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Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the
American Cinema Editors Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editing, film editors who are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the ...
(ACE) and serves as President of the board.American Cinema Editors (ACE) Official Website
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, having edited every feature film Payne has directed . For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in '' The Descendants'' and '' The Holdovers''. Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' About Schmidt''. In addition to his career in editing, Tent also co-directed two films, '' Ultra Warrior'' (1990) and ''Blackbelt II'' (1993), and directed the 2017 film '' Crash Pad''.


Early life

Tent's early life was spent near
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. He began his career editing educational films, then moved into the world of low-budget horror films, working on several projects with legendary producer
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. Tent has since gone on to edit many high-profile films.


Selected filmography


See also

* List of film director and editor collaborations


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tent, Kevin American Cinema Editors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American film editors Film directors from New York (state)