At press time, SHOOT got a look-see at the 2007 AICE Awards finalists. The editors receiving the most finalist entries, three apiece, were Chris Franklin of Big Sky Editorial, New York, and Neil Gust of Outside Edit, New York. Franklin was nominated in the Comedy and Visual Effects categories for American Express’ “Animals” and Public Service for The Advertising Council’s “Tick.”
Gust’s finalists are Ford Motor Company’s Jaguar “XK Launch” and “XKR Launch” in the Montage category, and “XKR Launch” in the Best of New York category.
Bicoastal Cosmo Street garnered four finalists, the most of any single shop: editor Lawrence Young for the American Legacy Foundation’s “Hospital Beds” in the Public Service category; the mono-monikered cutter Katz for McDonald’s “You Are What You Eat” in the Storytelling category; editor Christjan Jordan for Volkswagen’s “Joy Ride Configurator” in Best of Los Angeles and cutter Tom Scherma for Masterfoods’ “Fever” in Best of NY.
In addition to Big Sky and Outside, the other edit houses with three finalists were: bicoastal Cut+Run, Cutters, Chicago and L.A., Los Angeles’ Rock Paper Scissors, bicoastal Final Cut and Panic & Bob Editing, Toronto.
Here’s a category-by-category rundown of the 2007 AICE Award Finalists:
Comedy
Gordon Carey, FilmCore, Santa Monica
FedEx’s “Responsibilities”
Chris Franklin, Big Sky, New York
American Express’ “Animals”
Jake Jacobsen, Crew Cuts, New York
Dairy Queen’s “Carry On”
DialogueJJ Lask, P.S. 260, New York
NFL’s “Pronunciation”
Adam Liebowitz, Go Robot!, New York
Tribeca Film Festival’s “Transvestite”
Carlos Lowenstein, Cutters, Chicago/L.A.
Hallmark’s “Taxi”
Local SpotShira Ankori, Optimus, Santa Monica
Valley Toyota’s “PTA”
Charly Bender, Homestead Editorial, New York
Full Frame Film Festival’s
“March of the Penguins”
Traci Weingardt, Cutters
Chicago White Sox’s “Finishing Pitchers”
MontageHank Corwin, bicoastal Lost Planet
adidas’ “Lights Out”
Neil Gust, Outside Edit, New York
Ford Motor Company’s “XK Launch”
Neil Gust, Outside Edit
Ford Motor Company’s “XKR Launch”
Music/SoundTim Hardy, Cut+Run, bicoastal
118 118’s “Team Viral”
Adam Liebowitz, Go Robot!
IBM’s “Satin Curtain”
Chuck Willis, Cut+Run
Gibson’s “Bedroom”
National Campaign
Jay Nelson, Cut+Run
eHarmony’s “Do the Math,”
“Miranda,” “Cheri”
Rick Russell, Final Cut LA
Sony’s “Baby,” “Egg,” “Rubik”
Greg Sunmark, Red Car, Chicago
State Farm’s “Protection,” “Ring,” “Valet”
Public Service
Chris Franklin, Big Sky
Ad Council’s “Tick”
Barney Miller, Company X Edit, New York
NCAA’s “Ice Hockey”
Dean Miyahira, Chrome, Santa Monica
Life Rolls On’s “Pool”
Lawrence Young, Cosmo Street, bicoastal
American Legacy Foundation’s “Hospital Beds”
Spec SpotChris Chynoweth, Ringside Creative, Detroit
Pontiac’s “People Are Soft”
Michelle Czukar, Panic & Bob Editing, Toronto
adidas’ “Four Minute Mile”
Ashley Kreamer, Final Cut, New York
ESPN’s “Cockfight”
Rick Lobo, Cake, Santa Monica
Hershey’s “Time Machine”
StorytellingKirk Baxter, Rock Paper Scissors, Los Angeles
Levi’s “News Story”
Katz, Cosmo Street
McDonald’s “You Are What You Eat”
Rick Russell, Final Cut, bicoastal
Coca-Cola’s “First Taste”
Visual EffectsChris Franklin, Big Sky Editorial
American Express’ “Animals”
Paul Gowan, Rogue Editorial, Toronto
Unilever/Dove’s “Evolution”
Adam Pertofsky, Rock Paper Scissors
Gap’s “Audry”
Best of Boston
Peter Barstis, EditBar
Advance Internet’s “Needer Aller News”
Barry Moross, Panache Editorial
McDonald’s “Censor”
Khari Streeter, EditBar
H&R Block’s “Band Easy New”
Best of Chicago
Bob Ackerman, Avenue Edit
Hallmark’s “Required Reading”
Gail Gilbert, Avenue Edit
Dow Chemical’s “The Human Element/Chemistry & Humanity”
Carlos Lowenstein, Cutters
Hallmark’s “Taxi”
Best of DallasBrody Howard, Fast Cuts Edits
Cellular One’s “Ears”
Quan Tran, Willow Street Editorial
Bell Helicopter’s “Yellow Ribbons”
Gigi Cone Welch, Fast Cuts Edits
Citracal’s “Firefighter”
Best of DetroitDave Mariani, Griot Editorial
White Castle’s “Crave Case”
Richard Smith, Mad River Post
Carrier’s “Neighbor”
Richard Smith, Mad River Post
Spike TV’s “Hold Up”
Best of Los Angeles
Kirk Baxter, Rock Paper Scissors
Microsoft’s “Standoff”
Hank Corwin, Lost Planet
Nike’s “Awake”
Christjan Jordan, Cosmo Street
Volkswagen’s “Joy Ride Configurator”
Angus Wall, Rock Paper Scissors
Microsoft’s “Cops and Robbers”
Best of New YorkNeil Gust, Outside Edit
Ford Motor Company’s “XKR Launch”
JJ Lask, P.S. 260
MTV’s “Fetish”
Tom Scherma, Cosmo Street
Masterfood’s “Fever”
Best of San Francisco
Jim Farber, Phoenix Editorial & Design
HBO Video’s “Beep”
Bob Frisk, Phoenix Editorial & Design
Sega’s “Boom”
Nathan Petty, Umlaut Films,
Scion’s “Scion Street Art Films”
Best of TorontoAndy Ames, Panic & Bob Editing
13 Eme Rue’s “Biathlon”
Michelle Czukor, Panic & Bob Editing
Panasonic’s “Guatemala”
Mark Morton, School
Pepsi Canada’s “Sticks”
