Beneath Hill 60 wins top editing honour
Dany Cooper has won the Best Editing category at the Australian Screen Editors Awards, for her work on Beneath Hill 60.
The television drama award went to James Manche for Packed to the Rafters (episode 44), while the documentary trophy was for Andrew Arestides for My Asian Heart.The “Ellies” were held in Sydney over the weekend, hosted by Andrea Lang. The keynote speech was in charge of director Peter Andrikidis, who said editors are “the most important creative collaborators for a director in TV drama, and it is time their contribution was recognised by the AFI Awards”.
During the ceremony, Harriet Clutterbuck, Scott Gray, Michael J Hagan and Lindi Harrison were added to the list of ASE Accredited Members.
The winners of the 2010 Australian Screen Editors Awards are:
Avid Award for Best Editing in a Feature Film – Dany Cooper ASE for Beneath Hill 60
The Lab Award for Best Editing in a Television Drama – James Manche ASE for Packed to the Rafters, Ep 44
Best Editing in a Documentary – Andrew Arestides ASE for My Asian Heart
Best Editing in a Television Non-Drama – Fiona Strain ASE for Whatever: The Science of Teens, Ep 4 – ‘Moods’
Best Editing in a Commercial – Peter Whitmore ASE for ANZ – The Chase
Best Editing in a Short Film – Adrian Chiarella for The Love Song of Iskra Prufrock
Best Editing in a Music Video – Katie Hinsen for Goin’ Home
