Paul Martinez of bicoastal Lost Planet received the most finalist entries, three, among editors in the 2008 AICE Awards competition. Five editors received two finalists apiece: Merritt Duff of Cut+Run, New York; Chris Franklin of Big Sky Editorial, New York; Robert Frisk of Phoenix Editorial & Designs, San Francisco; Victor Masnyj of Ultrabland, New York; and Rick Russell of Final Cut USA, bicoastal.
Martinez’s three nominations are for: Pepsi’s “Pinball” out of BBDO New York (in the Visual Effects category); and Radio Shack’s “Record Problem” for Arnold, Boston (in the Storytelling and Best Of Los Angeles categories).
Lost Planet and Final Cut topped the field with five nominations/finalists.
Here’s a category-by-category rundown of the ’08 AICE Award finalists:
Comedy
Dan Maloney, editor
The Whitehouse, Chicago
Tide’s “Interview”
Bob Spector
Barbary Post, San Francisco
Anheuser-Busch’s “Thong”
Matthew Wood
The Whitehouse, Chicago
Altoids’ “Blow Hole Bob”
Dialogue
Bob Ackerman
Avenue Edit, Chicago
Hallmark’s “First Card”
Kim Bica
Lost Planet/L.A.
American Express’ “Member Project”
Tiffany Burchard
FilmCore, New York
Cingular’s “Talking Text”
Local Spot
JJ Lask
P.S. 260, New York
Bright House Network’s “Asterisk Anthem”
Seagan Ngai
TEAK Motion Visuals, San Francisco
Northstar Resort’s “Summer Ski Team”
Chris Van Dyke
School, Toronto
Ontario Air Ambulance’s “Memorial”
Montage
Chris Franklin
Big Sky Editorial, New York
American Express’ “Shaun White”
Neil Gust
Outside Editorial, New York
Ford Motors’ “CX-F”
Victor Masnyj
Ultrabland, New York
Cinemax’s “Sounds Good: Cinemax Summer Sizzle 2007”
Music/Sound
Nathan Byrne
Post Millennium, Detroit
House Production & Casting’s “Now I Wanna Be Your Dog”
Adam Liebowitz
Go Robot!, New York
Ritz Crackers’ “Video Game”
Rick Russell
Final Cut L.A.
Hummer H3’s “Don’t Blink”
Music Video
David Checel
Cut+Run L.A.
Christina Aguilera’s “Candy Man”
Jennifer Dean
Lost Planet/L.A.
Cold War Kids’ “Hospital Beds”
Miky Wolf
Big Sky Editorial, New York
Bird & The Bee’s “Again & Again”
National Campaign
Jordan Green
89 Editorial, New York
Geico’s “Cabbage Patch,” “Beverly Hillbillies,” “Flintstones”
Jono Griffith
Final Cut USA
eBay’s “Fox Hunt,” “Dog Race,” “State Fair”
Victor Masnyj
Ultrabland, New York
Cinemax’s “Sounds Good” (three spots)
Public Service
Greg Letson
Fluid, New York
Library of Congress’ “Train”
Jim Staskauskas
Optimus/L.A.
PETA’s “The Talk”
Doobie White
Therapy, Santa Monica
Alabama District Attorneys Association’s “Addict”
Spec Spot
Merritt Duff
Cut+Run, New York
IFC’s “Cop Movie”
Merritt Duff
Cut+Run, New York
IFC’s “Film Noir”
Tad Fatum
Cut+Run L.A.
adidas’ “Bulls”
Storytelling
Joe Guest
Final Cut USA
JC Penney’s “Heart”
Paul Martinez
Lost Planet/L.A.
Radio Shack’s “Record Problem”
Rick Russell
Final Cut USA
Monster.com’s “Daybreak”
Visual Effects
Stephen Berger
Final Cut USA
BMW’s “Road”
Joe Kriksciun
Bluerock, New York
Smirnoff’s “Whoo! Alright! Yeah Uh-huh”
Paul Martinez
Lost Planet/L.A.
Pepsi’s “Pinball”
Best of BostonCollin Cameron
Accomplice, Boston
McDonald’s “Superstition”
Reuter
Finish Editorial, Boston
New Balance’s “Best Day”
Toar Winter
Finish Editorial, Boston
McDonald’s “Mr. Breakfast”
Best of Chicago
John Dingfield
Cutters, Chicago
Office Max’s “Jury”
Craig Lewandowski
Optimus, Chicago
Kellogg’s “Montage-Poptage”
Randy Palmer
Optimus, Chicago
University of Phoenix’s “Shiny New Life”
Best of Dallas
Richard Gillespie
Fast Cuts Edits, New York
Bojangles’ Chicken & Biscuits’ “Dukes”
Marc Hoffmeister
Fast Cuts Edits, Dallas
D-Spot’s “Davis Building”
Walter May
Fast Cuts Edits, Dallas
Snickers’ “Duet”
Best of Detroit
Terry King
Griot Editorial, Detroit
Chrysler 300’s “Artist”
Steve Persin
Griot Editorial, Detroit
Art Van Furniture’s “Lost”
Rich Smith
Mad River Post, Detroit
Dodge Nitro’s “Ticket”
Best of Los Angeles
Paul Martinez
Lost Planet/L.A.
RadioShack’s “Record Problem”
Bob Mori
Cake, Santa Monica
ATTIK’s “want2besquare”
Angus Wall
Rock Paper Scissors, Santa Monica
Saturn’s “Numbers”
Best of New York
Jeff Ferruzzo
Outside Editorial, New York
Heineken USA’s “Most Interesting Man”
Chris Franklin
Big Sky Editorial, New York
American Express’ “Shaun White
Maury Loeb
P.S. 260, New York
Fathead.com’s “Cooler”
Best of San Francisco
Robert Frisk
Phoenix Editorial & Designs, San Francisco
Flex Your Power’s “To My Children”
Robert Frisk
Phoenix Editorial & Designs, San Francisco
EA’s “Hype”
Doug Walker
FilmCore/San Francisco
EA’s “Moment”
Best of Toronto
Michelle Czukar
Panic & Bob Editing, Toronto
Ministry of Energy’s “CFL/Line”
Mick Griffin
Rooster, Toronto
Nissan Sentra’s “Grown Up”
Mark Paiva
School, Toronto
Toyota’s “Toothbrushing”
