- Jamie Selkirk
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academyawards = Best Editing 2004 ""Jamie Selkirk is a
film editor and producer who has worked primarily in New Zealand. He is particularly noted for his work on theThe Lord of the Rings film trilogy , which he co-produced withPeter Jackson . He received theAcademy Award for Film Editing for the last film of the trilogy, "" (2004). [Annie Collins was an "additional editor" on the film, and is sometimes paired with Selkirk in listings. She was nonetheless ineligible for an Academy Award herself.]He began his work in the entertainment industry with the
New Zealand Broadcasting Company . He moved to editorial as a trainee editor and began cutting newsreels, current affairs, documentaries, and dramas. [http://www.webcitation.org/5Xl7L7iZk "The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy Production Notes"] , webpage of the Houghton-Mifflin company archived at Webcite from [http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/lordoftheringstrilogy/movie/part_four.shtml this original URL] 2008-05-12.]Jamie Selkirk has had a longstanding, notable collaboration with the director Peter Jackson. He worked as the editor, sound editor, and postproduction supervisor for "Bad Taste", "Meet the Feebles", and "Heavenly Creatures" (1994). Selkirk was both associate producer and editor for Jackson's "Braindead" (1996), and became a full producer (and editor) on "The Frighteners" (1996). Jackson and Selkirk are examples of New Zealand filmmakers who chose to remain in New Zealand following international recognition for their work.
In addition to his work as a producer on the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy", Selkirk worked as the supervising editor for the first two episodes ' and '. John Gilbert and Michael Horton were nominated for the
Academy Award for Film Editing for those episodes. Selkirk had once thought he would edit all three episodes himself; in the end, he edited only the third episode. In an interview Daniel Restuccio, he commented wryly, "I always liked that script best." [Restuccio, Daniel (2004). [http://www.webcitation.org/5Xl9zBHII "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"] , interview with Jamie Selkirk from " [http://www.postmagazine.com Post] " Magazine, January 2004 issue. Webpage archived at WebCite 2008-05-12.]Selkirk has been elected as a member of the
American Cinema Editors . [ [http://www.webcitation.org/5W3vTXmHE "American Cinema Editors > Members"] , webpage archived by WebCite from [http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html this original URL] on 2008-03-04.]Filmography
* "King Kong" (2005) (editor)
* "" (2003) (editor, co-producer)
* "The Long and Short of It " (co-producer)
* " (2002) (co-producer, supervising editor)
* "" (2001) (co-producer, supervising editor)
* "Wasted" (1998) (executive producer)
* "Larger than Life" (1997) (producer)
* "The Frighteners " (1996) (producer, editor)
* "Heavenly Creatures " (1994) (editor)
* "Jack Brown Genius " (1994) (executive producer, editor)
* "Braindead" aka "Dead Alive" (1992) (associate producer, editor)
* "Old Scores " (1991) (editor)
* "Meet the Feebles " (1989) (editor)
* "Bad Taste " (1987) (editor)
* "The Silent One " (1984) (editor)
* "Squeeze" (1980) (editor)
* "A Woman of Good Character " (1980) (editor)References
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