NAB Show

NAB Show

SESSION SPEAKER

Myron Kerstein, ACE

Editor, ACE at "Wicked-Part 1", "Wicked: For Good", "tick, tick…BOOM!", "In the Heights"

MYRON KERSTEIN, ACE, is an Oscar-nominated and ACE Eddie Award-winning editor, producer, and director, celebrated for his work in both film and TV. His most recent major credits include Lin-Manuel Miranda's tick, tick…BOOM! and the collaboration between Miranda and Jon M. Chu on In The Heights. He’s also known for editing the smash hit Crazy Rich Asians and the Sundance success Garden State. Myron's involvement with Wicked – Part 1Wicked “For Good” marks his fifth and sixth collaborations with Jon M. Chu.

In 2019, Kerstein received his first ACE Eddie Award nomination for ‘Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy’ for Crazy Rich Asians. In 2022, he earned an Oscar nomination for ‘Best Achievement in Film Editing’ for his work on tick, tick…BOOM!. His other accolades include nominations for the HCA Award, Satellite Award, and a Sierra Award from the Las Vegas Film Critics Society for tick, tick…BOOM! He won the ‘Best Editing’ award from the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association for the same film, as well as ‘Best Editing’ for In The Heights from the San Diego Film Critics Society. He also claimed the ACE Eddie Award for ‘Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy’ for tick, tick…BOOM!. Most recently, Kerstein received his second Oscar nomination for ‘Best Achievement in Film Editing’ and his third ACE Eddie Award nomination for Wicked – Part 1.

In 2020, Kerstein made his directorial debut with Season 2 of the Apple+ drama Home Before Dark. His other editorial work includes the Golden Globe-winning series Girls (HBO), the Emmy Award-winning House of Lies (Showtime) starring Don Cheadle, and feature films like Little Fockers, Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist, Fame, and the festival favorites Raising Victor Vargas (Cannes and Sundance).

Myron Kerstein, ACE

SESSIONS AND EVENTS

Wicked: Camera to Cut: A Discussion with Cinematographer Alice Brooks, ASC, and Editor Myron Kerstein, ACE

Saturday, April 5 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. PDT