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M OT I O N P I CTU R E S O U N D E D I TO R S I 13 BY BERNARD WEISER MPSE Bridging the Gap BETWEEN ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS Happy Holidays!!! The end of 2024 is here and what a difficult year it has been for so many of us in post-production. We hope that most of you have been able to weather these hard times and survive financially and we all are expecting work to come back with the new year as production seems to be ramping up. EIPMA has continued to progress with the incredible support of our member organizations. As you know, EIPMA is a charitable nonprofit organization and are completely reliant on donations. All of us at EIPMA are volunteers, so our costs are low. We are so grateful for donations from the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) and the Motion Picture Sound Editors, along with sponsor donations from our events. EIPMA wishes to give our heartfelt thanks to you all. Of course, we also accept small individual donations through our website eipma.org. Every dollar is so appreciated. We are proud to note that we have started our One-on-One Mentoring Program. Our participation at the city of Burbank's 1st Media Expo and Job Fair with a panel discussion and information table was a big success with 3,500 attendees and started an inflow of requests for this program showing the important need for the help and mentorship we provide. Here is what the Entertainment Industry Professionals Mentoring Alliance has been up to: Panel Discussion with the Ted Lasso Picture & Sound Team On July 23, 2023, EIPMA produced a panel discussion with the Ted Lasso picture & sound team for the Avid Learning Summit 2023 at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. This event was co-sponsored by Avid and Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services. Moderator: Michael Krulik Panelists: Melissa McCoy Picture Editor/ Co-producer Brent Findley Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Ryan Kennedy Re-recording Mixer Sanaa Kelley Foley Artist NAMM January 27: Bernard Weiser, EIPMA President, and Mark Lanza, EIPMA Advisory Council member, attended NAB, viewing many new products coming to market and participating with Avid's Learning Partners gathering with educators from around the country. EIPMA Student Filmmaker Award for the Vaughan International Film Festival During the last two weeks of February, EIPMA judges viewed and voted for the EIPMA Student Filmmaker Award for the Vaughan International Film Festival. 2024 Speed Mentoring for MPSE, CAS, ACE Student Awards On February 24, 2024, we held our 2024 Speed Mentoring for MPSE, CAS, ACE Student Awards • The student nominees from MPSE, CAS, and ACE participated online for one- on-one talks with veteran professionals. NAB April 13-17: Bernard Weiser, EIPMA President, Richard McKernan, EIPMA Vice President, and Richard Wollrich, EIPMA Treasurer, attended NAB, viewing new products and connecting with the makers of software we all use in post-production today. There was plenty of activity at the Avid booths and we were able to discuss future programs. Richard and Bernard were also interviewed on NAB Live, discussing EIPMA and our mission. (L-R): Glenn Haddock, Bernard Weiser, Jeff Rosica, Rodrigo Meirelles, Richard McKernan EIPMA: Arizona State University Zoom Discussion Panel Entering the Entertainment Industry May 9, 2024, EIPMA: Arizona State University Zoom Discussion Panel Entering the Entertainment Industry, held for 2024 graduating students from the Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University Moderator: Bernard Weiser, EIPMA President Panelists: Steve Hullfish ACE, Picture Editor Scott Jacobs, Assistant Editor Brian Gaffney, Workflow Specialist Bobbi Banks, Supervising Sound Editor Janaki Cedanna, Clinical Associate Professor 2024 Vaughan International Film Festival June 20, 2024: Vaughan International Film Festival in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Each year, this festival grows bigger, and the shorts screened at VFF are amazing. EIPMA President Bernard Weiser presented the 2024 EIPMA Student Film Award to Emily Chen, Joy Li, and Amanda Xi for their animated short Goldstar.