Congratulations Chris Innis and Bob Murawski who won Best Editing at the 82nd Academy Awards for The Hurt Locker.

Click here to read or watch their acceptance speech.

Congratulations also to the other nominees - Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron for Avatar; Julian Clarke for District 9, Sally Menke for Inglourious Basterds; and Joe Klotz for Precious: Based on the Novel \'Push\' by Sapphire.

It is with deep sadness that we inform you that Heidi Kenessey passed away
last week.

Heidi was a much loved and respected member of the Editing community. Over
her career Heidi bought passion, dedication, warmth and love to every
project she was part of - from her work at the ABC, through her freelance
career, up to her recent role of Post Production Executive at AFTRS where
she was teacher, friend and mentor to many students.

Heidi\'s editing credits include Jane Campion\'s short film \'The Water
Diary\', episodes of \'The Secret Life of Us\' and \'McLeod\'s Daughters\', and
Assistant Editor on \'The Piano\', and \'Portrait of a Lady\'.

Heidi touched so many with her warm heart. She will be greatly missed by
all of those who had the joy of knowing her.

Heidi\'s Funeral will be held at 3.15pm this Friday, February 12th at the
Northern Suburbs Memorials Gardens:

Friday 12th, 3.15pm
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens Crematorium
North Chapel
199 Delhi Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
(02) 9887 2033
www.northernsuburbscrem.com.au

The latest ASE ENEWS is now out. You can find a copy here. Please email nswoffice@screeneditors.com if you did not receive your copy as we may not have your most recent email address.

With Avatar becoming the highest grossing film in the world we thought we\'d share some links about the post-production process:

Avatar Introduces a New Era in Filmmaking by Daniel Restuccio in POST MAGAZINE

“Jim was originally going to edit the whole thing himself,” recalls editor John Refoua, “but after a little while he realised that with all the work and directing it was going to be too much. He called me to come in for six weeks and that was two and a half years ago."

Editing on Another Planet: John Refoua and Stephen Rivkin by Michael Kunkes in EDITORS GUILD MAGAZINE

"The focus from all of us was: How do we do this movie in a way that makes sense?  What is the best way to do things?  There were no set procedures, so we were discovering things as we went along."

Dream Capturers: James Cameron’s Brave New World of Filmmaking
by Michael Kunkes in EDITORS GUILD MAGAZINE

“Because we’re not playing by the rules, and because you have those infinite possibilities, there’s always the risk of getting bogged down ... you find yourself asking, ‘Why?’ a whole lot more than you normally might.  ‘Why am I on this angle?  Why am I on a close-up on this actor when a wide shot might work better?’  In a way, it puts you back to basics as an editor, because you have to be even more rigorous and disciplined about the narrative drive of each moment.” 

"If you think that unwrapping the mysteries of transcoding file-based camera footage provides its challenges, you will find the post-production workflow on Avatar either very scary, or a completely visionary model of things to come." 

Assisting in the Digital Age: Avatar’s Jason Gaudio by Michael Kunkes in EDITORS GUILD MAGAZINE

"Teamwork is what got us through this three-year project, and I’m very proud to have been a part of it." 

The 19th annual Flickerfest International and Australian awards were announced last night at a star-studded ceremony at the Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach. For those who were able to attend a session I am sure you would agree catching some of Australia\'s and the world\'s latest and greatest shorts is a lovely way to spend an afternoon/night. Especially if you get a chance to relax on the Balcony - one of the best vistas of any film festival.

The ASE would like to congratulates its members who picked up awards:

The Avid Award for Best Editing in An Australian Short Film went to Mark Burnett for GPS. GPS, tells the story of Thompson, a seven-year-old runt with a gift for direction,who has one dream in life - to be the voice of a GPS navigator. It was a real hit with the audience.

SALT, Edited by Lindi Harrison and Ingunn Jordansen

In the National Geographic Award for Best Short Documentary SALT got a Special Mention - edited by Lindi Harrison and Ingunn Jordansen. As well as being nominated for Best Editing in a Short Film at the ASE Awards, SALT has also recently picked up the IDA (International Documentary Association) Award best short documentary Los Angeles.

The Cat Piano, Edited by Jeremy Hill-Brooks

The Yoram Gross Award for Best Short Animation Film went to The Cat Piano, edited by Jeremy Hill-Brooks. Due to The Cat Piano\'s festival success around the world, it is now eligible to be noiminated for an Academy Award. Good luck Jeremy and we will keep members posted on The Cat Piano\'s progress. 

Congratulations to all Award Nominees and Winners. The Winners were announced in at a gala dinner last night at the Vanguard in Newtown.

Please click here for a full list of winners.

Congratulations also to our two new ASE Accredited Members - Steven Robinson, ASE and Roland Gallois, ASE. 

The AGM was held on 10th October 2009. Thank you to everyone who attended. A list of the committee members for 2009/2010 can be found here. We look forward to representing and working with the Editing community in the year to come.

• The 2009 President\'s Report
• The Victorian Committee Annual Report
  

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Happy shopping and enjoy you’re new ASE t-shirt.

All the best for the festive season.