NEW YORK -- (SPW) --

AICE has announced its 2014 AICE Awards Curatorial Committee which includes editors, VFX artists, designers, colorists and audio engineers from across the membership. The committee will ensure that finalists determined by the judges are appropriate for, and meet the criteria of, each category.  The Committee will also select a Best in Show honoree, a first for the AICE Awards.  The 2014 AICE Awards gala will be held in New York City on May 15, 2014.

Editor Bob Spector of Beast in San Francisco, a member of the AICE Awards committee and Vice President of the AICE Board of Directors, says the formation of the Curatorial Committee was the result of a wide-ranging review of category definitions that began after the 2013 AICE Awards event in Chicago.

“After last year’s show we spent a lot of time rewriting each of the category definitions to make sure we were keeping current with technology and trends in the industry,” Spector explains. “We decided that if we were going to be this specific and careful in our definitions, we needed one more stage of oversight and vetting in the judging process.  The decision to form a Curatorial Committee came out of that discussion.”

For each category, the finalists and winner will be determined from the results of on-line and live-panel judging sessions conducted over a four-week period. Once the results are tabulated, the Curatorial Committee will review the honorees in each category to ensure the work is eligible and worthy of an AICE Award.

The thirteen members of the Curatorial Committee, says Spector, “are highly regarded artists from each of AICE’s post-production disciplines and represent most of our regional chapters.”  The list includes:

Editors

Chris Franklin, Big Sky, New York
Tom Scherma, Cosmo Street, New York
Paul Martinez, Arcade Edit, Los Angeles
Craig Lewandowski, Optimus, Chicago
Bob Spector, Beast, San Francisco
Louis Lyne, Cutters, Detroit
Steve Manz, Relish, Toronto

VFX/Design Artists

David Winkfield, Red Car, New York
David Parker, Cut + Run, Los Angeles

Colorists

Chris Ryan, Nice Shoes, New York
Siggy Ferstl, CO3, Los Angeles

Sound Engineers

Tom Jucarone, Sound Lounge, New York
John Binder, Another Country, Chicago

“We worked to make sure the Curatorial Committee was both geographically and creatively diverse,” says Spector.  “We wanted to get a cross section of talents and perspectives to help us evaluate the finalists against the category descriptions and ultimately to select the Best in Show.  We have some truly phenomenal entries this year and we’re looking forward to a great night.”

The 13th Annual AICE Awards will be held on May 15th at Gustavino’s in New York City.  Winners will be named in over 20 editorial and post production categories.  In addition, AICE will posthumously induct into its Hall of Fame renowned and respected New York Editor John Palestrini, co-founder of BlueRock, Spontaneous and other companies. For more information about the Awards, visit www.aice.org.

About AICE
AICE is the marketing communications post production association whose members are independent creative editorial, design, visual effects, color grading, audio, music and post production companies. It is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of these companies and the essential role their artists play in the media creation process. With chapters in Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco and Toronto, AICE represents a significant segment of the vibrant post production industry, and continues to maintain its strong collective voice in the commercial advertising and marketing industry.  Among its signature initiatives and programs are the annual AICE Awards, which highlights creative excellence among its member companies; the regular publication of white papers and advisories on relevant trends and developments in post production; and active participation with other industry organizations on the establishment of standards and best practices for the post production process.  For more information, visit www.aice.org.
 

Contact:

Burke Moody
AICE
212-665-2679
Contact Burke via email
 

Contact:

Rachelle Madden
AICE
917-902-6063
Contact Rachelle via email
 

2024 AICP Awards Tour Concludes with Stops in Dallas and Chicago

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Chicago speakers include, clockwise from upper left, Brian Billow, Paul Chick, Kelly McGuckin and Yvette Cobarrubias.

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