Alan Heim, Ace

With a career spanning over 30 years, Alan Heim is one of Hollywood's most distinguished editors. Alan won an Oscar, BAFTA and Eddie award for All That Jazz. He was also nominated for an Oscar for Network. Alan began his editing career on Sidney Lumet's The Seagull, and went on to cut Lenny, Hair, American History X, The Notebook and many more. He has worked with Mel Brooks, Milos Forman, George Roy Hill, Nick Cassavetes, Martha Coolidge, John Hughes and Stephen Frears. He is currently President of American Cinema Editors (ACE) and the producer of The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing.

PODCAST: An Evening with Film Editor Alan Heim: Manhattan Edit Workshop's Artist in Residence Series

Editor Alan Heim, ACE discusses working with legendary director Bob Fosse on "All That Jazz."

From Manhattan Edit Workshop's "Critical Ends" series, featuring award winning editors discussing their craft as a part of our Six Week Editing Intensive. Alan Heim is an American film editor with more than thirty feature-film credits.

Alan Heim is an American film editor with more than thirty feature-film credits. He had an extended collaboration with the director Bob Fosse; Heim's editing of Fosse's film, "All That Jazz" (1979), was honored by the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award.

Alan Heim, ACE discusses "Star 80" Part I Editor Alan Heim, ACE talks with author Bobbie O'Steen at EditFest NY 2010 about the feature film "Star 80." For more information on Editfest please go to http://www.editfest.com. Alan Heim is an American film editor with more than thirty feature-film credits.

Alan Heim, ACE discusses "Star 80" Part I Editor Alan Heim, ACE talks with author Bobbie O'Steen at EditFest NY 2010 about the feature film "Star 80." For more information on Editfest please go to editfest.com. Alan Heim is an American film editor with more than thirty feature-film credits.

Alan Heim, ACE discusses "Star 80" Part III Editor Alan Heim, ACE discusses with author Bobbie O'Steen at EditFest NY 2010, about the importance of scene transitions from a scene in "Star 80." For more information on Editfest please go to editfest.com. Alan Heim is an American film editor with more than thirty feature-film credits.

Editor Alan Heim, ACE recalls a formative "mini-lesson" that he received from director and editor Aram Avakian while working as a young sound effects editor on Sidney Lumet's The Group.

Editor Alan Heim, ACE, illustrates why the job of an editor often requires more skills than "just" editing.

Alan Heim, ACE, discusses editing digital vs. film, as well as the first time he really understood the editing process.

Alan Heim, ACE, discusses a peculiar screening of Star 80, as well as working with directors.

Alan Heim, ACE talks about deciding when a film is finished.