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24 CINEMONTAGE / MAY-JUN 14 around," he continues. "I had a very good experience working with film, a lot of pride and joy." Pride and joy were what everyone in the film lab industry felt when Nolan accepted the Sci-Tech Oscar Statuette on their behalf. "When I first heard about the award, I was jaded and felt it was a token gesture because we are going away at the hands of digital technology," recalls Meyer. "But then I saw Mr. Nolan accept the award on our behalf, and I realized that it does mean something, and I felt pride. I know we film lab workers form a very small cog in a very large machine, but the recognition is really cool. I can't wait to go to the Goldwyn Theatre and see it." "Wasn't that fabulous?" asks Smith rhetorically. "Oh yeah, it means something. I'm very proud of what I've done. I will miss a lot of people." Rondou said he saw the Sci- Tech Award during the broadcast of the Oscars. "Our name is usually never on the credits," he says. "A lot of people have retired or passed on. The old timers were very talented people and hard workers. It's nice to get a little spotlight." Wood notes how wonderful it is to have an award that's representative of "all the people who have given so much for so many years," including all the labs no longer in existence. "Those people will never be forgotten," she adds. "The fact that the Academy singled out people who worked in the lab business for over 100 years is really great." She pictures the future, when visitors to the Academy Museum will stand in front of that Oscar Statuette dedicated to an entire portion of the film industry that will no longer exist. "I think it's something people will wonder about," she says. Now that the Academy has formally acknowledged film lab workers, their crucial role in the first 100-plus years of filmmaking will live on in the legacy of Hollywood. f EDITORS RECOGNITION P E T I T I O N F O R T he American Cinema Editors Board of Directors has been actively pursuing film festivals and awards presentations, domestic and international, that do not currently recognize the category of Film Editing. The Motion Picture Editors Guild has joined with ACE in an unprecedented alliance to reach out to editors and industry people around the world. The organizations listed on the petition already recognize cinematography and/or production design in their annual awards presentations. Given the essential role film editors play in the creative process of making a film, acknowledging them is long overdue. We would like to send that message in solidarity. Please join us as we continue the effort to elevate the perception of editors everywhere. You can help by signing the petition to help get recognition for film editors by asking these organizations to add the Film Editing category to their annual awards: • Sundance Film Festival • Shanghai International Film Festival, China • San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain • Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia • Durban International Film Festival, South Africa • New York Film Critics Circle • New York Film Critics Online • National Society of Film Critics We would like to thank the organizations that have recently added the Film Editing category to their Annual Awards: • Tribeca Film Festival • Washington DC Area Film Critics Association • Film Independent – Spirit Awards • Los Angeles Film Critics Association • Chicago Film Critics Association • Boston Film Festival • The International Animated Film Society – Annie Awards • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror – Saturn Awards www.EditorsPetition.com Please sign our petition at: Now endorsed by the Motion Picture Sound Editors, Art Directors Guild, Cinema Audio Society and the American Society of Cinematographers. Committee for Creative Recognition Editors Petition Ad CineMontage Magazine 3/24/14 Trim = 8.5" x 10.875" Bleed = 8.75" x 11.25" From left: Aaron Smith, Mary Kaye Coates, James Rondou, Adam Clark, Jim Passon, Christie Meyer and Bob Hand. CineMontage_May-Jun_14-3.indd 24 4/15/14 2:48 PM