2010 AICE Awards Presented in Chicago
Editors Jeff Ferruzzo, Jason Grebski and Andrea MacArthur top list of winners at 9th annual awards competition.
AICE Honors Its Members with 2010 AICE Awards
![]() Members of the AICE community gathered in Chicago to honor their own.
Editor Jeff Ferruzzo of New York-based Outside Edit + Design won two awards for his work on Dos Equis in the Comedy and National Campaign categories. Also winning two AICE awards were editors Jason Grebski of Rooster Post Production in Toronto, who won in the New/Emerging/Alternative Media and Best of Toronto categories for his work on Mini, and Andrea MacArthur of Peep Show in New York, whose work on a Pepsi spot took top honors in both the Music/Sound and Best of New York categories. A full list of winners in all categories, with complete agency and production credits, appears below. Winners are also posted on the AICE Awards Show site at www.aiceawards.org. Overall, four entries from editors and artists associated with Outside Edit + Design earned AICE statuettes. In addition to the two presented to Ferruzzo, designer/animator Jacques Levet won the Design category for his work on Jaguar and editor Scott Gibney won the Spec Spot category for his Doritos spot. Editors and artists from Rooster Post Production took home three statuettes. In addition to the honors presented to Grebski, editor Dave DeCarlo of Rooster won the Music Video category for "Games for Days" by recording artist Julian Plenti. Antti Kulmala of Relish in Toronto won the Public Service category for his work on Environmental Defence, and Alison Gordon of Relish won the Under $50,000 category for her Pucker Up Lemonade spot. ![]() Editors Jeff Ferruzzo, Jason Grebski and Andrea MacArthur were top winners.
Other single winners include Mark Morton of School in the Montage category for Pfizer; Kelly Vander Linda of Collective in the Storytelling category for Washington’s Lottery; and Maury Loeb of P.S. 260 in the Visual Effects category for Starz! In addition to the 13 general categories, the AICE Awards also recognizes outstanding work by individuals in each of the association’s nine regional chapters. Best of Boston honors went to Peter Bartsis at EditBar for Eastern Bank; Best of Chicago to Craig Lewandowski of Optimus for Cricket; Best of Dallas to Quan Tran of Radium/Reel FX for Dickies Apparel; Best of Detroit to Rich Smith of Beast Detroit for Bud Light Lime; Best of Los Angeles to Kirk Baxter of Rock Paper Scissors for U.S. Cellular; Best of Minneapolis to Charles Gerszewski of Channel Z for Rapala Fishing Lures; Best of New York to Andrea MacArthur of Peep Show for Pepsi, which also won the Music/Sound category; Best of San Francisco to Tim Fender of Beast San Francisco for U.S. Cellular; and Best of Toronto to Jason Grebski of Rooster Post Production for Mini, which also took top honors in the New/Emerging/Alternative Media category. "Given the fact that 2009 was a difficult and challenging year, we were thrilled with the number of entries and quality of work," says AICE Executive Director Burke Moody. "Our members are very aware of the changing nature of their businesses. And they know there is nothing more important than the creative impact post production has on the finished product--precisely what the AICE Awards were designed to honor and recognize." Adds Tom Duff, President of Optimus in Chicago and President of the International Board of AICE, "Our industry continues to evolve, and the introduction this year of an award in the Design category—as well as expanding our membership to include motion graphics and design firms—is an example of that. The results of tonight’s gala underscore the fact that AICE members are uniquely positioned to help agencies and advertisers find the right way to craft their messages for a new era in brand communication." In addition to presenting the awards, AICE also inducted the late James "Yamus" Mudra into the AICE Hall of Fame. A legend in the Chicago post production community, Yamus’ award was accepted on his family’s behalf by Bob Carr of Red Car, a longtime friend and colleague, and Jimmy Smyth, founder of Optimus, where Yamus worked for almost two decades. A long list of AICE member companies, ad agencies and vendors provided support for the 2010 AICE Awards. Platinum sponsors for the event included Ascent Media, Comma Music/Particle Audio, mcgarrybowen, Ogilvy & Mather/Chicago and Particle Audio. Gold sponsors included Filmworkers Club, Hootenanny, Midwest Media Group, Optimus, Sol Design Group/Another Country, Sony and The Whitehouse/Chicago. Silver sponsors included Element79, Leo Burnett, Midwest Mechanical and The Tape Company/Maxell. Bronze sponsors included Airstream Audio, Beacon Street Studios, HUM Music, Mophonics, Riis-Borg, ROSCOR, Sarofsky, SourceEcreative and Xytech. Comedy: Jeff Ferruzzo Outside Edit + Design Heineken USA: Dos Equis "Treasure Chest" :30 ASSISTANT: Erik Emond EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sila Soyer AGENCY: Euro RSCG CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER: Conway Williamson CREATIVE DIRECTOR: David Weinstock AGENCY PRODUCER: Dan Fried PRODUCTION COMPANY: Radical Media DIRECTOR: Steve Miller DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Eric Schmidt COLORIST: Tom Poole GRAPHICS: Jeff Ferruzzo SOUND DESIGN: Eric Thompson SOUND MIXER: Eric Thompson ON-LINE: Aniello Zampella MUSIC: Brett Fuchs Design: Jacques Levet Outside Edit + Design Jaguar: Jaguar Cars "XF/XK" :90 ASSISTANT: Matt Jacob EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sila Soyer AGENCY: Euro RSCG CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Alicia Johnson, Hal Wolverton AGENCY PRODUCER: Erik Iversen ART DIRECTOR: Don Ban, Patrik Bolecek, Victor Sie PRODUCTION COMPANY: Believe Media / Tangerine Films DIRECTOR: Bruno Aveillan (Believe) / Gary Holder (Tangerine) DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Alex LaMarque (Believe), Steve Albins (Tangerine) COLORIST: Alex Bickel GRAPHICS: Jacques Levet SOUND DESIGN: Neil Gust/Eric Thompson SOUND MIXER: Eric Thompson ON-LINE: Alex Bickel / Marc Ripper MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Adam Lawrence Dialogue: Chris Franklin Big Sky Editorial Progresso: Soup "Mixed Signals" :60 ASSISTANT: Chet Hirsch EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Cheryl Panek AGENCY: Saatchi & Saatchi CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Gerry Graf AGENCY PRODUCER: Jerry Boyle ART DIRECTOR: Matt Sorrell COPYWRITER: Jessica Coulter PRODUCTION COMPANY: O Positive DIRECTOR: Jim Jenkins COLORIST: Chris Ryan/Nice Shoes GRAPHICS: Ryan Sears/Big Sky Effects SOUND DESIGN: Chris Franklin SOUND MIXER: Tom Jucarone/Sound Lounge ON-LINE: Chet Hirsch/Big Sky Edit Montage: Mark Morton School Pfizer: Corporate "Breathe" 1:08 ASSISTANT: Jackie Roda EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sarah Brooks AGENCY: Zig CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Martin Beauvais AGENCY PRODUCER: Dave Medlock ART DIRECTOR: Mark Puchala COPYWRITER: Geoff Morgan PRODUCTION COMPANY: Untitled Films DIRECTOR: John Mastromonaco DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: John Houtman COLORIST: Eric Whipp/Alter Ego SOUND DESIGN: Mark Morton/School and Grayson Matthews ON-LINE: School MUSIC: Grayson Matthews Music/Sound: Andrea MacArthur Peep Show Pepsi "Pass" :60 ASSISTANT: Healy Snow AGENCY: TBWA\Chiat\Day LA CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Rob Schwartz/Brett Craig/Joe Shands AGENCY PRODUCER: Anh-Thu Lee ART DIRECTOR: Xanthe Hohalek COPYWRITER: Melissa Pipeling/Michelle Lewis PRODUCTION COMPANY: MJZ DIRECTOR: Dante Ariola DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Matthew Libatique COLORIST: Stefan Sonnenfeld GRAPHICS: Method LA SOUND DESIGN: Brian Emrich @ Trintite SOUND MIXER: Joe Bolen @ Play ON-LINE: Method LA MUSIC: My Generation by The Who, Arrangement: Elias/T Bone Burnett Music Video: Dave De Carlo Rooster Post Production Julian Plenti (AKA Interpol's Paul Banks) "Games for Days" 3:10 ASSISTANT: Thomas Hollis EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Melissa Kahn AGENCY: Metador Records (NYC) PRODUCTION HOUSE EX. PRODUCER: Jannie McInnes ART DIRECTOR: Sarah Wilson PRODUCTION COMPANY: Revolver Film Company DIRECTOR: Javier Aguilera DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Brendan Steacy COLORIST: Walt Biljan, RedLab GRAPHICS: Dave De Carlo ON-LINE: Dave De Carlo National Campaign: Jeff Ferruzzo Outside Edit + Design Heineken USA: Dos Equis "Jai Alai" :30 "Treasure Chest" :30 "Self Defense" :15 ASSISTANT: Erik Emond EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sila Soyer AGENCY: Euro RSCG CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER: Conway Williamson CREATIVE DIRECTOR: David Weinstock AGENCY PRODUCER: Dan Fried PRODUCTION COMPANY: Radical Media DIRECTOR: Steve Miller DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Eric Schmidt COLORIST: Tom Poole GRAPHICS: Jeff Ferruzzo SOUND DESIGN: Eric Thompson SOUND MIXER: Eric Thompson ON-LINE: Aniello Zampella MUSIC: Brett Fuchs New/Emerging/Alternative Media: Jason Grebski Rooster Post Production Mini: Automotive "Hands" :45 ASSISTANT: Ben Lougheed EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Melissa Kahn AGENCY: TAXI2 CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Lance Martin AGENCY PRODUCER: Sam Benson ART DIRECTOR: Nathan Monteith, Stefan Wegner COPYWRITER: Stefan Wegner, Nathan Monteith DIRECTOR: Shawn Zeytinoglu DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Shawn Zeytinoglu COLORIST: Walt Biljan, RedLab GRAPHICS: Mike Bishop, Track & Field VFX SOUND DESIGN: Clive Desmond, Silent Joe SOUND MIXER: Clive Desmond, Slilent Joe ON-LINE: Mike Bishop, Track&Field VFX MUSIC: Clive Desmond, Silent Joe Public Service: Antti Kulmala Relish Environmental Defence: Mothers Against Climate Change "Demonstration" 1:24 ASSISTANT: Ashley Monaghan EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Kate Bate AGENCY: Zig AGENCY PRODUCER: Karen Blazer ART DIRECTOR: Briony Wilson COPYWRITER: Lorraine Tao PRODUCTION COMPANY: Suneeva DIRECTOR: Lewis DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Jonny Cliff COLORIST: Robert Thomas - Technicolor GRAPHICS: 567 Visual Effects SOUND DESIGN: RMW music – Vlad Nikolic SOUND MIXER: Tyson Kuteyi ON-LINE: 567vfx MUSIC: Stars Spec Spot: Scott Gibney Outside Edit + Design Doritos "Dave / Snack Strong" :30 ASSISTANT: Travis Moore CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Rob Luehrs ART DIRECTOR: Rob Luehrs COPYWRITER: Rob Luehrs PRODUCTION COMPANY: NOLA Pictures DIRECTOR: Rob Luehrs DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Warren Kommers COLORIST: Lez Rudge SOUND DESIGN: Eric Thompson SOUND MIXER: Eric Thompson ON-LINE/VFX: Ralph Scaglione Storytelling: Kelly Vander Linda Collective Washingtonulls Lottery "Dog" :60 ASSISTANT: Chris Ophoven EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Molly Woodruff AGENCY: Cole & Weber CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Todd Grant AGENCY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Pete Anderson AGENCY PRODUCER: Jay Howard ART DIRECTOR: Sunshine Stevens COPYWRITER: Kevin Thomson PRODUCTION COMPANY: Supply & Demand DIRECTOR: Josh Taft DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Don Davis COLORIST: Jeff Tillotson/Lightpress GRAPHICS: Shane Dillon/Lightpress SOUND MIXER: Scott Weiss/Pure Audio ON-LINE: Shane Dillon/Lightpress MUSIC: "Seeds of Night"/The Cave Singers Under $50,000: Alison Gordon Relish Pucker Up Lemonade "Sally" :40 ASSISTANT: Shiv Harrilal EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Kate Bate AGENCY: Nat and Lou AGENCY PRODUCER: Geoff Cornish ART DIRECTOR: Alana Nathanson COPYWRITER: Alana Nathanson PRODUCTION COMPANY: Suneeva DIRECTOR: Lewis DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Jonny Cliff COLORIST: Bill Ferwerda - Notch GRAPHICS: 567vfx SOUND DESIGN: Grayson Matthews SOUND MIXER: Grayson Matthews ON-LINE: 567vfx MUSIC: "and then and then and then" Visual Effects: Maury Loeb P.S. 260 Starz!: Crash "Crash" :30 ASSISTANT: Jenna Warnecke EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Zarina Mak AGENCY: Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners / NY CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Chris Cereda / Jon Goldberg AGENCY PRODUCER: Sharon Harte PRODUCTION COMPANY: The Cartel DIRECTOR: Snorri Brothers DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Eric Treml @ Dattner Dispoto & Assoc. MUSIC: Frisbie @ Frisbie Best Of Boston: Peter Barstis EditBar Eastern Bank: Image "I Am" :30 ASSISTANT: Libby O'Flaherty EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Vanessa Macedo AGENCY: Conover Tuttle Pace CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Grant Pace AGENCY PRODUCER: Sara March Barber ART DIRECTOR: Mark Bappe COPYWRITER: Grant Pace PRODUCTION COMPANY: Picture Park DIRECTOR: John Huet DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Will Van Hazel COLORIST: Billy Gabor, Company 3 GRAPHICS: Vinnie Fugere, Lemonade & Mint SOUND DESIGN: Peter Barstis SOUND MIXER: Tom Love-RumbleStrip ON-LINE: Tim Kane-Finish MUSIC: Dan Miller Best Of Chicago: Craig Lewandowski Optimus Cricket: Cricket Wireless "City Orchestra" :60 ASSISTANT: Chris Mitchell EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Gretchen Praeger PRODUCER: Tracy Spera AGENCY: Element79 CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Chris Laubach AGENCY PRODUCER: Cheryl Lindquist ART DIRECTOR: Max Stinson COPYWRITER: Ron D'Innocenzo PRODUCTION COMPANY: Gartner DIRECTOR: James Gartner DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: James Gartner COLORIST: Craig Leffel GRAPHICS: Jason Oberg/Patrick Coleman SOUND DESIGN: John Binder/Joel Anderson SOUND MIXER: John Binder/Joel Anderson ON-LINE: Mike Weber MUSIC: Adam Schiff/Craig Lewandowski Best Of Dallas: Quan Tran Radium/Reel FX Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company: Dickies Apparel "Dickies Wear With Purpose - George" :30 ASSISTANT: Gina Rivas EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Gary Banks AGENCY: Direct to Client CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Mark Krauter AGENCY PRODUCER: Mark Krauter ART DIRECTOR: Deborah Fox PRODUCTION COMPANY: Pretty Good Pictures DIRECTOR: David Blood DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: David Blood COLORIST: Jared Brower GRAPHICS: Seth Olson SOUND DESIGN: Frank Pittenger, TJ Callaway SOUND MIXER: Frank Pittenger, TJ Callaway ON-LINE: Jared Brower MUSIC: Quack Media Best Of Detroit: Rich Smith Beast Detroit Bud Light Lime: Brand "Can Confessions" :44 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MARIE SCHROEDER – BEAST DETROIT AGENCY: DDB CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Mark Gross AGENCY PRODUCER: Scott Kemper PRODUCTION COMPANY: Supply & Demand DIRECTOR: Greg Popp DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Byron Shah BEST OF LOS ANGELES: Kirk Baxter Rock Paper Scissors U.S. Cellular: Mobile Service "Shadow Puppets" :60 EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Carol Lynn Weaver & Linda Carlson AGENCY: Publicis & Hal Riney CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Roger Camp AGENCY PRODUCER: Sara Krider CREATIVE DIRECTOR/ART DIRECTOR: Rich North CREATIVE DIRECTOR/COPYWRITER: Adam Koppel PRODUCTION COMPANY: Anonymous Content DIRECTOR: Garth Davis DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Ellen Kuras COLORIST: Matt Turner, Company 3 SOUND MIXER: Jeff Fuller, Eleven ON-LINE: The Mill Best of Minneapolis: Charles Gerszewski
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