Editors on Directing - William Goldenberg ACE & Kevin Tent ACE

What's it like for an editor to take the directing reigns?

Join us as we welcome OSCAR winning editor, William Goldenberg ACE, (Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, Heat, Insider) and OSCAR nominee and ACE Eddie winner Kevin Tent ACE, (The Decendents, The Holdovers, About Schmidt, Sideways).

Goldenberg recenlty directed the acclaimed movie, Unstoppable, (Now streaming on PRIME) and Kevin has directed 2017's Crash Pad, (available on Amazon)

In addition we will have a conversation with Willima Goldenberg about his career.

Info: Join guest Gurus Michael Kammes John Knowles, Monica Daniel and Sven Pape as they will attempt to answer all of your questions and solve all of your problems concerning Resolve, FCPX, Avid, Premiere Pro, getting a job and Networking. And anything else you can think of. If they can't solve your problem or answer your question, then you go home with a problem, but you still got out of the house, so that's not a bad thing.

Info: We will talk to OSCAR winning editor William Goldenberg about his illustrious career. Show some clips from a few of his hits and take questions from the audience. William Goldenberg ACE is one of the most well-respected and sought-after film editors working today. He won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and the American Cinema Editors’ (ACE) Eddie Award for his outstanding work on the 2013 Best Picture winner, ARGO.
Goldenberg received dual Oscar nominations in 2013, being nominated for both AIR & ZERO DARK THIRTY. His latest films include TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS; AIR; THE OUTFIT; Paul Greengrass’s NEWS OF THE WORLD; 6 UNDERGROUND, directed by Michael Bay. He previously worked for Bay on TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON and TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION. Goldenberg also edited DETROIT, CONCUSSION, UNBROKEN, SEABISCUIT, THE INSIDER, Michael Mann's HEAT, ALI, and MIAMI VICE. He also edited NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, NATIONAL TREASURE, and COYOTE UGLY. Yes, and more.

Info: This is the most important part of the show. It's networking time. This is a great opportunity to not only ask questions and get problems solved, but to meet people that just might change your life. Special thanks to Cornelius Miller for donating snacks and drinks.

Info: What's it like for an editor to take the directing reigns?
We will talk to William Goldenberg ACE, and Kevin Tent ACE, about directing their first features. We will show clips from Goldenberg's Unstoppable, (now playing on Netfilx) and Kevin Tent's Crash Pad. And yes take questions from you. About Kevin Tent: Kevin Tent, ACE, has been a film editor for over 30 years. He is best known for his longtime collaboration with director Alexander Payne. Early films together include CITIZEN RUTH and ELECTION, which earned Tent his first ACE nomination. He later received nominations for ABOUT SCHMIDT, SIDEWAYS, and NEBRASKA. In 2011, he was nominated for both an ACE Eddie and an Academy Award® for THE DESCENDANTS, winning the Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic). In 2024, he received ACE and Academy Award® nominations for THE HOLDOVERS, winning his second Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy). Space wont allow to put all of Kevin's credits here.

Info: A chance to act goofy and maybe win something from a list of valuable prizes worth thousands of dollars. List of prizes are here: http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Gallery Theatre at Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, United States