Alan Heim (born 1937) is an American film editor. He was born in Bronx, New York, and is a member of American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his editing in Network and won an Academy Award for editing All That Jazz. He has edited several major films:  Doc (1971), Lenny (1974), Network (1976), All That Jazz (1979),  Star 80 (1983), Valmont (1989), Billy Bathgate (1991), American History X (1998), The Notebook (2004), Grey Gardens (2009).  The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) (Executive Producer).

The following is a brief list of his award achievements:

Academy Awards Winner, and BAFTA Awards Winner - Best Film Editing All That Jazz (1979);  Academy Awards Nomination - Best Film Editing Network (1977);

American Cinema Editors Winner - Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television – Grey Gardens (2009); Emmy Awards Winner – Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series Holocaust (1978)

Stephen Rivkin has been an editor in the motion picture industry for over twenty-five years.   He has worked for some of Hollywood’s top directors including:  James Cameron, Gore Verbinski, Michael Mann, Norman Jewison, Rob Cohen, Mel Brooks, Wolfgang Peterson, Chris Columbus and Diane Keaton.  He was also an Associate Producer on two of the films he edited.

Rivkin was recently nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and an ACE Eddie for his work on the mega-blockbuster “Avatar” which he co-edited.

He also co-edited the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski.  All three films were nominated for ACE Eddie awards, with a win for the original summer hit “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.”

Tina Hirsch won American Cinemas Editors, USA award for Best One Hour Series for Television for The West Wing “What Kind of Day Has it Been” (1999), for which she was also nominated for an Emmy Award.  Her colorful editing career has covered television movies and series as well as such memorable films as Gremlins (1984), Death Race 2000 (1975); Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) with producer Steven Spielberg.  Other projects include Dantes Peak (1997), Macon County Line (1974), and Big Bad Mama (1974) starring Angie Dickinson and William Shatner.

She has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors, and in 2000, she became the first woman to become president of the honorary society. 

Please make sure to RSVP before 10pm on Thursday, August 12th to universal@scriptwritersnetwork.org.

 

This event will take place at:

 

Universal Studios Backlot
Rehearsal Hall 3269

3900 Lankershim Blvd -- Gate #3

Universal City, CA 91608

Parking admission: Free

SWN Member admission: Free JOIN NOW!

Non-member admission: $15.00

($10.00 for members of WGA, Women in Film, FIND, FIN, ScreenplayLab)

                                            

Check-in begins at 12:00pm.  

Panel starts at 1:00pm.