At Filmsupply, we believe the moving picture is the most powerful way to tell stories that speak to the human experience. That belief serves as the foundation of Edit Fest, an annual editing competition that provides editors an opportunity to break through as storytellers and showcase their craft. Participants compete for over $50K in prizes and a chance to receive feedback from respected industry creatives.
How It Works
This year’s competition is focused on storytelling and concept. We’re shining a light on the creativity and storytelling ability of editors. We’re opening access to Filmsupply’s cinematic footage for you to create a spec piece for one of these categories: Advertisement, Movie Trailer, or Title Sequence. Musicbed has also made a selection of music available for submissions. Editors have 30 days to submit and the top prize in each category is an all-expenses-paid Sundance Film Festival experience and a prize pack of creative tools and assets.
Starter kits are free and available for download via filmsupply.com/editfest. Submissions open June 7 and close July 7. Voting for People’s Choice will run from July 11 until July 21. Category winners will be announced July 28, each selected by the following panel of industry-leading judges.
Prizes
Here’s are some highlights from the prize pool:
- Sundance Film Festival All-Expenses Paid Experience
- $1,500 Filmsupply onsite licensing credit
- $1,500 Musicbed onsite licensing credit
- LaCie Rugged 2TB (SSD)
- Mackie Editing Suite Bundle
- Elgato Stream Deck XL
- Boris FX Suite Annual Subscription
- Recognition in Post Magazine
- Personal, written feedback from world-class judges
The Judges
1. Victor Jory
Editor
Audi, Star Wars, Marvel, True Detective
2. Andrew Morrow
Editor/Writer
Beats by Dre, Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé, Disney+
3. Heidi Berg
Director/Creative Director
Google, Nike, Ratched, Pose
4. Ellie Johnson
Editor, tenthree, Cartel
VW, McDonald’s, Uber Eats
5. Caitlyn Greene
Director/Editor, represented by Voyager
The Jinx, YouTube, Mercedes-Benz
6. Jet Omoshebi
Senior Colourist, Goldcrest Post
The Witcher, The Undoing, The Night Manager
7. Belén Palos
Head of Production, Glassworks Amsterdam
Adidas, Khruangbin, The Kid Who Would Be King
8. Dallas Taylor
Owner/Creative Director, Defacto Sound
Alfa Romeo, Puma, HBO, Netflix
9. Urs Furrer
Senior VFX Supervisor/Lead Compositor, Glassworks Amsterdam
Apple, Toyota, Xbox
10. Kya Lou
Colorist, owner of COLOURED ONLY, represented by MakeMake x Primary
Square, Adidas, Snapchat, VRBO
11. Carla Luffe
Editor, Cabin Edit
The Guilty, Volvo, Vogue, Lacoste
12. Doron Dor
Editor/Creative Director
Ratched, The Morning Show, Microsoft, Sony
13. Sam Rinebold
Producer, Defacto Sound
Nike, Bethesda, Under Armour
14. OMOTESANDO
Directing Duo, represented by PRIMO
Judges will score edits based on the following criteria: Concept, Storytelling, Emotion, and Craft. When judging concludes, Filmsupply will announce winners for Best Advertisement, Best Movie Trailer, and Best Title Sequence and reveal 2022’s People’s Choice recipient. To learn more and download the starter kit visit filmsupply.com/editfest
