Zac Stuart-Pontier Explained

Zac Stuart-Pontier
Birth Date:12 September 1983
Birth Place:Honesdale, Pennsylvania, US
Occupation:Editor, host and Producer
Yearsactive:2005–present

Zac Stuart-Pontier is an American film editor, host and producer.[1] He is known for his work on the HBO documentary The Jinx, Catfish and Martha Marcy May Marlene.[2] [3]

Life and career

Zac was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2010, he edited and co-produced the film, Catfish, premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[4]

Zac is the co-host and co-creator of the true crime podcasts Crimetown with Marc Smerling, which debuted in 2016 and quickly became the most popular U.S. podcast on iTunes.[5] They also co-created The RFK Tapes a Crimetown Presents podcast about the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2019Markie in MilwaukeeProducerDocumentary film
2017Give Me FutureSupervising editorDocumentary film
2016Bleed for ThisEditorFeature film
201610 CrosbyEditorShort film
2016DurangoExecutive producerDocumentary short
2015The JinxEditor, writer and Co-Executive Producer6 episodes
2014The Hardest WordCo-producerShort film
2013The ApocalypseEditorShort film
2012WitnessEditor6 episode
2012SuperflyEditor and co-producerDocumentary short
2012Simon KillerEditorFeature film
2011The Light in the NightEditorShort film
2011How It EndedEditorShort film
2011Martha Marcy May MarleneEditorFeature film
2010Kids in LoveEditorShort film
2010NY Export: Opus JazzEditorFeature film
2010Beautiful DarlingEditor and co-producerDocumentary film
2010CatfishEditor and co-producerDocumentary film
2009I Will Protect YouEditorDocumentary film
2009Science FairEditorShort film
2008The Hollow TreeEditorShort film
2007Leaving GussieEditorShort film
2007Night FallsEditorShort film
2005Flutter KickEditorShort film

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2016WonAmerican Cinema EditorsBest Edited Documentary - TelevisionThe Jinx[6]
2015WonPrimetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SeriesThe Jinx[7]
2015WonPrimetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction ProgramThe Jinx
2015WonInternational Documentary AssociationBest Limited SeriesThe Jinx[8]
2012NominatedOnline Film Critics SocietyBest EditingMartha Marcy May Marlene
2012NominatedInternational Cinephile SocietyBest EditingMartha Marcy May Marlene[9]
2008WonFirst Run Film FestivalBest EditingScience Fair
2005WonFirst Run Film FestivalBest EditingFlutter Kick

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zac Stuart-Pontier. filmmakermagazine.com. 24 July 2010 . 2020-05-18.
  2. Web site: FX Adapting 'Crimetown' Podcast From 'The Jinx' Creators. hollywoodreporter.com. 15 November 2017 . 2020-05-18.
  3. Web site: Martha Marcy May Marlene. screendaily.com. 2020-05-18.
  4. Web site: Local editor's movie wows Sundance audience. recordonline.com. 2020-05-18.
  5. Web site: MARC SMERLING, ZAC STUART-PONTIER, AND THE EXPANDING WEB OF CRIMETOWN. interviewmagazine.com. 20 March 2017 . 2020-05-18.
  6. Web site: 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Star Wars', 'The Big Short' Land ACE Eddie Editing Nominations. collider.com. 4 January 2016 . 2020-05-18.
  7. Web site: Zac Stuart-Pontier. emmys.com. 2020-05-18.
  8. Web site: 31st Annual IDA Documentary Awards Nominees & Winners. documentary.org. 2020-05-18.
  9. Web site: Honoring films released in the USA in 2011. icsfilm.org. 21 January 2012 . 2020-05-18.