The Editor's Cut

In this conversation, editor Peggy Tachdjian, ACE discusses her career journey and her work on the show 'Only Murders in the Building.' She shares her experience transitioning from documentaries and reality TV to scripted television, as well as the challenges and joys of working on different types of shows. Peggy also talks about the collaborative process with other editors on 'Only Murders in the...

In this episode Sarah Taylor, CCE sits down with editor Marc Wiltshire to discuss his editing career. Marc Wiltshire is a TV and Film editor, passionate about storytelling. Most recently, he's edited several episodes on season 3 of Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga, including the first-ever episode written and directed by co-creator The RZA, and season 2 of Peacock's Bel-Air, including the season p...

Today's episode is the panel that took place March 8th, 2023. It is an in depth conversation with editor Avrïl Jacobson, CCE and Annie Jean, CCE as they discuss their work on crafting powerful documentary films celebrating two bold and visionary indigenous women in Ever Deadly and Mary Two-Axe Early. The panel was moderated by Sophie Farkas-Bolla.  

In today's episode Nena Erb, ACE joins Sarah Taylor to chat about her editing work on the hilarious film JOY RIDE. From first-time director Adele Lim (screenwriter of Raya and the Last Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians), JOY RIDE follows four Asian-American friends on a trip across Asia in search of one of their birth mothers, who end up on the journey of a lifetime.  You can check out the trailer here. T...

Today's episode is the event that took place virtually on June 21st, 2022 - Behind the Screen FRAMING AGNES Brooke Stern Sebold and Cecilio Escobar chat about the genre-blending and award-winning film FRAMING AGNES. This empowering and stylish documentary explores the legacy and impact that one trans woman left from the 1960s and onwards. This panel was moderator Maureen Grant, and they dive into...

Today we bring to you an interview with the editor's of one of the most successful series this year - THE LAST OF US! Timothy Good, ACE and Emily Mendez share their favourite episodes, how they co-edited together and what it felt like to work on such a popular series!

In this episode Sarah Taylor sits down with Paul Rogers They discuss Paul's career journey and how he approached the editing behind Everything Everywhere All At Once. Paul Rogers began his professional career in 2007 editing documentary films for public television in Alabama, winning 4 Emmy Awards. He made the jump to Los Angeles in 2013 and kicked off a career in music videos with the DANIELS' di...

In this episode Sarah Taylor sits down with Bettina Zachariah Treviranus. Bettina is obsessed with and has a deep love of stories that began when she learned how to read. By trade, she's a television editor and producer of such shows like  Work In Progress , Dominion , and Grimm .  By night, she's a devoted daughter, wife, mother, and friend. Bettina believes that stories are what humanize us, tea...

Today's episode is part 4 of our 4 part series covering EditCon 2022 Brave New World. Like it or not, the landscape of cinema is changing quickly. With more films at our fingertips than ever before, it's becoming harder and harder to draw audiences to the theatres. But people still flock to the tentpole films that we all know and love. Join us behind the scenes as we chat with the editors of: SHAN...

Today's episode is part 3 of our 4 part series covering EditCon 2022 Brave New World. Today's panel is Learning from the Best - Documentary editing is a craft of perpetual learning. Not only do our tools change constantly, but so do approaches to storytelling. Mentorship has long been at the heart of developing the next generation of talent in all mediums, and documentary is no exception. It can b...

Today's episode is part 2 of our 4 part series covering EditCon 2022 Brave New World.  Today's panel is Flipping the Script - The age of streaming has fully arrived. We've experienced a boom of topnotch shows, but how do you set yourself apart in such a crowd? Whether it's bucking the trend of antagonistic conflict to create the arc of TED LASSO; using comedy to punctuate the lives of non-binary c...

Today's episode is part 1 of our 4 part series covering EditCon 2022 Brave New World.  Today's panel is This year in Canadian Film. 2021 saw the film industry bounce back with a fervor hardly seen before. With it has come a wealth of powerful and diverse home grown stories, such as the poignant sibling drama ALL MY PUNY SORROWS; the brilliant and raw SCARBOROUGH; 2022's Canadian Oscar entry DRUNKE...

This episode is an interview with Annette Davey, ACE. We discuss her journey into the cutting room, from assisting and editing at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to attending film school and how she managed to find a place in Hollywood all the way from Australia. Annette Davey, ACE is an editor originally from Australia now based in LA and NY, she has worked in both TV and film.  Annette's...

In today's episode we are sharing a panel that Creatives Empowered produced called Cultivating & Harvesting EDI. The panel includes Jordan Baylon, Soni Dasmohapatra, Dinu Philip Alex and Pam Tzeng and is moderated by Shivani Saini. CREATIVES EMPOWERED (CE) is a non-profit collective of artists + creatives. We are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, empowering each other as an allied community....

Today's episode is the panel that took place virtually on April 11th 2022 - In Conversation with Shaun Rykiss and Bretten Hannam on the film WILDHOOD. Shaun Rykiss and director Bretten Hannam discuss their approach to bringing one of this year's most acclaimed films, WILDHOOD, to the big screen. This panel was moderated by Kimberlee McTaggart, CCE . WILDHOOD is a film about two brothers who embark...

Today's episode is a conversation with Editors Across Canada that took place virtually November 2nd, 2021. Annie Ilkow, CCE (GHOSTS) from Quebec, Jeremy Harty, CCE (TRAILER PARK BOYS) from Nova Scotia, Lisa Binkley, CCE (ZOMBIES 3) from British Columbia, Roderick Deogrades, CCE (CHAPELWAITE) from Ontario and Sarah Taylor (THE LAST BARON) from Alberta talk about their process and how it can be diff...

In today's episode Sarah Taylor chats with the wonderful team behind the podcast Post in Black . Daniel Hunter, David Hunter Jr. and Tatiana Johnson share the journey of how Post In Black started as a blog and is now in it's 3rd podcast season showcasing post-production professionals in the black community. We talk about their hopes for the future of Post in Black and the industry at large.

Today's episode is the master series that took place virtually on June 5th 2021. In conversation with Sophie Farkas Bolla editor of BEANS and ROADS IN FEBRUARY. Moderated by Jessie Anthony (writer/director of BROTHER, I CRY) They discuss the ins and outs of editing the breakout film BEANS. 

Today's episode is the master series that took place virtually on March 16th 2021.  Veteran unscripted Vancouver editors Jenypher Fisher, CCE, (RUST VALLEY RESTORERS) Kelly Morris, CCE (HIGHWAY THRU HELL) and Tim Wanlin, CCE (HEAVY RESCUE: 401) discuss their vast knowledge on crafting factual storytelling; the importance of finding the story's truth, it's language, and the importance of a strong,...

In today's episode we talk with the Executive Director of Creatives Empowered, Shivani Saini. We talk about how Creatives Empowered came to be and share a panel that Creatives Empowered produced called Why Anti-Racism Still Matters. The panel includes Reneltta Arluk (Director of Indigenous Arts, BANFF Centre for Arts and Creativity), Patti Pon (President and CEO, Calgary Arts Development), and Kiz...

This episode is part 6 of a 6 part series covering EditCon 2021 that took place virtually in February 2021. We're currently experiencing a watershed moment for increased representation in storytelling. This year we've seen a wealth of stories originating from the BIPOC, LGBTQ2S and female perspectives that not only tackle tough topics surrounding mental health, addiction, sexual assault and racial...

This episode is part 5 of a 6 part series covering EditCon 2021 that took place virtually in February 2021. 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. Join editors Michele Conroy (In the Tall Grass, The Silence, Mama), Jeff Barnaby (Blood Quantum, Rhymes For Young Ghouls), Dev Singh (Inci...

Action, comedy, drama, romance, horror and thriller – Jinmo Yang'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. Whether working on or off set Mr. Yang is truly a master of his artform. Multitalented moderator Sook-Yin Lee s...

As the world settled into lockdown, TV entertainment went from distraction to lifeline. With audiences trying to make sense of world events, stories and characters matter more than ever. As the entertainment landscape shifts to meet an unprecedented need for engaging content delivered on-demand to an audience stuck at home, how will this change the stories we tell, and the way we tell them? The ed...

Today's episode is part 2 of a 6 part series covering EditCon 2021 that took place virtually in February 2021. Michelle Tesoro, ACE, is a master of drama, intrigue and suspense. From FRINGE to THE NEWSROOM, Michelle's work shows a range of storytelling techniques. Paul Day, CCE, and Michelle Tesoro, ACE, discuss Michelle's work, including her most recent feat of editing an entire mini-series, THE...