Curatorial Committee Announced For 2015 AICE Awards
AICE has announced the roster of editors, colorists,
effects artists and audio mixers who will be serving on the Curatorial Committee
for the 2015 AICE Awards. The list was
announced by Editors Chris Franklin of Big Sky Edit in New York, Bob Spector of
Beast in San Francisco and Craig Lewandowski of Utopic in Chicago, who co-chair
the AICE Awards committee.
Franklin, Spector and Lewandowski served on last year’s
inaugural Curatorial Committee and are participating again this year, as are Editor
Steve Manz of Relish in Toronto and Audio Mixer Tom Jucarone of Sound Lounge in
New York.
They’re joined by Editors Jen Dean of Arcade Edit in New
York, Kathryn Hempel of Cutters in Chicago and Igor Kovalik of Beast in Los Angeles;
Colorists Fergus McCall of The Mill in New York and Oscar Oboza of Nice Shoes
in Minneapolis; Design and VFX Artists Adam Berk of CT-SF in San Francisco and
Sean Starkweather of Arsenal FX in Los Angeles; and Mixer Katy Mindeman of Particle
Audio in Chicago.
The role of the committee, according to Franklin, is to
ensure finalists determined by the judges are appropriate for, and meet the
criteria of, each category. It will also
select the Best in Show winner from among the category winners. The finalists and winner in each category will
be determined from the results of online and live-panel judging sessions currently
being conducted. Once the results are
tabulated, the committee reviews the results to confirm that the winners are
both eligible and worthy of an AICE Award.
Commenting on her inclusion, Cutters Studios’ Hempel says,
“I’m honored to be on the Curatorial Committee with a group of colleagues that
I respect and whose work I admire so much.”
Adds Nice Shoes’ Oboza, “I’m told there were good discussions
about the finalists amongst last year’s group of experienced post production
artists, and I’m expecting the same this year. I’m honored to represent my
peers in Minneapolis, and look forward to talking in depth with fellow artists
from around the country about the great work being awarded.”
Franklin characterized last year’s Curatorial Committee
process as a “monstrous success,” adding that “we discussed the finalists
chosen by the judges at length. We had great participation from everyone on the
committee, with long conversations designed to uphold the integrity of the
awards. We all benefitted from the process, which is why I’m excited about
working with the people on this year’s committee.”
The 2015 AICE Awards, the association’s 14th annual competition, comprises 22 categories, 16 for editorial and six for post production crafts including audio mixing, color grading, design, original music, sound design and visual effects. Winners will be announced at the AICE Awards Show on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. For more information about the awards, visit www.aice.org.
