Geof Bartz (born December 3, 1943) is an American documentary film editor, producer, and educator noted for his work on Pumping Iron.[1] [2] [3] He has edited four films that have won Academy Awards.
Bartz grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the University of Notre Dame where he majored in biology before discovering film.[1] [3] After graduating, he went to Columbia University where he received an M.F.A. in film and later became an adjunct professor.[3]
Bartz has edited or supervised the editing of more than 100 non-fiction films, including the documentary Pumping Iron.[4] [1]
He has edited four Academy Award-winning films: King Gimp, Big Mama, , and . Three other movies he cut received Academy Award nominations: , Poster Girl, and Prison Terminal. He has also won four Emmys.[5] [6]
Bartz is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science[7] and American Cinema Editors (ACE).[8]
He has been the Supervising Editor for HBO Documentary Films since 1998.[1] [4]
He lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side and in East Hampton, NY with his wife, Lynn Sullivan.[3] Their daughter Juliet Bartz is a journalist at Axios.[9]