Motion Picture Editors Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 700

Was the best year for movies .... 1962? A new book makes the case for the year that brought us Lawrence of Arabia, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and much more. https://cinemontage.org/was-1962-the-best-year-ever-for-mo/

Members, quick reminder: If you want to stay on the Industry Experience Roster you must complete online Covid-19 Prevention Training by November 27. It’s administered by Contract Services and you can access it via their portal at csatf.org. Add it to your to-do list!

Jennifer has an interesting take on the move from Assistant to Editor. Check it out! https://cinemontage.org/kajillionaires-jennifer-vecchiarel/

Never a better time than now to discuss the relevance of The American President, Rob Reiner’s political film marking its 25th anniversary next month! Board member AJ Catoline has the interview with Reiner and editor Robert Leighton: https://cinemontage.org/rob-reiner-and-robert-leighton-tal/

Start the month right by checking out this chat with one of our Assistant Editors! https://cinemontage.org/what-our-members-do-sabrina-gimene/

Matthew Hannam reveals the steps behind his burgeoning career: https://cinemontage.org/matthew-hannam-talks-editing-jude-/

Members, in case you missed: On Monday, Cathy Repola offered details on the new agreement about Covid era safety, negotiated after months of talks between the IA and other unions and the AMPTP. Click here to learn more, and as always reach out to Guild staff with questions: https://cinemontage.org/cathy-repola-offers-details-on-amp/

It may be a pandemic, but that wasn’t going to stop the Women’s Steering Committee from an Emmy celebration! Read on for the full story: https://cinemontage.org/emmys-2020-nominated-women-get-a-c/

Why aren’t more documentaries unionized? Well, it’s a long story. Peter Tonguette digs in - and offers some hope that things might be changing. https://cinemontage.org/the-curious-case-of-unions-and-doc/

Check out Charlie’s journey here, including his work on Malcolm in the Middle! https://cinemontage.org/what-our-members-do-charles-sydnor/

Members, September 1 is IATSE Red Alert Day! It’s time to bring attention to the plight of entertainment workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Click the link to write your Congressional representative - and be sure to mention #RedAlert in your social posts! Thank you. iatse.co/redalert

This is stellar! Don Zimmerman, ACE, talks about editing Bill & Ted Face the Music, which drops Friday. So read the story and be excellent and party on. https://cinemontage.org/editor-don-zimmerman-found-an-exce/

Walter Murch, ACE, has quite a tale to tell about editing Coup 53, the new doc about a secret chapter in Iranian history. Read all about it! https://cinemontage.org/walter-murch-talks-editing-a-key-p/