Geof Bartz (born December 3, 1943) is an American documentary
film editor, producer, and educator noted for his work on ''
Pumping Iron''.
He has edited four films that have won
Academy Awards.
Life and career
Bartz grew up in
Detroit, Michigan. He attended the
University of Notre Dame where he majored in biology before discovering film.
[ After graduating, he went to Columbia University where he received an M.F.A. in film and later became an ]adjunct professor
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the job security of the tenure vary in different parts of the world, however the genera ...
.[
Bartz has edited or supervised the editing of more than 100 non-fiction films, including the documentary '' Pumping Iron''.][
He has edited four Academy Award-winning films: '' King Gimp, Big Mama, Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1'', and '' A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness''. Three other movies he cut received Academy Award nominations: '' Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth, Poster Girl, and Prison Terminal.'' He has also won four Emmys.
Bartz is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science and American Cinema Editors (ACE).
He has been the Supervising Editor for ]HBO
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Documentary Films since 1998.[
]
Personal life
He lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side and in East Hampton, NY with his wife, Lynn Sullivan.[ Their daughter Juliet Bartz is a journalist at Axios.]
References
External links
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American film editors
1943 births
Living people