Spot Welders has brought editor Livio Sanchez aboard its roster. Sanchez’s exploits span commercials, music videos, documentaries and independent films.
Sanchez, who edited the much heralded original Budweiser ‘Wassup’ spot, began his career at Mad River Post, where he first worked with now Spot Welders’ editor/partner Dick Gordon on a Miller Lite package. From there, Sanchez’s career progressed with his joining The Whitehouse and then Final Cut, before Filmcore (now Beast) in 2007. Over the years, he has amassed various awards including a Cannes Gold Lion as well as honors from the AICP Show, AICE Awards, MVPA Awards and D&AD.
Most recently Sanchez cut Wilderness Downtown a HTML5 film by director Chris Milk, for the band Arcade Fire. Sanchez regularly collaborates with Milk on music videos and commercials. The editor has also worked with such other notable directors as Kathryn Bigelow, Scott Hicks, The Hughes Brothers, Janusz Kaminski, Stacy Peralta, and Marc Webb. Sanchez’s credits include such brands as Nike, Google, Anheuser Busch, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ESPN and PBS.
Spot Welders is a film and television editorial house with locations in New York City, Venice, CA, and a partnership with Work in London.
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.
The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.
"President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case," said Trump's amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D. John Sauer, Trump's choice for solicitor general.
The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office. The Republican president-elect has already begun negotiating with other countries over his plans to impose tariffs, and he intervened earlier this month in a plan to fund the federal government, calling for a bipartisan plan to be rejected and sending Republicans back to the negotiating table.
He has been holding meetings with foreign leaders and business officials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida while he assembles his administration, including a meeting last week with TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office over national security concerns. He joined the TikTok during his 2024 presidential campaign and his team used it to connect with younger... Read More