The full list of speakers set for Edit Fest 2024 has been revealed, and it’s another excellent lineup – scroll below to check out the list of events as well as selected biographies on a number of accomplished members of ACE.

Deadpool & Wolverine Editors Help Safeguard the Multiverse
Moderated by Michael Krulik (Avid Market Solutions and Product Evangelist)
Explore the editing of the summer’s hottest action film. Plus, Avid will showcase its newest tool for creative teams.

Animation Editing Experience
Moderated by Carolyn Giardina (Sr. Entertainment Technology and Crafts Editor, Variety)
Panelists:
1.     Susan Fitzer (Spellbound)
2.     Lynn Hobson (Transformers One)

Lynn Hobson’s film career was launched steps away from the famous Hollywood & Vine intersection while supervising post-production and editorial departments for Chanticleer Films’ Discovery Program on Showtime. Those early years set the stage for an eclectic mix of Roger Corman action movies, visual effects editing at Warner Bros., and editing independent cult movie favorites such as My Life with Morrissey. Her fi rst opportunity to work in the animation industry came with lead editorial duties on Todd McFarlane’s animated HBO series Spawn. With newfound recognition for her work, she was soon hired as editor for Nickelodeon’s newly minted SpongeBob SquarePants series. In 2003, she followed her SpongeBob crew over to Paramount Pictures as the lead editor on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Lynn spent several years working as an associate editor at DreamWorks Animation on The Penguins of Madagascar, Shrek Forever After, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Megamind. In 2012, she embarked on her epic Viking journey as Lead Editor on the Dragons: Riders of Berk television series, earning her two Annie Award nominations. She returned to live-action editing with the 2016 independent feature film Finding Sofi a, forging a lasting creative relationship with Argentine filmmaker Nico Casavecchia. Lynn returned to feature animation during the 2020-2021 pandemic, working remotely from home on Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania. Most recently, Lynn completed her work as Lead Editor on Paramount’s highly anticipated animated feature, Transformers One, directed by Academy Award winning Josh Cooley and slated for release in September 2024.

Inside the Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen: A Conversation with Myron Kerstein, ACE
Panelists:
1. Bobbie O’Steen is the author of The Invisible Cut, Cut to the Chase, and Making the Cut at Pixar.
2. Myron Kerstein, ACE (Crazy Rich Asians, tick, tick…BOOM!, Wicked)

Short Break

Editing Improv: Choose Your Own Adventure
Moderated by Susan Vaill, ACE (Hacks, Quiz Lady)
Panelists:
1. Christine Armstrong, ACE (Upload, Rutherford Falls)
2. Vera Drew (The People’s Joker, Tim & Eric)
3. Diana Fishman, ACE (Jury Duty, Grace and Frankie, South Side)
4. Stacy Moon (The Curse, Portlandia)
5. Jennifer Vecchiarello (C’mon, C’mon, Reality)

Diana Fishman, ACE, is a film and television editor with 20 years of experience. Born and raised in New York City, Diana got her BA from Brown University before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in editing. Diana primarily cut documentary and reality television for a decade. Her love of comedy led her to the Upright Citizens Brigade, where she studied improv, served as editor/producer on a video production team, and edited The UCB Show for NBC’s then comedy streaming platform, Seeso. Diana’s credits include the feature Buddy Games: Spring Awakening directed by Josh Duhamel for Paramount, Grace and Frankie (Netflix), South Side (HBOMax), and the improvised comedy series, Jury Duty (Amazon), which won AFI and Peabody awards in 2023. She’s currently editing Running Point, produced by Mindy Kaling, which will stream on Netflix early 2025. Diana is co-chair of the Women’s Steering Committee of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, where she co-founded the guild’s fi rst one-on-one mentorship program, Lift Up Women, to support MPEG members of marginalized genders. Diana lives in Glendale with her husband, 2 kids, and 2 dogs. When not working she enjoys hiking and throwing pottery.