Tim Leaton

Tim Leaton
Tim Leaton
Born	Edward Timothy Leaton; December 9, 1983 (age 40); Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Years active	2006–present

Tim Leaton (born December 9, 1983) is a filmmaker and assistant editor.^[1] He won significant critical attention in 2006 when he was awarded the grand prize of the 2006 Film Your Issue competition,^[2]^[3]^[4] judged by President Barack Obama,^[5] George Clooney and the Dalai Lama, among others.^[6]^[7] Leaton presented his winning film Orphans in Africa ^[8] and gave acceptance speeches, covered by the press, at three awards ceremonies: at the United Nations Headquarters where he was introduced by the President of USA Today,^[9] then again in Hollywood where he was introduced by the Mayor of Los Angeles,^[10] and finally during Sundance in Park City with Kevin Bacon and Mandy Moore.^[11] Leaton also received the 2006 grand prize Walt Disney Pictures paid internship.^[12] He returned to Film Your Issue as a member of the jury the following year, and has also judged other student film contests.^[13]

In 2007, Just weeks before his college graduation, Leaton survived the Virginia Tech Massacre, the deadliest massacre in the history of the US, while locked in a classroom all day.^[14] He then graduated with the top academic honor of summa cum laude in each of his two degrees,^[15] and moved to Los Angeles on August 1, 2007.^[16]^[17]^[18]

In 2007 and 2008, he worked with Ben Stiller at DreamWorks Pictures on the Academy Award-nominated film Tropic Thunder in the editing department, and received a letter of recommendation from Ben Stiller.^[19]

In 2009, he began assistant editing many TV shows, including NBC's Who Do You Think You Are, ABC's Supernanny, The Real Housewives of New York City, and Jerry Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref.^[20]^[21]

Tim has been featured in many media outlets,^[22] including the United Nations Chronicle, distributed to leaders around the world in various languages.^[23] In 2011, he was pictured in LIFE Magazine.^[24]

References

^ Tamara Gaskin (January 19, 2007). "Going Hollwood". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 9, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Student film clinches top prize in film competition
^ Leaton Wins 2006 FYI, now works for Ben Stiller, other film companies
^ http://www.planetblacksburg.com/news/eichmann-leaton-062906.html
^ http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/15235/alumnus-film-career-started-with-competition/p2
^ http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/wb/xp-68557
^ http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/7136/10-questions-with-virginia-tech-student-filmmaker-tim-leaton
^ http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/wb/xp-68754
^ http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2006/06/2006-357.html
^ http://www.life.com/image/74803718
^ http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/100701
^ http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/7525/im-going-to-disneyland
^ How Film Your Issue Jumpstarted My Career
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758355/bio
^ https://picasaweb.google.com/ETimLeaton/GoogleImageGalleryOfTimLeatonInChronologicalOrder#5501167147737636050
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758355/bio
^ http://www.uri.clahs.vt.edu/URIreport.pdf
^ http://www.uaao.clahs.vt.edu/OpportunitiesAndServices/Ambassadors/ambsnewsmay07.pdf
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758355/bio
^ Lindsay Brookbank (March 22, 2010). "Alumnus' film career started with competition". Collegiate Times. Retrieved July 9, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758355/
^ http://wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=203119&s=tim%20leaton&sfld=C&vwmd=e
^ http://www.un.org/french/pubs/chronique/2006/numero4/0406p42.htm
^ Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Walt Disney

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[1] Tamara Gaskin (January 19, 2007). "Going Hollwood". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 9, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] Student film clinches top prize in film competition

[3] Leaton Wins 2006 FYI, now works for Ben Stiller, other film companies

[4] ttp://www.planetblacksburg.com/news/eichmann-leaton-062906.html

[5] ttp://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/15235/alumnus-film-career-started-with-competition/p2

[6] ttp://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/wb/xp-68557

[7] ttp://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/7136/10-questions-with-virginia-tech-student-filmmaker-tim-leaton

[8] ttp://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/wb/xp-68754

[9] ttp://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2006/06/2006-357.html

[10] ttp://www.life.com/image/74803718

[11] ttp://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/100701

[12] ttp://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/7525/im-going-to-disneyland

[13] How Film Your Issue Jumpstarted My Career

[14] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758355/bio

[15] ttps://picasaweb.google.com/ETimLeaton/GoogleImageGalleryOfTimLeatonInChronologicalOrder#5501167147737636050

[16] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758355/bio

[17] ttp://www.uri.clahs.vt.edu/URIreport.pdf

[18] ttp://www.uaao.clahs.vt.edu/OpportunitiesAndServices/Ambassadors/ambsnewsmay07.pdf

[19] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758355/bio

[20] Lindsay Brookbank (March 22, 2010). "Alumnus' film career started with competition". Collegiate Times. Retrieved July 9, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[21] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758355/

[22] ttp://wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=203119&s=tim%20leaton&sfld=C&vwmd=e

[23] ttp://www.un.org/french/pubs/chronique/2006/numero4/0406p42.htm

[24] Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Walt Disney

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