuguj, Quebec.

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We’re currently experiencing a watershed moment for increased representation in storytelling. The editors behind I MAY DESTROY YOU, EUPHORIA, and #BLACKAF join us to discuss their groundbreaking work. The past year has brought our lives no shortage of fear-inducing moments, and yet films that offer us frights continue to be one of our greatest escapes. Action, comedy, drama, romance, horror and thriller – Jinmo Yang, ACE’s outstanding body of work covers almost every genre in filmmaking. His mastery of pacing and tone is often on display as he rides the line between genres, from the action/comedy of LUCK-KEY, to the thriller/comedy PARASITE.

Stephen Philipson, CCE

Collins then edited David Cronenberg’s The Brood, which later became a cult classic. Corman invited him to Hollywood, where he was promoted to co-editor of Von Richthofen and Brown and edited 3 more features for New World Pictures. While in Los Angeles he edited I Escaped from Devil’s Island starring Jim Brown. Mike began his career with the Toronto New Wave, editing features for Bruce McDonald (Roadkill), Srinivas Krishna (Masala and Lulu) and Peter Mettler (Tectonic Plates; Picture of Light).

• The skills required of an assistant editor in animation are quite different from those working in live-action.
• From FRINGE to THE NEWSROOM, Michelle’s work shows a range of storytelling techniques.
• He hung around the University of Toronto’s Hart House Theatre, and its then director, Robert Gill, absorbing the world of theatre.
• Over the past decade, Véronique has edited a wide range of projects including short films, music videos, documentaries, advertising, and TV series.
• Join editor Ryan Morrison (STOWAWAY, ARCTIC) and assistant editor Russell Anderson (MANK) as they explore the challenges with remote editing work- flows and how they have solved them in their recent projects.

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Sarah Taylor is award-winning editor with over eighteen years of experience. She has a passion for storytelling and has cut a wide range of documentaries, corporate videos, television programs, and full length feature films. She is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) and is the host of the CCE podcast The Editor’s Cut. Projects like War Witch, Maelstrom or The Pillars of the Earth have garnered awards and nominations at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, and throughout the world in major film festivals like TIFF, Cannes, or Berlin. He’s worked with some of the finest filmmakers in Quebec, like Denis Villeneuve, Philippe Falardeau, Kim Nguyen, and Louise Archambault. She began her career in unscripted television on iconic and Emmy-winning shows such as TOP CHEF and PROJECT RUNWAY.

This panel discussion focuses on their careers in indie film, their process in editing these films, getting a festival run, and what lies ahead. Some of her other credits include the series The Expanse, Houdini & Doyle, The L.A. Complex, and the feature films Seven in Heaven, for Blumhouse Productions, A Christmas Horror Story, for Copperheart Entertainment, and Compulsion, for Dimension Films. Cutting-edge picture editor Michelle Tesoro, ACE, is an industry rising star. Tesoro cut Netflix’s top-rated series THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, Emmy-nominated series WHEN THEY SEE US, GODLESS, HOUSE OF CARDS, and HBO’s series THE NEWSROOM.

• It is the story of an Israeli beauty queen, who was raped seven weeks prior to her winning the Miss World pageant, and her crusade to reach out to fellow survivors while trying to keep her own rapist behind bars.
• Morsi participated at the 2012 Berlinale Talent Campus, 2016 TIFF Talent Lab and Women in the Director’s Chair.
• Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell was shortlisted for the documentary Oscar as well as being voted in a TIFF poll as one of the 10 best Canadian films of all time.
• She currently works as a freelance director, producer, and story consultant in film, television, and branded content, and is a longstanding board member of BIPOC TV and Film.
• After graduating from the film program at York University, Michelle worked for many years as an assistant editor.
• This allowed her to be mentored and to collaborate with some of the leading forces in Canadian cinema.

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Rik’s diversity of talent and pursuit of excellence made him a singular talent and mentor amongst editors. When that film finished she remained at Cinepix working on hundreds of commercials for the films they distributed while finishing her education at night and during summer “holidays”, graduating in Communication Arts, magna cum laude. Roushell Goldstein was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada, received her BA from Carleton University, and immediately left Ottawa on her “Grand Tour” of Europe. In 1968, she ended her tour in Israel where she settled in the city of Jerusalem with an offer to work at the newly established Israeli Television Network. For the next five years, she worked in the editing department on news, sports, current affairs and the odd documentary (where budgets allowed).

As long-time editor for critically-acclaimed director Francis Leclerc, she worked on the popular sitcom Les beaux malaises, the dramatic series Marche à l’ombre, and Mon meilleur ami and the poetic short Trotteur, amongst others. Their latest collaboration, the feature film Pieds nus dans l’aube, is an adaptation of Félix Leclerc’s autobiographical novel of the same name. Over the years, she has also collaborated with directors François Jaros, Philippe Gagnon, Quentin Dupieux (a.k.a. Mr Oizo), Olivier Asselin and Mélanie Charbonneau.

Never one to turn down an adventure, he once traveled to Sri Lanka to edit an epic Action/Romance about the Sri Lankan civil war (in Tamil and Singhalese) for a director who contacted him randomly over the internet. The first annual EditCon took place on Saturday February 10th, 2018 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. The event was sold out to 150 guests and included 4 informative, lively and open discussion panels. Join Nahid Islam for an intimate Q&A on the ins and outs of post production fundamentals and answering your questions about the process behind the scenes. The eighth annual Toronto Screenwriting Conference takes place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on April 22 and April 23. Each winner receives a pass to the TSC and a meeting with representatives from Telefilm Canada.

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To qualify for the Telefilm Canada New Voices Award, candidates must have written at least two short films one of which has been produced, and have written one feature length screenplay, TV pilot or series treatment. They must not have previously produced mgm grand site a feature or TV series/pilot, nor received Telefilm Canada Funding. George cut many of Canada’s iconic series and feature films, from Adventures in Rainbow Country, Street Legal, and Cold Squad to Outrageous, The Silent Partner, Isabel, and many others.

Since then he has been lucky to work on such diverse projects as The Daniels’ SWISS ARMY MAN, Denis Villeneuve’s ENEMY and Sundance hit JAMES WHITE. Nick Hector is a DGC, CCE, HotDocs and multi-Gemini Award winning film editor, story editor and consultant. He’s cut more than two-dozen feature and one hundred TV documentaries for filmmakers across the globe. Perhaps Nick’s best known work stems from his long creative relationships with legendary Canadian filmmakers Allan King, Yvan Patry, and Sturla Gunnarsson. With 2 films on Criterion, 3 Top Ten Canadian films, 5 films at MoMA, 10 at TIFF, and 15 at HotDocs, the first 30 years have been a lot of fun. Award winning editor Lisa Grootenboer is an industry staple with two plus decades of experience.

Her work is broad-ranging, from intimate autobiographies to forays into Science Fiction. Anx (The Cave), an adaptation of a Tsilhqot’in story was named to Canada’s Top Ten Shorts by TIFF and was an Official Selection at Sundance Film Festival. My Legacy, her first feature documentary, focuses on the transformation and healing of intergenerational trauma to trust, worth, intimacy and love. Her work has aired on APTN, CBC, Knowledge, NITV (Australia) and has been showcased around the world at film festivals such as Berlinale, Rotterdam and Sundance. Michèle’ short documentary, The Barber of Augusta just recently won the Dodie Spittal Award at 2017 The Picture This Film Festival.

• Some of his recent editing credits include ANOTHER LIFE, RANSOM, INTO THE BADLANDS, DARK MATTER and LOST GIRL.
• Her feature film credits include collaborations with directors Stella Meghie (THE WEEKEND, THE PHOTOGRAPH), and Ali LeRoi (THE OBITUARY OF TUNDE JOHNSON).
• BAYLINE is her 2nd documentary short funded via the MTS STORIES FROM HOME Broadcaster.
• The past year has brought our lives no shortage of fear-inducing moments, and yet films that offer us frights continue to be one of our greatest escapes.
• Chris Mutton brings over 15 years of film and television experience to the edit suite.
• EditCon 2019 took place on Saturday February 2, 2019 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto.
• Mike began his career with the Toronto New Wave, editing features for Bruce McDonald (Roadkill), Srinivas Krishna (Masala and Lulu) and Peter Mettler (Tectonic Plates; Picture of Light).

Join editor Ryan Morrison (STOWAWAY, ARCTIC) and assistant editor Russell Anderson (MANK) as they explore the challenges with remote editing work- flows and how they have solved them in their recent projects. The skills required of an assistant editor in animation are quite different from those working in live-action. Instead you are building shows, updating episodes and providing necessary materials and inspiration to artists. Animation editor Merissa Tse shares her wisdom and experience of what makes a good assistant editor in the field of animation. From FRINGE to THE NEWSROOM, Michelle’s work shows a range of storytelling techniques.

Throughout his career he has enjoyed working with many great filmmakers, developing lifelong friendships and creative collaborations. Debra Karen became interested in film when she took an elective course in Cinema at Dawson College in Montreal which was taught by Larry Kent. While studying, she was hired as a second assistant editor to work at Cinepix on their production of Across This Land with Stompin’ Tom Connors. Chris Mutton brings over 12 years of film and television experience to the table. He is a 2015 Canadian Film Centre alumni and since then has been cutting music videos, commercials and the highly anticipated PORCUPINE LAKE, which premiered this year at TIFF.

Gillian is best known for her work on ORPHAN BLACK, ANNE WITH AN E, and THE EXPANSE. She has won two CSA awards, a DGC award, and has earned eleven award Nominations. Isabelle Malenfant began her career as an assistant editor learning alongside Emmy Award winning director Yves Simoneau, on his films Napoléon, Free Money, and Nuremberg.

Join panelists Matthew Hannam, Stephen Philipson, and Andrew Coutts  as they discuss the ups and downs of working in the US. As the Canadian and American film industries become more intertwined, what challenges and opportunities arise for Canadian editors wishing to work south of the border? For those who wish to remain in the land of Mounties and free medicare, what can we learn from our American editor friends? This panel will examine the creative and practical concerns of working down there versus working up here. With an unconventional background in stage performance, music and sound, which she uses to enhance her storytelling techniques. A leica reel and offline editor of many hit shows including Johnny Test,  Busytown Mysteries, Justin Time and Total DramaRama.

She just completed SponsorLand, the feature length doc for TV Ontario on a Syrian refugee family with 11 children resettling in the tiny town of Picton Ontario. Jinmo Yang is an award-winning South Korean film editor who has edited over a dozen feature films, including the international hits PARASITE, OKJA, and TRAIN TO BUSAN. The TSC is a two­ day event that gathers the best creative talent, authors and speakers in writing for film, TV and media in Canada and abroad. The Conference offers screen ­based industry professionals an advanced level of education and skills development unparalleled by any other screenwriting event in the country.

Join Paul Day, CCE, and Michelle Tesoro, ACE, as they discuss Michelle’s work, including her most recent feat of editing an entire mini-series, THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT. He was continually recognized by the Canadian Film Editors Guild and won a Genie for his outstanding work on Joshua Then And Now. The following year he was awarded both an ACE Eddie and a Gemini for Sword Of Gideon. Collaborating with John Woo, Michael Anderson, Ted Kotcheff and Canadian legend Don Shebib to name a few, he has helped shape performances of many Hollywood legends; from Charlton Heston and Vanessa Redgrave to Lloyd Bridges and Christopher Plummer.

He wrote and directed the acclaimed feature The Uncles (Odeon Films), named one of Canada’s Top Ten by the Cinemateque Ontario. Julio C. Perez, IV lives and works in Los Angeles, editing in both narrative and documentary. He has recently worked with director Sam Levinson on the series EUPHORIA, as well as the upcoming feature MALCOLM AND MARIE.