The School of Theatre, Film & Television is thrilled to announce FTV LA, our new base in Los Angeles made possible by our partnership with Film Independent.
FTV LA will host alumni talks and film screenings, creating opportunities to connect with fellow alumni, at Film Independent headquarters (5670 Wilshire Blvd, 9th floor).
Join us on April 18 for Alumni Spotlight: Inside the Editing Room with Amy E. Duddleston (’86) and Mikaela Shwer (’04). An RSVP is required to attend.
Amy E. Duddleston, ACE has over 30 years of experience in feature and television picture editing. Starting out as an Apprentice Editor, she worked her way up to Assistant Editor, working on films like My Own Private Idaho, Corrina, Corrina and To Die For. As an editor, she has cut 20 features, including The First Omen, High Art, Laurel Canyon, Elegy and Gus Van Sant’s remake of Psycho. She has edited 90 hours of television on series such as Dexter, The Killing, Vida, Love & Death and Mare of Easttown, which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Editing for a Limited Series, and won an Eddie Award from the American Cinema Editors, and a Cut Above Award from the British Film Editors. More recently, she edited episodes of the HBO limited series Task, starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey, and the upcoming Apple + limited series Imperfect Women, starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara. She has been a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild since 1991, and served on their Board of Directors for 6 years. She is also a member of American Cinema Editors, AMPAS and the Television Academy. Amy is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a BFA in Fine Arts Studies. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife Hilary and their child, Vincent.
Mikaela Shwer is an award-winning documentary editor, producer, and director based in Los Angeles. She worked as an editor, writer, and co-producer on Allen v. Farrow (HBO) which received seven Primetime Emmy nominations along with nominations from American Cinema Editors and Cinema Eye Honors. Her recent credits include the record-breaking Harry & Meghan (Netflix), Last Call (HBO), and Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (Netflix), where she served as lead editor and story producer. Her directorial debut feature, Don’t Tell Anyone/No Le Digas a Nadie (PBS/POV), earned the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, and her follow-up, The Kids Are Not Alright, has recently won multiple Audience and Director awards on the festival circuit.
FTV LA is a TFTV partnership with Film Independent made possible by the Hanson FilmTV endowment.