The Association of Film Professionals of Macedonia in the framework of the program “Cinematic” handed a Lifetime Achievement Award to the cult French editor Jacques Witta. Former Macedonian Ambassador to France Jordan Plevnes handed him the award on Tuesday.
“One editor finds it easier to manipulate images and sound rather than with words. I remember my stay in Macedonia, the welcome, the work, the meeting and the cooperation with exceptional people (I mean Vlado Cvetanovski, Jordan Plevnes and others). This recognition that I bestowed today makes me very happy and revives these feelings” – Mr. Jacques Witta said for the award.
Jacques Witta is a French editor who started working as editor of feature films in the late 50s. He has edited more than 60 feature films and worked with important French film directors like Claude Berri and Jean Becker, but is most known for his collaboration with Krzysztof Kieslowski, which began with “The Double Life of Veronique” and continued with “Three Colors: Blue” and “Three colors: Red”. Jacques Witta won the Caesar Award for editing twice: in 1984 for “One Deadly Summer” and in 1994, “Three Colors: Blue”. Witta also edited “I Am from Titov Veles” by director Teona Strugar-Mitevska, produced in 2007.
The Association of Film Professionals of Macedonia in the framework of the program “Cinematic”
