Editors Make the Cut at AICE Bash
The post production industry honored its own in New York as the 10th AICE Awards were handed out. And as usual, SourceEcreative was on the scene.
AICE Awards Marks 10th Anniversary in New York
Editors and other post production artists are celebrated as the industry
gathers to honor its own at its glittery annual awards show and party.
By Anthony Vagnoni
Madison Avenue moved uptown on Tuesday night, May 17, as the New York chapter of AICE took over the high-ceilinged event space at 583 Park Avenue to host the 10th Anniversary AICE Awards. The annual competition recognizing creative excellence in post production rotates between New York, Los Angles and Chicago, and is hosted each year by the trade organization's chapters based in those cities. This year was New York's turn, and it was only fitting, since the competition got its start in Manhattan 10 years ago when a group of editors got together to pick the ten-best edited TV spots produced by AICE member companies that year. (For a full rundown on winners, check our SourceEcreative story here.)
The highlight of each awards ceremony is the induction of a retired editor into the AICE Hall of Fame. This year, former jumP partner Barry Stilwell was inducted. Stilwell was introduced by his former partner, Editor Michael Saia, whose emotional speech set the tone for a moving and often funny tribute video that followed, featuring testimonials from former partners, colleagues and clients of Stilwell.
The action moved downstairs at 583 Park after the awards show, where an after-party rocked the joint until late into the night - as only New Yorkers know how to do it. Photos from the event appear below, many of them courtesy of Doug Goodman and AICE. For more on the winners, check out the AICE Awards web page here.
Old friends and former partners Barry Stilwell, Hall of Fame
inductee, and jumP's Michael Saia.
From left, Courtney Law of Moondog, Heather Richardson from Cosmo Street, Helena Lee
of Rock Paper Scissors and Gloria Pitagorsky of Sound Lounge.
Jennifer Lederman of BlueRock, Bob Cagliero of Manic and Dee Tagert of jumP.
Harvey Hoffenberg of Propulsion and David Perry of Saatchi & Saatchi.
The Sonic Union crew gets ready to make some noise: from left, Becky Smialek,
Pat Sullivan, Kristine Cabanban, Steve Rosen and Adam Barone.
Company 3 is in good company: from left, Katie Andrews, Tara Dowd and Angela Lupo.
They're all wet: (l. to r.) Jonathan Levy, Robbie Cabana and Justin Diaz of Just Add Water.
Refinery's refined gentlemen, Pada Stirling and Joseph Gerard.
Nicely dressed are Christos Mountzouros, Michael Donovan Jen Cadic from Nice Shoes.
From left, Rock Paper Scissors' Helena Lee, Melanie Gagliano, Editor Ted Guard
(an award winner in the Fashion/Beauty category) and Eve Kornblum.
Steve Jess, Corky DeVault and Adam Robinson of the Whitehouse.
Weston Fonger and Marlene Bartos of Yessian.
AICE Hall of Fame Editors Jeff Dell (left) and Jerry Bender.
David Johston, Justin Tolley and Candy Vallaroel of jumP.
Amanda Larivaiere (left) and Sarah Brooks of School Edit with Tom Duff of Optimus. 
Cutters' Carl Schumacher (l.) and Tim McGuire with Yvette Sears of
Cosmo Street and BlueRock's Jennifer Lederman.
Sound Lounge's Marshall Grupp with Arnie Blum.
Gravity's Zviah Eldar and Bob Samuels.
From left, Stable 7's Susanne Kelley, Jeff Beckerman of Shooters NYC, Caitlen Tschann
of Peepshow and Theresa Notartomaso of Headroom Digital Audio.
Hooligan's Gregg Letson and audioEngine's Rex Recker.
Three-time winner Chris Franklin of Big Sky presents the AICE Award in the Under $50K
category to Patricia Gold of Hybrid Edit, who accepted on behalf of Editor Susan Munro.
Moondog's Courtney Law presents one of two AICE Awards to Editor Stewart Shevin
of Beast, seen here with Beast's Valerie Petrusson.
Barry Stiwell and his wife, Patrice.
Published May 19, 2011
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