Chris Franklin, editor/owner at New York-based editorial boutique Big Sky Editorial, has been elected president of the Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE) East Coast chapter by its board of directors.
Effective, Jan. 1, 2001, Franklin succeeds Nitza From, president at New York-based Salamandra Images, Inc., who has served in the chapter presidency since January ’99. Additionally, two VPs were elected: Burke Moody, editor at Philadelphia-based Seventh Art Incorporated, and David Friedman, editor, New York-based djm Post Production. Moody succeeds Roe Bressan, formerly managing director of Red Car, New York, while Friedman has been elected for another term.
Mitch Garelick, general manager, Refinery Post, New York (formerly known as Horn/Eisenberg Editorial & Graphics), was re-elected as AICP/ East treasurer. David Rosen, corporate lawyer, The Blue Rock Editing Company, New York, will continue as secretary.
The New York board will be rounded out by: From; John Palestrini, CEO, The Blue Rock Editing Company; Arthur Williams, owner/president, Editing Concepts; David Binstock, president, Rhinoceros Editorial & Post; Bob Friedrich, partner, The Well; and Bernadette Quinn, general manager, moonDog, formerly known as Billy Williams Enterprises. All these companies are based in New York.
John Held continues in his position as executive director of the national AICE and AICE/East.
Incoming president Franklin has been a member of AICE/East since the chapter’s inception 12 years ago. He has served as a board member for the past three years. An editor for 16 years, he started at the now defunct Film Builders, under the mentorship of owner Bill Brouder. Beginning as an apprentice, Franklin worked his way through the ranks to become a partner. When Brouder retired in ’92, Franklin founded Big Sky.
Franklin said AICE/East’s primary goal is education—taking responsibility to disseminate as much information to the editorial community as it can, in order to help member companies make informed decisions about factors such as the rapid changes in technology. "It’s a tricky time to have an editorial business, because you really have to be on your toes and still focus on the work," observed Franklin, noting that in such a growth market, major investment decisions must be made every six months or so. "We will try to develop some sort of information base for members, including seminars, regular updates and a more assertive Web site."
An AICE/East symposium has been scheduled for next month at New York University. It will bring together a host of speakers and members to discuss the impact of the Internet on the postproduction community.
