Burning Man editor wins at Australian Screen Editors Awards
Martin Connor has won best editing in a feature film award at the Australian Screen Editors Awards held over the weekend.
Connor won for his work on Burning Man, directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. The film is constructed with a non-linear storyline.
Connor and Burning Man beat Jill Bilcock for Mental, Dany Cooper for The Sapphires and Jason Ballantine for Wish You Were Here. Read the full list of nominees.
Roberta Horslie was honoured with a lifetime membership, while Sally Fryer and Lawrence Silvstrin were both accredited with ASE titles.
In the advertising category, Drew Thompson won for his edit of the Volkswagen Tiguan’s commercial, Cross Country.
Full list of winners:
Best Editing, Open Content
Event Zero – Episode 4, Julian Harvey
Best Editing in a Short Film
The Wilding, Anthony Cox
Best Editing in a Music Video
‘Bird on the Buffalo’ – Angus Stone, Peter Barton
Best Editing in a Commercial
Volkswagen Tiguan – ‘Cross Country’, Drew Thompson
Best Editing in Television Factual
Go Back To Where You Came From – Series 2, Episode 1, Orly Danon
Best Editing in a Television Drama
The Slap – Episode 1 ‘Hector’, Mark Atkin ASE
Best Editing in a Documentary Series
Australian Story – ‘Streets with No Names’, Steven Baras-Miller
Best Editing in a Documentary Program
A Law Unto Himself, Andrea Lang ASE
Best Editing in a Documentary Feature
Paul Kelly – Stories of Me, Sally Fryer ASE
Best Editing in a Feature Film
Burning Man, Martin Connor
