Lisa Rachel Zeno Churgin (born January 20, 1955) is an American

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film ed ...

with more than 25 film credits; she was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Film Editing The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is one of the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture. For 33 consecutive years, ...

for the 1999 film ''

The Cider House Rules ''The Cider House Rules'' (1985) is a novel by American writer John Irving, a ''Bildungsroman'' that was later adapted into a 1999 film and a stage play by Peter Parnell. The story, set in the pre– and post–World War II era, tells of a youn ...

'' (directed by Lasse Hallström). Since 2002, Churgin has also served as the president of the

Motion Picture Editors Guild The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG; IATSE Local 700) is the guild that represents freelance and staff motion picture film and television editors and other post-production professionals and story analysts throughout the United States. The Moti ...

. Churgin's editing of '' House of Sand and Fog'' (directed by

Vadim Perelman Vadim Perelman ( ukr, Вадим Перельман; born 8 September 1963) is a Ukrainian-Canadian- American film director. Perelman made his feature film directorial debut in 2003 with '' House of Sand and Fog'', following a successful career ...

-2003) was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Editing. Churgin has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.

Filmography

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Television

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* * Churgin describes her collaboration with director Lasse Hallström on ''The Cider House Rules''. American film editors American Cinema Editors Living people 1955 births {{US-film-editor-stub