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76 C I N E M O N T A G E F E L L O W S H I P A W A R D video projects. In 1974, he worked with 16mm for the first time when he was accepted into a summer program at the Pacific Film Institute in Berkeley, Califor- nia. Graduating from Queens with his BA in 1975, he looked for a way to start a film career in New York City. And what a career it has been. C o h e n , t h e re c i p i e n t o f t h e 2 0 1 9 Fellowship and Service Award from the Motion Picture Editors Guild, has spent more than 40 years working in post-pro- duction — 38 of them as a Guild member. He has spent the greater part of his life fulfilling the values the Guild honors in those who receive its prestigious award. C o h e n w o r k e d a s t h e h e a d o f post-production at Amblin, DreamWorks and Paramount. He was a co-producer on "The Hunger Games" and supervised the restoration of Francis Ford Coppola's Cohen and wife Kathy greeted well wishers at the October ceremony. Bottom: With Guild National Executive Director Cathy Repola. P H O T O S : D E V E R I L L W E E K E S