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Very Mean Men nabs coveted American Indie Editing Award at the 2000 Seattle International Film Festival. |
"We are very honored to help pioneer this award for SIFF," explains Robert Mathieu, representative for Trakker Technologies, "It is great to see that this festival is recognizing the hard work and talent that goes into all aspects of filmmaking." The American Indie Editing Award is a subcategory of the New American Cinema Awards. The New American Cinema Awards spotlight exceptional films created under the pressure of tight budgets, minimal resources, and nearly impossible deadlines. Jurors for this competition were Emanuel Levy (Senior Film Critic, Variety), Rex Reed (critic, journalist, author, and lecturer), and Susan Glatzer (independent producer). "We are please and excited about the powerful tools now available to the film industry from Fast Sales US," explains David Sarson of FAST Sales US, "We are proud to be involved with the Seattle International Film Festival and look forward to another great year of films. Congratulations to the winner of the American Indie Editing Award." Very Mean Men, which won Hobson the grand award, is a gangster comedy about a bartender played by Matthew Modine and a drunken customer played by Martin Landau who never leaves a tip. Throughout the movie, the bartender is telling the drunken customer a story about two Mafia families who were at war because one family never left tips. Other actors included Scott Baio, Louise Fletcher, Burt Young and Ben Gazara. "What's the word, overwhelmed?" ponders Greg Hobson, who was unable to attend the award ceremony, "I got a call from the director (Tony Vitali) saying he had great news. I had to wait hours to find out I had won. I am very excited, I think it's great to see the support for film editing." Very Mean Men was dubbed in Variety Magazine as a "..Post-Tarentino spoof." The editing for this movie, according to Hobson, was very tricky. Since it was two stories in one, there were a lot of strategic edits that Hobson feels is what won him the prized award. For more information about the winners of the 2000 Seattle International Film Festival please visit the festival web site at www.seattlefilm.com or call them at (206) 464-5830. |
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Located in El Segundo, California, Trakker Technologies was founded in 1995 with the mission of delivering effective and affordable film finishing solutions for digital editing. Slingshot PRO (Trakker Technologies' flagship product) has been used on thousands of films worldwide. Currently, the Slingshot product line is being used in over 21 different countries. Major studios, independent filmmakers, Film Festival winners, network television stations, documentarians and film students all over the world have enjoyed the ease of use and accuracy of Slingshot for over four years. For more information about the Slingshot product line and other related products contact: Trakker Technologies, 880 Apollo St., Suite 356, El Segundo, CA 90245, phone: +1.310.647.3420, fax: +1.310.647.3419, e-mail: slingshot@trakkertech.com. You may also visit our web site at http://www.trakkertech.com. About FAST Sales US For more information about the FAST's product line and other related products contact: Fast Sales US, 109 South Duncan Road, Champagne, IL 61821, phone: +1.800.249.3278, fax: +1.217.356.1881, e-mail: info@fastsalesus.com. You may also visit their web sites at www.fastsalesus.com. |