Kevin Tent
Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as President of the board.[1] He is best known for his longstanding collaboration with Alexander Payne, having edited every feature film Payne has directed as of 2023[update] .[2] For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in The Descendants and The Holdovers . Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for Election , Sideways and About Schmidt .[3] In addition to his career in editing, Tent also co-directed two films, Ultra Warrior (1990) and Blackbelt II (1993), and directed the 2017 film Crash Pad .[4] [5]
Early life
[edit ]Tent's early life was spent near Buffalo, New York.[6] He began his career editing educational films, then moved into the world of low-budget horror films, working on several projects with legendary producer Roger Corman.[7] Tent has since gone on to edit many high-profile films.
Selected filmography
[edit ]See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ American Cinema Editors (ACE) Official Website
- ^ "'The Holdovers' Editor Kevin Tent Talks Being in the Cutting Room With Alexander Payne". A.frame. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 8, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Tent - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Tent". IMDb. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (October 21, 2015). "Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Haden Church, Christina Applegate Starring in Rom-Com 'Crash Pad' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Leopold, Todd. "The CNN Profile: Invisible Oscar nominee makes the cut". cnn.com.
- ^ "Anne Coates and Kevin Tent on Editing Movies". Iofilm.co.uk. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
External links
[edit ]- Kevin Tent at IMDb