{{short description|American film editor}} {{Infobox person | name = Zac Stuart-Pontier | image = File:Crimetown Live (90147).jpg | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|09|12}} | birth_place = [[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]], [[Pennsylvania]], US | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Editor, host and Producer | alma_mater = | yearsactive = 2005–present | spouse = | children = }} '''Zac Stuart-Pontier''' is an American [[film editor]], host and producer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/zac-stuart-pontier/#.XsRrf0QzbIV|title=Zac Stuart-Pontier|website=filmmakermagazine.com|date=24 July 2010 |access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> He is known for his work on the [[HBO]] documentary ''[[The Jinx (miniseries)|The Jinx]]'', ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]'' and ''[[Martha Marcy May Marlene]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fx-adapting-crimetown-podcast-jinx-creators-1058666|title=FX Adapting 'Crimetown' Podcast From 'The Jinx' Creators|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=15 November 2017 |access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/martha-marcy-may-marlene/5022654.article|title=Martha Marcy May Marlene|website=screendaily.com|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>
==Life and career==
Zac was born in [[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from [[New York University|NYU's]] [[Tisch School of the Arts]]. In 2010, he edited and co-produced the film, ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]'', premiered at the [[2010 Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.recordonline.com/article/20100125/news/1250321|title=Local editor's movie wows Sundance audience|website=recordonline.com|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/crimetown|title=MARC SMERLING, ZAC STUART-PONTIER, AND THE EXPANDING WEB OF CRIMETOWN|website=interviewmagazine.com|date=20 March 2017 |access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> They also co-created ''The RFK Tapes'' a Crimetown Presents podcast about the [[Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy]].
==Filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title ! Contribution ! Note |- | 2019 | ''Markie in Milwaukee'' | Producer | Documentary film |- | 2017 | ''Give Me Future'' | Supervising editor | Documentary film |- | 2016 | ''[[Bleed for This]]'' | Editor | Feature film |- | 2016 | ''10 Crosby'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2016 | ''Durango'' | Executive producer | Documentary short |- | 2015 | ''[[The Jinx (miniseries)|The Jinx]]'' | Editor, writer and Co-Executive Producer | 6 episodes |- | 2014 | ''The Hardest Word'' | Co-producer | Short film |- | 2013 | ''The Apocalypse'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2012 | ''Witness'' | Editor | 6 episode |- | 2012 | ''Superfly'' | Editor and co-producer | Documentary short |- | 2012 | ''[[Simon Killer]]'' | Editor | Feature film |- | 2011 | ''The Light in the Night'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2011 | ''How It Ended'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2011 | ''[[Martha Marcy May Marlene]]'' | Editor | Feature film |- | 2010 | ''Kids in Love'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2010 | ''NY Export: Opus Jazz'' | Editor | Feature film |- | 2010 | ''[[Beautiful Darling]]'' | Editor and co-producer | Documentary film |- | 2010 | ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]'' | Editor and co-producer | Documentary film |- | 2009 | ''I Will Protect You'' | Editor | Documentary film |- | 2009 | ''Science Fair'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2008 | ''The Hollow Tree'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2007 | ''Leaving Gussie'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2007 | ''Night Falls'' | Editor | Short film |- | 2005 | ''Flutter Kick'' | Editor | Short film |} ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |2016 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |[[American Cinema Editors Awards 2016|American Cinema Editors]] |Best Edited Documentary - Television |[[The Jinx (miniseries)|The Jinx]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/ace-eddie-awards-2016-star-wars-the-force-awakens/|title='Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Star Wars', 'The Big Short' Land ACE Eddie Editing Nominations|website=collider.com|date=4 January 2016 |access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> |- |rowspan="1"|2015 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series|Primetime Emmy Award]] |Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series |[[The Jinx (miniseries)|The Jinx]] |<ref name=Emmys>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/zac-stuart-pontier|title=Zac Stuart-Pontier|website=emmys.com|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> |- |rowspan="1"|2015 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program|Primetime Emmy Award]] |Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program |[[The Jinx (miniseries)|The Jinx]] |<ref name=Emmys/> |- |- |rowspan="1"|2015 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |[[International Documentary Association]] |Best Limited Series |[[The Jinx (miniseries)|The Jinx]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.documentary.org/awards2015|title=31st Annual IDA Documentary Awards Nominees & Winners|website=documentary.org|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> |- |- |rowspan="1"|2012 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |[[Online Film Critics Society]] |Best Editing |[[Martha Marcy May Marlene]] | |- |- |rowspan="1"|2012 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |[[International Cinephile Society]] |Best Editing |[[Martha Marcy May Marlene]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://icsfilm.org/our-yearly-awards/2012-ics-award-nominees/|title=Honoring films released in the USA in 2011|website=icsfilm.org|date=21 January 2012 |access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> |- |- |rowspan="1"|2008 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |[[First Run Film Festival]] |Best Editing |Science Fair |{{cn|date=February 2024}} |- |- |rowspan="1"|2005 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |[[First Run Film Festival]] |Best Editing |Flutter Kick | |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{IMDb name|1782000|Zachary Stuart-Pontier }} {{Authority control}}
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