Matthew Friedman (film editor)

Matthew Friedman is an American film editor and senior lecturer at the AFI Conservatory.[1] He won the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for best feature film editing for his work on Palm Springs,[2] which broke the existing Sundance film sales record by sixty-nine cents.[3] Friedman was nominated for the ACE Eddie the previous year as well for The Farewell,[4][5] his third collaboration with director Lulu Wang,[6]

His credits also include John Tucker Must Die, What Happens in Vegas, Step Up Revolution, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. (edited the second film of Alvin and the Chipmunks; following the retirement of Peter E. Berger)[7] Friedman played the voice of the talking bird in Scary Movie 2.[8]

Friedman is a member of the American Cinema Editors[9] and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[10]

Partial filmography

Year Film Director Notes
2006 John Tucker Must Die Betty Thomas
2008 What Happens in Vegas Tom Vaughan
2009 Dragonball Evolution James Wong
2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Betty Thomas
2012 Step Up Revolution Scott Speer
2014 Posthumous Lulu Wang
2015 Touch Lulu Wang Short Film
2018 Step Sisters Charles Stone III
2019 The Farewell Lulu Wang Nominated — ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
2020 Life in a Year Mitja Okorn
2020 Palm Springs Max Barbikow Won — ACE Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
2021 The Starling Theodore Melfi

References

  1. ^ "EDITING-FACULTY | AFI CONSERVATORY". Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  2. ^ "ACE Eddie Awards Nominations Include 'Sound Of Metal', 'Borat' And 'Minari', 'Ted Lasso' And 'Hamilton'". Deadline Hollywood. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ^ Donnelly, Matt (2020-01-28). "'Palm Springs' Breaks Sundance Record for Biggest Sale Ever — by 69 Cents". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. ^ "Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) - 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'The Irishman,' 'Joker' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (2019-12-11). "'Joker,' 'Irishman,' 'Parasite' Receive ACE Eddie Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  6. ^ "Interview: Matt Friedman Discusses Cutting Lulu Wang's The Farewell". Awards Daily. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  7. ^ "Exclusive Interview - Editor Matt Friedman discusses The Farewell". Flickering Myth. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  8. ^ Kouguell, Susan (22 August 2019). "Susan Kouguell Speaks with The Farewell Editor Matthew Friedman". Script Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  9. ^ "American Cinema Editors | ACE Active Member Directory". Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  10. ^ "Academy Invites 395 New Members for 2021". Variety. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-08-25.