Filmsupply Editfest is kicking off on September 4! It's an annual 30-day editing competition providing editors with the opportunity to break through as storytellers and showcase their talent as editors through an original Title Sequence, Advertisement, or Movie Trailer. Participants will compete to create the best edit in their category to win their share of $60K in prizes and feedback from Filmsupply's panel of industry-leading judges.
Editors will have access to an exclusive collection from Filmsupply's cinematic footage catalog, along with a curated Musicbed playlist to help create their original edit for one of the three categories. Submissions will be judged by a panel of the best and brightest in the business.
To get started on your Filmsupply Editfest submission, download the free starter kit. Submissions close on October 4 at 12:00 pm CST, giving you a full month to bring your creative vision to life.
Voting for People's Choice runs from October 14 until October 23. The winners in each category will be announced on October 30.
This Year's Filmsupply Editfest Prizes
This year’s winning editors will split over $60K in prizes. Here’s what’s up for grabs:
Per Category—Narrative, Spec Ad, and Documentary
- $10,000 Filmsupply Grant
- $2,000 Filmsupply Credit
- $2,000 Musicbed Credit
- Complete ACIDBITE Acid Collection
- WeTransfer Premium Membership
- FilmConvert Nitrate
- 1 Year of Boris FX Suite
- 1 Year of Saturation.io Production Membership
- Dehancer Full License
- 1 Year of Soundly Pro Membership Knights of the Editing Table Excalibur Package
- aescripts 3 Package Bundle
The People's Choice winner receives:
- $2,000 Filmsupply Credit
- $2,000 Musicbed Credit
- Complete ACIDBITE Acid Collection
- WeTransfer Premium Membership
- FilmConvert Cinematch
- 1 Year of Boris FX Suite
- 1 Year of Saturation.io Production Membership
- 1 Year of Soundly Pro Membership Dehancer Full License
- Knights of the Editing Table Excalibur Package
- aescripts 3 Package Bundle
Meet This Year's Editfest Judges
This year's panel of Filmsupply Editfest judges include:
- Kristen Yawata
- Owner/Editor at Shiitake Brains (Nike, Target, Google, YouTube)
- Liz Stallmeyer
- Senior Producer at Cutters (Pepsi, Chevron, Chewy, Best Western)
- Tyrone Rhabb
- Editor at Cut + Run (Adidas, Disney, Verizon, ESPN)
- Sara Bennett
- VFX Supervisor/Co-Founder at Milk Visual Effects (Ex-Machina, The Martian, Annihilation, Kingsman: The Golden Circle)
- John LePore
- Co-Founder/ECD at Blackbox Infinite (Marvel Studios, Pixar, GM, Ford)
- Chris Gipson
- Owner/Senior Editor at Republic (AT&T, Clorox, Nissan, McDonalds)
- Kalisha Allen
- Freelance VFX/Post Producer (Infiniti, Walmart, Dunkin’, Heinz)
- Mark Halili
- Lead Editor at Dark Burn Creative (Meta, Warner Bros., Netflix, Amazon)
- Mah Ferraz
- Co-Founder/Editor at Church Edit (Coca-Cola, Calvin Klein, Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky)
- Lizzy Graham
- Senior Editor at Whitehouse Post Productions (BMW, Samsung, Gatorade, Ford)
- Marco Perez
- Editor/Partner at Union Editorial (Gucci, Spotify, Bulgari, CNN)
- Leanne Belgiorno
- Senior Video Editor at The Mill (Peloton, Starbucks, Cartier, MAC Cosmetics)
- Valerie Lasser
- Editor at Big Sky Edit (Amazon, Nationwide, Nespresso Origins, AMEX
- Chris Franklin
- Owner/Editor at Big Sky Edit (Heineken, Verizon, MasterCard, Nikon
- Matt Carter
- Editor at Final Cut New York (Wieden + Kennedy, Nike, Heinz, Square)
Final cuts are scored based on the following: Concept, Emotion, Storytelling, and Technicals. After the panel of judges has reviewed submissions, Filmsupply will announce the winners in each category and unveil the People's Choice recipient.
Those who are interested in submitting their edit to Filmsupply Editfest can do so here. Submissions are open now and will be accepted until October 4, 2024 at 12:00 pm CST.
For more information about Filmsupply Editfest, visit the official website.
