Finalists for the 2013 AICE Awards have been selected by the judges, with the winners to be announced and honored during a gala ceremony on May 16 at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.
Also during that evening affair, Jack Tohtz–a founding father of the venerable Szabo Tohtz and a key pioneering force in the Chicago Association of Film Editors, the predecessor Windy City organization to the Association of Independent Creative Editors–will be inducted into the AICE Hall of Fame. Tohtz’s accomplishments included helping to draft what became the AICE editorial bid form. (For more on Tohtz, see SHOOT, 4/19.)
The 2013 AICE Awards competition will feature a new category this year, Broadcast Promotion. Honorees in this category must demonstrate exceptional use of editorial, sound and graphic design techniques to promote a national broadcast or cable network, dramatic or reality series, co-branded initiative, stunt, marathon, sporting event, sweepstakes or feature film intended for broadcast television. The artist’s work must succeed in leaving the viewers with a clear, well-defined message and do so in an artistic and visually memorable way.
The rest of the AICE Award categories remain intact from last year.
The nominees in the inaugural Broadcast Promotion category are: editors Jake Jacobsen of Crew Cuts for Time Warner Cable’s “Clean Up” out of Ogilvy & Mather, Brandon Beck of Northern Lights for USA Network’s “Michael’s Tips,” and George Carty, also of Northern Lights, for USA Network’s “Nasty Boys.”
Finalist tally
Beast led the way with eight AICE nominations, generated by its New York, Detroit and San Francisco offices. Editors Stewart Shevin of Beast Detroit, and Doug Walker and Brian Lagerhausen of Beast San Francisco, accounted for two noms each. The Stewart-edited “Protect Yourself” for Durex scored finalists in the Spec Spot and Best of Detroit categories. Walker cut Mini Cooper’s “Win Small” for agency Butler Shine Stern & Partners–the spot earned noms in the Montage and Best of San Francisco categories. Lagerhausen of Beast S.F. garnered a finalist both in the Comedy and Best of S.F. categories for Clorox’s “Double Impact” out of DDB. Also copping a Best of San Francisco nomination was Beast S.F.’s Connor McDonald for General Motors’ “Scenes” via Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. And editor Amanda Moreau of Beast NY registered in the Regional Campaign category for Duke Energy Corp.’s “Family Reunion,” “Basketball” and “First Day” from Capstrat.
Next in the nominations tally with six was Cut+Run L.A. as editors Steve Gandolfi, Eve Ashwell and Jay Nelson had two finalists apiece–Gandolfi for Audi of North America’s “Prom” out of Venables Bell & Partners, Ashwell for Renault’s “Life in Four Years” out of Publicis, and Nelson for Grey Poupon’s “The Chase” from Crispin Porter+Bogusky. Both “Prom” and “Life in Four Years” scored in the Automotive and Storytelling categories. “The Chase” caught recognition in the Dialogue and Best of L.A. categories.
Five shops tied with four nominations apiece–The Whitehouse; MacKenzie Cutler, NY; jumP in L.A. and NY; Rooster, Toronto; and EditBar, Boston.
Adam Marshall and Shane Reid of The Whitehouse earned finalists in the Automotive and Best of L.A. categories for Lincoln’s “Journey” out of Hudson Rouge. The White House’s Russell Icke got a Montage category finalist for Powerade’s “Power Through” from Wieden+Kennedy. And editor Gareth McEwen of The Whitehouse nabbed a Public Service nom for RED’s “Tears” via Hill Holliday.
MacKenzie Cutler’s Ian MacKenzie cut ESPN Brand’s “Born Into It” for Wieden+Kennedy, a spot that scored in the Dialogue and Best of NY categories while MacKenzie’s colleague Erik Laroi garnered a coveted National Campaign finalist for DirecTV’s “Dinner Party,” “Funeral” and “Pizzeria” out of Grey, and a Visual Effects nom for Old Spice’s “Muscle Music” from Wieden+Kennedy.
Editor Luis Moreno accounted for three of jumP’s noms–one in the Fashion/Beauty category for H&M’s “Alter Ego” via Strange Cargo; and two Music Video finalists, Rolling Stone’s “Doom & Gloom” and Maroon 5’s “Daylight.” Editor Richard Cooperman of jumP registered in the Alternative Media category for Lexus’ “Anything But Gray” for Team One.
Rooster’s quartet of nominees consisted of three for editor Marc Langley–Molson Canadian’s “The Canadians” for Rethink in the Alternative Media category, Molson Coors’ “Experience” out of Draftfcb in the Montage category, and Tropicana’s “Good Morning, Morning” via Juniper Park in the Best of Toronto category–and a Dave De Carlo-cut nom entry for Puma’s “The Road” in the Spec category.
And EditBar’s nominations foursome included three for Best of Boston–Peter Barstis cut Saucony’s “Pat Watterson” for Mechanica, and Michael Reuter edited the Center for Disease Control’s “Beurger’s Tips” out of Arnold Worldwide and Jack Daniel’s “The Whiskey Drum,” also for Arnold. “The Whiskey Drum” also was a finalist in the Alternative Media category.
Three shops had three finalists each: Final Cut, Channel Z and Relish–with Tendril Animation+Design scoring two or three noms depending on one’s interpretation.
Channel Z’s nominations threesome came in the Best of Minneapolis category: editor Brett Astor for GAP’s “GAP Holiday Anthem” out of PMH; the Jim Stanger-cut “Tina Conversations” for Medifast via Solve Minneapolis; and the Mike Weldon-edited Majestic Athletics’ “Wear Your Hero” from agency Periscope.
Final Cut’s three finalists were: editor Jeff Buchanan in the Fashion/Beauty category for Target’s “Color Changes Everything” out of Wieden+Kennedy; editor Sonejuhi Sinha in the Public Service category for Nanhi Kali’s “The Girl Epidemic” for Strawberry Frog; and editor Jacob Kuehl (who has since joined Cutters), also in Public Service, for the Be Proud Foundation’s “Versus” out of agency Phenomenon.
Relish’s trio of finalists came on the strength of work cut by Chris Murphy: Toronto Transit Commission’s package of three “Protecting What Matters” spots out of Aircastle in the Regional Campaign category; and Style Frames Design Conference’s “Style Frames NY-Opening Titles” and the interactive short Carly’s Cafe for agency john st., both in the Best of Toronto category.
The Style Frames’ project also gained Tendril Animation+Design a mention in the same Best of Toronto category (though Relish was the actual nominated company there) as well as an outright nomination in the Visual Effects Category. Additionally, Tendril scored a Design nomination for Nike’s “CTR360.”
Scoring two finalists each were: Northern Lights for the aforementioned USA Network’s “Nasty Boys” cut by George Carty and “Michael’s Tips” edited by Brandon Beck in the Broadcast Promo category; Arcade Edit for National Campaign–eBay’s “Frenzy,” “Bad Dog” and “New Baby” cut by Geoff Hounsell for Venables Bell & Partners–and in the Dialogue category for Nike’s “Voices” edited by Paul Martinez for Wieden+Kennedy; P.S. 260 in the National and Regional Campaign categories for, respectively, the JJ Lask Cut Google :60s “Curious,” Aquarium” and “Camping” via Mullen and Google, and the Maury Loeb-cut BMW spots “Married,” “Tickets” and “Foot Taller” for KBS+P; Cosmo Street for the Tom Scherma-cut ESPN’s “Last Spot” for Wieden+Kennedy in the Comedy category, and the Paul Hardcastle-edited Nike’s “Game On, World” for Wieden+Kennedy in the Best of L.A. category; Blue Rock in the Spec Spot category for the Olivier Wicki-cut “Your Fight Matters” for TapouT, and in the Under $50,000 category for the Dave Otte-edited “Macy’s “INC Montage”; Married To Giants for two Graham Chisholm-cut pieces–Bikes on Wheels “Be Mighty” via Counsul Media in the Under $50,000 category, and Heart & Stroke Foundation’s “The Undeading” in the Best of Toronto category; ANATOMY in the Alternative Media category for the Discovery Channel piece “North America First Look” and in the Best of NY category for National Geographic Channels’ “This Is Nat Geo Brand Film,” both cut by Mark Valentine; Hudson Editorial with editor Louis Lyne’s “What Moves Me” for General Motors out of agency Commonwealth, and the Erich Wiemer-cut Jeep spot “Jeep What Matters” for GlobalHue, both scoring in the Best of Detroit category; Reel FX for Kevin Althans in Design for Patina Floor Design Store’s “One of a Kind” out of JRS Advertising, and for editor Quan Tran in Best of Dallas on the strength of Volunteers of America’s “Stats” from The Richards Group; The Mill in Color Grading for colorist Fergus McCall on Hennessy’s “Manny” for Droga5 and colorist Damien Van Der Cruyssen for Calvin Klein’s “Encounter”; One Union Recording in the Audio Mix category for mixer Joaby Deal on Logitech’s “El General” and “Truce” for agency DOJO; and 740 Sound Design+Mix in the Sound Design category for Adidas’ Wakeup” out of 180LA and Audi’s “Suspect” from Venables Bell & Partners, both with Eddie Kim and Rommel Molina as sound designers.
Shops taking one nom apiece were: Sound Lounge in the Audio Mix category; Crew Cuts for Broadcast Promotion; Company 3 for Color Grading; Cutting Room in Comedy; Red Car Chicago in Design; Umlaut in Fashion/Beauty; Fluid in Music Video; Therapy in Sound Design; moondog edit and design in Spec Spot; Work Editorial in Storytelling; Lost Planet in Under $50,000; Utopic in Visual Effects; Optimus in Best of Chicago; Cutters in Best of Chicago; Hootenanny in Best of Chicago; 3008 in Best of Dallas; Fast Cuts Edits in Best of Dallas; Peep Show in Best of NY; and Barbary Post in Best of San Francisco.
Full rundown
Here’s a category-by-category rundown of the 2013 AICE Award finalists:
ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
Mark Valentine, ANATOMY
Discovery Channel
“North America First Look” 2:03
ANATOMY
Michael Reuter, EditBar
Jack Daniel’s
“The Whiskey Drum” 1:40
Arnold Worldwide
Richard Cooperman, jumP LA
Lexus
“Anything But Gray” 1:45
Team One
Marc Langley, Rooster
Molson Canadian
“The Canadians” :90
Rethink
AUDIO MIX
Joaby Deal, One Union Recording
Logitech
“El G๏ฟฝn๏ฟฝral” 1:50
DOJO
Joaby Deal, One Union Recording
Logitech
“Truce” 2:00
DOJO
Tom Jucarone, Sound Lounge
Google
“Introducing Google Play” 1:20
Google Studio G
AUTOMOTIVE
Eve Ashwell, Cut + Run LA
Renault
“Life in Four Years” :60
Publicis
Steve Gandolfi, Cut + Run LA
Audi of North America
“Prom” :60
Venables Bell & Partners
Adam Marshall & Shane Reid, the Whitehouse
Lincoln
“Journey” :90
Hudson Rouge
BROADCAST PROMOTION
Jake Jacobsen, Crew Cuts
Time Warner Cable
“Clean Up” :30
Ogilvy & Mather
Brandon Beck, Northern Lights
USA Network
“Michael’s Tips” :30
USA Network
George Carty, Northern Lights
USA Network
“Nasty Boys” :40
USA Network
COLOR GRADING
Tim Masick, Company 3
LVMH
“L’Invitation Au Voyage” :60
VLM Studio/The Collective Shift
Fergus McCall, The Mill
Hennessy
“Manny” :60
Droga 5
Damien Van Der Cruyssen, The Mill
Calvin Klein
“Calvin Klein Encounter” 2:09
Producer
COMEDY
Brian Lagerhausen, Beast San Francisco
Clorox
“Double Impact” :60
DDB
Tom Scherma, Cosmo Street/NY
ESPN
“Last Spot” :30
Wieden + Kennedy
Chuck Willis , Cutting Room
Foot Locker
“Kyrie in the Air” :60
BBDO
DESIGN
Kevin O’ Rourke, Red Car Chicago
MMOCA Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
“The Drop” :52
Hiebing
Kevin Althans, Reel FX
Patina Floor Design Store
“One of a Kind” :30
JRS Advertising
Tendril Design + Animation
Nike
“CTR360” :45
DIALOGUE
Paul Martinez, Arcade Edit
Nike
“Voices” :60
W+K Portland
Jay Nelson, Cut + Run LA
Grey Poupon
“The Chase” 2:00
Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Ian Mackenzie , MacKenzie Cutler
ESPN Brand
“Born Into It” :45
Wieden & Kennedy
FASHION/BEAUTY
Jeff Buchanan, Final Cut
Target
“Color Changes Everything” :60
Wieden + Kennedy
Luis Moreno, jumP NY
H&M
“Alter Ego” :50
Strange Cargo
Doug Cox, Umlaut
Levis
“Curve” :30
Levis
MUSIC VIDEO
Peter Sabatino, Fluid
Wynter Gordon
“TKO- Wynter Gordon” 4:21
Luis Moreno, jumP NY
Rolling Stones
“Doom & Gloom” 4:07
Luis Moreno, jumP NY
Maroon 5
“Daylight” 9:35
MONTAGE
Doug Walker , Beast San Francisco
Mini Cooper
“Win Small” :30
Butler Shine Stern & Partners
Marc Langley, Rooster
Molson Coors
“Experience” :30
Draft FCB
Russell Icke, the Whitehouse
Powerade
“Power Through” :90
Wieden+Kennedy
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Geoff Hounsell, Arcade Edit
eBay
“Frenzy” :60
“Bad Dog” :30
“New Baby” :30
Venables, Bell & Partners
Erik Laroi, MacKenzie Cutler
Direct TV
“Dinner Party” :30
“Funeral” :30
“Pizzeria” :30
Grey Worldwide
JJ Lask, P.S. 260
Google
“Curious” :60
“Aquarium” :60
“Camping” :60
Mullen + Google
PUBLIC SERVICE
Jacob Kuehl, Final Cut (now with Cutters LA)
Be Proud Foundation
“Versus” 1:00
Phenomenon
Sonejuhi Sinha, Final Cut
Nanhi Kali
“The Girl Epidemic” 1:10
Strawberry Frog
Gareth McEwen, the Whitehouse
RED
“Tears” :60
Hill Holiday
REGIONAL CAMPAIGN
Amanda Moreau , Beast New York
Duke Energy Corporation
“Family Reunion” :30
“Basketball” :30
“First Day” :30
Capstrat
Maury Loeb, P.S. 260
BMW
“Married” :25
“Tickets” :25
“Foot Taller” :25
KBS+P
Chris Murphy, Relish
Toronto Transit Commission
“Protecting What Matters 1” :30
“Protecting What Matters 2” :30
“Protecting What Matters 3” :30
Aircastle
SOUND DESIGN
Rommel Molina, Eddie Kim, 740 Sound Design + Mix
Adidas
“Wake Up” :60
180LA
Eddie Kim, Rommel Molina, 740 Sound Design + Mix
Audi
“Suspect” :60
Venables Bell & Partners
Doobie White, Therapy
Nextel
“Combustion” :50
TBWA Teran, Mexico
SPEC SPOT
Stewart Shevin , Beast Detroit
Durex
“Protect Yourself” :60
Olivier Wicki, BlueRock
TapouT
“Your Fight Matters” 1:06
Prototype Films
Garrett Tezanos, moondog edit and design
ACE Group
“Ride of Your Life” :52
Karousel
Dave De Carlo, Rooster
Puma
“The Road” :30
STORYTELLING
Eve Ashwell, Cut + Run LA
Renault
“Life in Four Years” :60
Publicis
Steve Gandolfi, Cut + Run LA
Audi of North America
“Prom” :60
Venables Bell & Partners
Neil Smith, Work Editorial, Inc.
NIke
“Rise Above” :60
Wieden + Kennedy NY
UNDER $50,000
Dave Otte, BlueRock
Macy’s
“INC Montage” :35
Impressionista Films
Chris Kursel, Lost Planet Editorial/LA
The City Stars
“The City Stars” :60
Graham Chisholm, Married To Giants
Bikes on Wheels
“Be Mighty” :90
Consul Media
VISUAL EFFECTS
Erik Laroi, MacKenzie Cutler
Old Spice
“Muscle Music” 1:19
Wieden & Kennedy Portland
Tendril Design + Animation
Style Frames
“Style Frames New York – Opening Titles” 3:00
N/A – Tendril Design + Animation
Ryan Gilbert, Joe Minick, Utopic
NBC 5 Chicago
“City” :60
Scott and Victor
BEST OF BOSTON
Peter Barstis, EditBar
Saucony
“Pat Watterson” 3:26
Mechanica
Michael Reuter, EditBar
Jack Daniel’s
“The Whiskey Drum” 1:40
Arnold Worldwide
Michael Reuter, EditBar
Center for Disease Control
“Beurger’s Tips” :30
Arnold Worldwide
BEST OF CHICAGO
Grant Gustafson, Cutters
Oscar Mayer
“Hot Dog” :30
McGarry Bowen
Liz Tate, Hootenanny
Perspective Charter School
“Perspective Charter School” 4:40
Leo Burnett
Randy Palmer, Optimus
Walt Disney Company
“I am Princess” :60
Disneyland Advertising/mcgarrybowen Chicago
BEST OF DALLAS
Brent Herrington, 3008
RAM/Chrysler
“Farmer” 2:00
The Richards Group
Jason Agnew, Fast Cuts Edits
The Salvation Army
“Joplin-Disaster” 6:20
The Richards Group
Quan Tran, Reel FX
Volunteers of America
“Stats” :30
The Richards Group
BEST OF DETROIT
Stewart Shevin , Beast Detroit
Durex
“Protect Yourself” :60
Louis Lyne, Hudson Editorial
General Motors
“What Moves Me” :30
Commonwealth
Erich Wiemer, Hudson Editorial
Jeep
“Jeep What Matters” :92
GlobalHue
BEST OF LOS ANGELES
Paul Hardcastle, Cosmo Street/LA
Nike
“Game On, World” :60
Wieden & Kennedy/PORTLAND
Jay Nelson, Cut + Run LA
Grey Poupon
“The Chase” 2:00
Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Adam Marshall & Shane Reid, the Whitehouse
Lincoln
“Journey” :90
Hudson Rouge
BEST OF MINNEAPOLIS
Brett Astor, Channel Z
GAP
“Gap Holiday Anthem” :30
PMH
Jim Stanger, Channel Z
Medifast
“Tina Conversations 60” :60
Solve Minneapolis
Mike Weldon, Channel Z
Majestic Athletics
“Wear Your Hero” :30
Periscope
BEST OF NEW YORK
Mark Valentine, ANATOMY
National Geographic Channels
“This Is Nat Geo Brand Film” 1:52
ANATOMY
Ian Mackenzie , MacKenzie Cutler
ESPN Brand
“Born Into It” :45
Wieden & Kennedy
Andrea MacArthur, Amanda Perry, Peep Show
Mercedes Benz
“Soul” :90
Merkley + Partners
BEST OF SAN FRANCISCO
Bob Spector, Barbary Post
Adobe
“Robot” :90
Goodby, Silverstein and Partners
Brian Lagerhausen, Beast San Francisco
Clorox
“Double Impact” :60
DDB
Connor McDonald, Beast San Francisco
General Motors
“Scenes” :60
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Doug Walker , Beast San Francisco
Mini Cooper
“Win Small” :30
Butler Shine Stern & Partners
BEST OF TORONTO
Graham Chisolm, Married To Giants
Heart & Stroke Foundation
“The Undeading” 2:54
Agency 59
Chris Murphy, Relish
John St
“Carly’s Voice” 2:19
John St
Chris Murphy, Relish
Style Frames Design Conference
“Style Frames New York-Opening Titles” 3:20
Tendril Design + Animation
Marc Langley, Rooster
Tropicana
“Good Morning, Morning” :60
Juniper Park
