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Matthew Friedman (film Editor)
Matthew Friedman is an American film editor and senior lecturer at the AFI Conservatory. He won the American Cinema Editors, American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for best feature film editing for his work on Palm Springs (2020 film), ''Palm Springs'', which broke the existing Sundance Film Festival, Sundance film sales record by sixty-nine cents. Friedman was nominated for the ACE Eddie the previous year as well for ''The Farewell (2019 film), The Farewell,'' his third collaboration with director Lulu Wang (filmmaker), Lulu Wang, His credits also include ''John Tucker Must Die'', ''What Happens in Vegas'', ''Step Up Revolution'', and ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''. (edited the second film of Alvin and the Chipmunks (film series), Alvin and the Chipmunks; following the retirement of Peter E. Berger)' Friedman played the voice of the talking bird in ''Scary Movie 2''. Friedman is a member of the American Cinema Editors and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFI Conservatory
The AFI Conservatory is a private not-for-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on storytelling. The Conservatory is a program of the American Film Institute founded in 1969. History The Center for Advanced Film Studies (later the AFI Conservatory) opened its doors at Greystone Mansion on September 23, 1969. Harold Lloyd screened his film '' The Freshman'' and spoke with AFI Fellows on the school's very first day. The first class included Terrence Malick, Caleb Deschanel and Paul Schrader. In 1973, filmmaker John Cassavetes was the first filmmaker-in-residence while editing '' A Woman Under the Influence''. In 1975, filmmaker Ján Kadár, director of the Oscar-winning film ''The Shop on Main Street'', became the Conservatory's second filmmaker-in-residence. In 2013, Emmy and Oscar-winning director, producer and scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
