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