SOCIETY NEWS VIRTUAL GLASS OF WINE


spoke about AppleTV+ animated film Luck. Another talk, called Working with


Production Music, heard from Henry Beardshaw, from No Sheet Music, and composer Mirco Altenbach. At the start of December, Emmy and


Elvis editors Jonathan Redmond & Matt Villa


The Virtual Glass of Wine talks and BFE’s Online Events are where the BFE audience meets successful craftspeople in the world of film and television. Recent talks have included hearing from editor Joanna Crickmay about the making of feature Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts, with producer Kevin Loader. Editors Jonathan Redmond & Matt Villa


shared insight into crafting Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann. And editor William J. Caparella


RTS winning composer, Nainita Desai was in conversation with BFE Chair Renee Edwards. Desai is an Ivor Novello, double BIFA nominee and BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. She was described by Empire magazine as one of the top five composers to watch for 2022. Amongst various BAFTA, Oscar and


Emmy acclaimed productions, Desai’s recent projects include award winning scores for C4 Oscar nominated documentary For Sama, Grierson winner The Reason I Jump, an immersive, cinematic look at neurodiversity, and the Netflix feature 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible. Desai began her career as a sound


designer for directors including Werner Herzog and Bertolucci, as well as music engineering for Peter Gabriel. She worked with Gabriel during the legendary Real World Recording Week sessions. Her musical foundations are rooted in


world music and she moves between working with orchestras, fusing her collection of custom made instruments, electronics, found sound and songwriting.


Nainita Desai, Emmy and RTS winning composer


MENTORING


Editors Revis Meeks, Fredrik Limi, Inigo Manby and Olly Stothert all took part in a Q&A at a BFE Mentoring Event on 17th November and gave accounts of their mentoring experiences. It was fantastic to hear from some BFE members about how they have benefited from taking part in the mentoring scheme.


CUT ABOVE AWARDS


Next year’s BFE Cut Above Awards, which recognise excellence in film and TV editing, will feature a new category, Best Edited Current Affairs, sponsored by Grey Man Production Music. This brings the


Adobe generously hosted with Niels


Stevens, Adobe’s strategic development manager, attending. BFE’s Bonnie Poole organised and led the event. BFE welcome applications for membership


that meet its criteria, via the website: britishfilmeditors.co.uk/join


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number of categories to ten, covering scripted and unscripted work, alongside animation. There are two additional honours – the Michael Johns Award for Outstanding Editor and the Chris Crookall Award for Breakthrough Editor. The Awards, now in their third year, are


now open for nominations until January 9th, with members and association members able to nominate up to four films or programmes in each category. The Cut Above BFE Awards will be live on-line and held in person on 24th February.


UPCOMING EVENTS


Future BFE events in the new year will include American documentary maker Brett Morgan talking with editor Zeb Achonu BFE about his David Bowie film odyssey Moonage Daydream, described by The Guardian as “entrancing, visually explosive”. And the BBC’s Serengeti editors Stuart Napier and Imogen Pollard (pictured below) will share notes on creating dramatic natural history narratives, from 3500 hours of footage. Upcoming Virtual Glass talks also include


editor Iain Kitching talking about his work on Working Title/ Netflix feature The Swimmers, directed by Sally El Hosaini.


Serengeti editors Stuart Napier & Imogen Pollard


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