The Editor's Cut

Canadian films are still making their way to the big screen with fascinating themes. FITTING IN grapples with societal notions regarding the relationship between body and womanhood. HEY, VIKTOR! tackles a quest for fame and fortune morphed into a journey of self-discovery. THE KING TIDE reflects on community, fundamentalism, and rejection of a larger world. Heavy metal, violence, gambling addiction, and a never-ending pile of dishes serve as the background in THE DISHWASHER to give us a bumpy ride to redemption. Join us in a conversation with Maureen Grant, CCE, Isabelle Malenfant, CCE, Justin Oakey, and Sarah Taylor, CCE the editors of these films who will share their experiences shaping these stories. This panel was moderated by director Chandler Levack.

This episode is an interview with Joaquin Elizondo. 

Joaquin Elizondo has over 20 years of professional experience as an editor and currently works in the world of scripted television shows. His most recent editing credits include GRISELDA (Netflix), DARK WINDS (AMC), NARCOS: MEXICO (Netflix) and THE HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX (NatGeo).

Before arriving in Los Angeles, Joaquin worked in unscripted television for several years in New York City where he edited content for HBO Sports, NBC, Telemundo, and Bravo.

Joaquin majored in Film & Video Studies at the University of Michigan and grew up in the San Diego-Tijuana border region. As someone who has sought out and benefited from mentoring, Joaquin is now taking on the role of mentor by helping aspiring editors and assistants in navigating the path to achieving their career goals. He created the Hollywood Editing Mentor Program and Podcast to provide guidance and support for those trying to break into or advance their careers in post production. 

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We are launching season 7 with an EditCon 2024 panel. Canada’s Drag Race! Makeup, fashion, and incredible performances are just a few aspects of this reality television competition. It’s the exuberance and the je ne sais quoi of the show’s queens that make audiences around the world tune in. Who will overcome their inner saboteur and rise to the challenge to win the judges’ hearts and earn the coveted title of “Canada’s Next Drag Superstar”? Now heading into its fifth season, the post production team at CANADA’S DRAG RACE joined in a panel conversation to tell us about their experience working on such a glamorous and hilarious show. Shawn-tay you’ll want to stay for this panel discussion with Beth Biederman, Dean Davis, Jonathan Dowler, CCE and Lindsay Ragone.

This conversation was moderated by Zoya Rezaie.

Today’s episode is a master series that took place in Toronto on September 26th 2023. It is an in depth conversation with award winning editors Dev Singh and Sandy Pereira, they discuss their work on the acclaimed CBC / BET+ historic drama series ‘The Porter’. The show won a record 12 Canadian Screen Awards in April of 2023, including the ‘Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series’ award for Sandy, while Dev won the 2023 CCE ‘Best Editing in Drama’ award in May 2023.

This conversation was moderated by Craig Macintosh.

Today’s episode was part of EditCon 2023 that took place in Vancouver on February 25th. Women in Post with Daria Ellerman, CCE (Editor: VIRGIN RIVER), Buket Biles (Post Coordinator: SNOWPIERCER) and Lisa Pham Flowers (Assistant Editor: FIREFLY LANE). They talk with moderator Nicole Ratcliffe, CCE about remote workflows, the importance of communication and mentoring the next generation of Editors.

An international hit in the 80s and beloved for many viewers to this day, FRAGGLE ROCK comes back more colorful, high-energy and furrier than before. In this episode Paul Winestock, CCE, Duncan Christie, CCE and Marianna Khoury with Paul Ackerley discuss their experiences and work process in the edit suite on this reboot for both the young and young at heart.

Documentary has the power and versatility in exploring urgent social subject matters, yet it can also embrace an intimate first-person narrative, or even become an experimentation of cinematic craftsmanship.

In this episode we invited the editors from three critically acclaimed Canadian documentaries. Whether it’s the sensory and cinematic collaboration between a filmmaker and a naturalist on Sable Island (GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE), the eye-opening testimony from the Coloured Hockey League about the untold history of racism in ice hockey (BLACK ICE) or the heart-wrenching revisit of her older brother’s death in BACK HOME, each of these films was made with powerful bravery and is sublime in its own way.

Join Sarah Taylor, CCE as she chats with Jeremy Cohen about his editing career!

Jeremy Cohen is an Emmy-nominated film and TV editor with over 20 years of industry experience. He is currently based in LA, where he has worked on shows such as FRESH OFF THE BOAT, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, YOUNG ROCK, ALI WONG: DON WONG AND WHO IS AMERICA?, for which he was nominated for an Emmy. 

Most recently, he worked on Amazon Prime's TOTALLY KILLER, which is his debut feature. He has a diverse range, having worked on a wide variety of genres, and his motto about what he wants to work on in the future is “cool stuff with cool people.”

OUR VOICES, OUR STORIES

In a media landscape that favours rapid consumption and uniformity, Canadian cinema has become a vessel for diverse stories. RICEBOY SLEEPS portrays the struggles of immigration, while we embark on the search for the next stage of human evolution in CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. In VIKING, we find a reflection on the human condition in an attempt to explore Mars.  Video rental nostalgia and adolescent cinephilia come together in the film I LIKE MOVIES. In this episode the editors from these riveting Canadian films join us in a panel conversation.

Sarah Taylor, CCE sits down with Stephaine Filo, ACE to talk all things editing including her work on A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, DAHMER – MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY and WE GROWN NOW. 

Stephanie Filo, ACE, is a 4-time Emmy winner, 7-time Emmy nominee, Peabody and ACE Eddie award winner who is celebrated for her work across film and television. Most recently, Stephanie made history as the first Picture Editor to be nominated for three editing Emmys in the same year across three different shows. Nominated for her work on Netflix’s Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, created by Ryan Murphy; Hulu’s History of the World Part II, a sequel to Mel Brooks’ iconic original film; and Robin Thede’s groundbreaking HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show, Stephanie’s nominations also make her the first Black editor to be nominated 3 times for Picture Editing in a single year. Stephanie has also been a part of other prior history-making Emmy wins as well. In 2020, for the news documentary Separated, she and Nzinga Blake became the first Sierra Leonean women to win an Emmy award. In 2021 she was awarded for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming, making herself and her team at the time the first all Women of Color editing team to win an Emmy. Just last year in 2022,  Stephanie was awarded for her work once again, making herself and her colleagues the first all-Black editing team to win an Emmy, as well as the first all-Black editing team to win an ACE Eddie award.

Aside from editing television and film, Stephanie spends much of her spare time producing and editing social action campaigns and documentaries, primarily focused on the rights of women and girls worldwide. Some of her notable campaigns include her work with the United Nations, International Labour Organization, and the Obama White House Task Force's It's On Us campaign to combat campus sexual assault. Stephanie’s charitable work has been featured in Forbes Magazine, Entertainment Tonight, Telegraph UK, Yahoo, Al Jazeera, XWhy Magazine, and various others. Her work on the news documentary series Mental State earned her a news Emmy nomination for the episode "Aging Out" about youth aging out of the American foster care system. Stephanie also earned an Emmy win for her editing on the Mental State episode "Separated" which covered ICE deportations.

Stephanie serves on the board for Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone, a social impact and feminist-based organization for Sierra Leonean girls aged 11-16. She is also one of the co-founders of End Ebola Now, an organization created in 2014 to spread accurate information and awareness about the Ebola Virus and its impact through artistic community activism. Stephanie is based in Los Angeles, CA and Sierra Leone, West Africa.