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22 CINEMONTAGE / JUL-AUG 14 board and friend," says Coleman. Friedberg adds, "Lori and I both had a similar feel for people and understood the importance of professionalism and standards. We work well together. We discuss the ideas and concepts for every year's program." The first woman to direct a feature in her native South Africa, Friedberg worked there as an editor for 20 years before coming to work in Hollywood in 1986. Coleman and Friedberg developed the program into its present structure. Each of the applicants selected as interns is assigned an ACE member as his or her individual mentor to whom he/she e-mails a daily journal during the internship. Over this time, the interns observe assistant editors working on features, scripted television and reality TV. They also explore the range of post venues including lab, telecine, visual effects facilities, sound effects and music editing rooms, and ADR and dubbing stages. From the program's early days on, notes Friedberg, "All interns write a report on their internship including thanks to their mentors. It's published in ACE's CINEMAEDITOR magazine." "Without ACE editors and their assistants opening their doors, projects and hearts, this program could not exist," Coleman emphasizes. As more ACE members got involved, she and Friedberg found they could delegate tasks to their fellow editors. Presently, Troy Takaki, ACE (Hitch, 2005), chairs the committee that secures TV and feature venues, Mark Andrew, ACE (Beyond Scared Straight, 2011-present), is chair of the reality venues committee and Herb Dow, ACE (Anything But Love, 1989-92), chairs the committee for lining up post facility venues. Friedberg is chair of the orientation and final meeting committee and Tracey Wadmore-Smith, ACE (About Last Night, 2014), chairs the committee for the thank-you dinner. The dinner was created about eight years ago to acknowledge all the editors, assistants and post personnel who contribute to each year's program. "I can't say thank you enough to them," notes Coleman. The interns also work at the Blue Ribbon Panel, where the films nominated for the ACE Eddie Awards are screened, and at ACE's Invisible Art/Visible Artists program, where the Oscar- nominated editors discuss their work the day before the Academy Awards are presented. The interns receive their plaques at the Eddie Awards nominees' cocktail party and are guests at the Eddie Awards ceremony. Susy Benaim, left, Tyler Nelson, Carsten Kurpanek, Lori Jane Coleman, Alfonso Carrion and Diana Friedberg. CineMontage_Jul-Aug_14-4.indd 22 6/18/14 5:34 PM