# Zac Stuart-Pontier > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zac_Stuart-Pontier > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zac_Stuart-Pontier.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zac_Stuart-Pontier > Source revision: 1331713624 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American film editor Zac Stuart-Pontier Born (1983-09-12) September 12, 1983 (age 42) Honesdale, Pennsylvania, US Occupations Editor, host and Producer **Zac Stuart-Pontier** is an American [film editor](/source/Film_editor), host and producer.[1] He is known for his work on the [HBO](/source/HBO) documentary *[The Jinx](/source/The_Jinx_(miniseries))*, *[Catfish](/source/Catfish_(film))* and *[Martha Marcy May Marlene](/source/Martha_Marcy_May_Marlene)*.[2][3] ## Life and career Zac was born in [Honesdale](/source/Honesdale%2C_Pennsylvania), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania). He graduated from [NYU's](/source/New_York_University) [Tisch School of the Arts](/source/Tisch_School_of_the_Arts). In 2010, he edited and co-produced the film, *[Catfish](/source/Catfish_(film))*, premiered at the [2010 Sundance Film Festival](/source/2010_Sundance_Film_Festival).[4] Zac is the co-host and co-creator of the true crime podcasts *[Crimetown](/source/Crimetown)* with [Marc Smerling](/source/Marc_Smerling), which debuted in 2016 and quickly became the most popular U.S. podcast on [iTunes](/source/ITunes).[5] They also co-created *The RFK Tapes* a Crimetown Presents podcast about the [Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy](/source/Assassination_of_Robert_F._Kennedy). ## Filmography 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 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 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 Year Result Award Category Work Ref. 2016 Won American Cinema Editors Best Edited Documentary - Television The Jinx [6] 2015 Won Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series The Jinx [7] 2015 Won Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program The Jinx [7] 2015 Won International Documentary Association Best Limited Series The Jinx [8] 2012 Nominated Online Film Critics Society Best Editing Martha Marcy May Marlene 2012 Nominated International Cinephile Society Best Editing Martha Marcy May Marlene [9] 2008 Won First Run Film Festival Best Editing Science Fair [citation needed] 2005 Won First Run Film Festival Best Editing Flutter Kick ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Zac Stuart-Pontier"](https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/zac-stuart-pontier/#.XsRrf0QzbIV). *filmmakermagazine.com*. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 2020-05-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["FX Adapting 'Crimetown' Podcast From 'The Jinx' Creators"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fx-adapting-crimetown-podcast-jinx-creators-1058666). *hollywoodreporter.com*. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Martha Marcy May Marlene"](https://www.screendaily.com/martha-marcy-may-marlene/5022654.article). *screendaily.com*. Retrieved 2020-05-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Local editor's movie wows Sundance audience"](https://www.recordonline.com/article/20100125/news/1250321). *recordonline.com*. Retrieved 2020-05-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["MARC SMERLING, ZAC STUART-PONTIER, AND THE EXPANDING WEB OF CRIMETOWN"](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/crimetown). *interviewmagazine.com*. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Star Wars', 'The Big Short' Land ACE Eddie Editing Nominations"](https://collider.com/ace-eddie-awards-2016-star-wars-the-force-awakens/). *collider.com*. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-18. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Emmys_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Emmys_7-1) ["Zac Stuart-Pontier"](https://www.emmys.com/bios/zac-stuart-pontier). *emmys.com*. Retrieved 2020-05-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["31st Annual IDA Documentary Awards Nominees & Winners"](https://www.documentary.org/awards2015). *documentary.org*. Retrieved 2020-05-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Honoring films released in the USA in 2011"](https://icsfilm.org/our-yearly-awards/2012-ics-award-nominees/). *icsfilm.org*. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2020-05-18. ## External links - [Zachary Stuart-Pontier](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1782000/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases: Artists Emmy Awards --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Zac Stuart-Pontier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zac_Stuart-Pontier) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zac_Stuart-Pontier?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.