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Finalists have been announced for the 2017 AICE Awards, and at the top of the list is Colorist Tom Poole of Company 3. Poole, who won the Color Grading category in the 2016 AICE Awards, earned finalist nominations for his work in Color Grading (90 Seconds or Under) for Budweiser; scored two out of the three finalist nominations that were swept by Company 3 in the Color Grading (Over 90 Seconds) category for Hennessy and Squarespace; and was nominated in the Best of New York Category for Hennessy.

Earning three finalist nominations are a trio of editors: Ben Suenaga of Friendshop! scored two of the three finalist nominations in the Comedy category for work for Lenovo and Little Caesars, and in the Dialogue/Monologue/Spoken Word category, again for Little Caesars. Eric Zumbrunnen of Exile earns nominations in the Montage category for work for Apple and in the Best of Los Angeles category for Apple and for Kenzo. Jeff Jay of Hero Post is nominated in the Regional Campaign category for work for Novant Healthcare and in the Best of Atlanta category for the Novant work and for Delta.

The 2017 AICE Awards will take place on Thursday, May 11, at Capitale in New York. A full list of Finalists can be found below and the work can be viewed at the AICE Awards website here.

A number of companies saw work from their editors and artists nominated multiple times. Leading this list was The Mill, whose artists earned seven nominations in the categories of Color Grading (90 Seconds or Under), Color Grading (Music Video), Visual Effects (The Mill swept, earning all three finalist nominations), Best of Chicago and Best of New York.

Also earning seven nominations is work created by the colorists at Company 3. In addition to sweeping the Color Grading (Over 90 Seconds) category, it scored in the Color Grading (90 Seconds or Under), Color Grading (Music Video), Best of Atlanta and Best of New York categories.

Three companies have a total of five finalist nominations. This includes Rock Paper Scissors, whose editors are nominated for work in Dialogue/Monologue/Spoken Word, Digital Content (Over 90 Seconds), Fashion/Beauty, Montage and Online Campaign. Also earning five nominations are Exile in Content Promotion and Trailers, Digital Content (90 Seconds or Under), Montage and Best of Los Angeles. Yessian also earns five finalist nominations in the categories of Original Music, Sound Design and Best of Detroit.  

Two companies have work from its editors earning four finalist nominations: Beast, which is nominated in Digital Content (90 Seconds or Under), National Campaign, Best of Chicago and Best of San Francisco; and Rooster, which earned nominations in Montage, Regional Campaign and Best of Toronto.

Companies whose editors or artists have three nominations include Arcade Edit, Cut + Run, Final Cut, Friendshop!, Hero Post, P.S. 260 and Work Editorial.

Editors and artists who earned multiple finalist nominations include: Paul Martinez of Arcade, who earned two of three finalist nominations in the Music Video category for work for Justin Timberlake and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Michael Gabriele of Daily Planet, who was nominated in both Comedy and Under $50,000 for Kimski Restaurant. Michael Reuter of EditBar was nominated in the Best of Boston category for music videos for Project Fathom and Aardman Nathan Love. Shane Reid of Exile, was nominated in Content Promotion and Trailers for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and in Digital Content (90 Seconds or Under) for Adidas. Joe Guest of Final Cut was nominated in Cause Marketing and Content Promotion and Trailers for his Rio Paralympics spot. Maury Loeb of P.S. 260 in Digital Content (Over 90 Seconds) and Docu-Style for Harry’s Razors; Patton Tunstall of Reel FX in Best of Texas for VFX work on two spots for Warner Bros.; Marc Langley of Rooster in Montage and Best of Toronto for Ontario Tourism; Izzy Ehrlich, also of Rooster, in Regional Campaign for Nova Scotia Tourism and Adidas Canada; Angus Wall of Rock Paper Scissors in Dialogue/Monologue/Spoken Word and Digital Content (Over 90 Seconds) for Nike; Ted Griffis of TBD Post for Automotive and Best of Texas for Mazda; Sam Rice-Edwards of The Assembly Rooms in Digital Content (Over 90 Seconds) and Storytelling for HP Spectre; Luke Morrison of The Mill in Color Grading (90 Seconds or Under) and Best of Chicago for the Toronto Maple Leafs; Gavin Wellsman, also of The Mill, in Visual Effects and Best of New York for Hennessy; Mark Chu of Yessian in Original Music and Best of Detroit for Nintendo; and Jeff Dittenber, also of Yessian, in Sound Design and Best of Detroit for Clipsal.

New to the competition this year are an expanded set of craft categories for Color Grading, including 90 Seconds or Under, Over 90 Seconds and Music Video, and a new category for Cause Marketing, which replaces the category for Public Service. In addition, the category for Broadcast Promotion has been expanded to cover a wider range of entertainment properties and is now called Content Promotion and Trailers.

2017 AICE Awards Finalists

AUDIO MIX
Tom Jucarone, Sound Lounge
Hennessy 
“Wild Rabbit (The Piccards)”
Droga5

Cory Melious, Heard City
Budweiser
“How to Make It”
Anomaly

Steve Rosen, Sonic Union
Under Armour
“Make that Old”
Droga5

AUTOMOTIVE
Alvaro del Val, Uppercut
Volvo S90 
“Song of the Open Road”
Grey NY

Ted Griffis, TBD Post
Mazda
“Drive Together”
Antidote UK/Team Cosmo

Logan Hefflefinger, Lucky Post
Fiat
“Infinitas Possibilidades”
The Richards Group

CAUSE MARKETING
Joe Guest, Final Cut
Rio Paralympics 
“We’re the Superhumans”
4Creative

Charlie Johnston, Lost Planet
MTV
“Elect This”
Viacom Intern. Inc

Aaron Langley, Cosmo Street Editorial
World Down Syndrome Day
“How Do You See Me?”
Saatchi & Saatchi NY

COLOR GRADING (90 Seconds or Under)
Mark Gethin, MPC
Vaseline
“Wonder Jelly”
BBH NY

Luke Morrison, The Mill
Toronto Maple Leafs
“Wise Man”
Sid Lee Toronto

Tom Poole, Company 3
Budweiser
“Born the Hard Way”
Anomaly

COLOR GRADING (Over 90 Seconds)
Tom Poole, Company 3
Hennessy
“Odyssey”
DDB Paris

Tom Poole, Company 3
Squarespace 
“John’s Journey”
John x Hannes

Stefan Sonnenfeld, Company 3
Kenzo
“My Mutant Brain”

COLOR GRADING (Music Video)
Josh Bohoskey, The Mill
Leaf (ft Lil Yachty) 
“Nada”

Jaime O'Bradovich, Company 3
Beyoncé 
“Hold Up”

Adrian Seery, MPC
Sia
“The Greatest”

COMEDY 
Michael Gabriele, Daily Planet
Kimski Restaurant
“Kimski”

Ben Suenaga, Friendshop!
Little Caesars 
“Champion”
Barton F. Graf

Ben Suenaga, Friendshop!
Lenovo
“Zombie”
Ogilvy & Mather

CONTENT PROMOTION AND TRAILERS 
Joe Guest, Final Cut
Rio Paralympics 
“We’re the Superhumans”
4Creative

Craig Lewandowski, Utopic
Squarespace
“Psychogenic Fugue”
Preacher

Shane Reid, Exile
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
“One More Time with Feeling Trailer”

DIALOGUE/MONOLOGUE/SPOKEN WORD 
Daniel Sherwen, Final Cut
Under Armour 
“It Comes from Below / Bryce Harper”
Droga5

Ben Suenaga, Friendshop!
Little Caesars
“Champion”
Barton F. Graf

Angus Wall, Rock Paper Scissors
Nike
“Unlimited You”
Wieden + Kennedy/Portland

DIGITAL CONTENT (90 Seconds or Under) 
Bruce Herrman, Lost Planet
Adidas China
“One in a Billion”
72 and Sunny

Connor McDonald, Beast
Wix
“Wix Restaurant”

Shane Reid, Exile
Adidas Originals
“Done Before” 
Johannes Leonardo

DIGITAL CONTENT (Over 90 Seconds)
Maury Loeb, P.S. 260
Harry’s
“The World of Harry’s” 
Partners & Spade

Sam Rice-Edwards, The Assembly Rooms
HP Spectre
“HP ‘Brothers’”
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, London

Angus Wall, Rock Paper Scissors
Nike
“Unlimited You”
Wieden + Kennedy/Portland

DOCU-STYLE
Jeff Ferruzzo, Arcade Edit
Dick’s Sporting Goods 
“Fifth Ward Saints”
Anomaly

Maury Loeb, P.S. 260
Harry’s
“The World of Harry’s” 
Partners & Spade

Jai Shukla, Nomad Editing Company
Pedigree
“Dark to Light”
BBDO

FASHION/BEAUTY
Jamie Foord, Rock Paper Scissors
Calvin Klein 
“#My Calvins”

Steve Gandolfi, Cut + Run
It’s a 10
“4 Years”
Havas Edge

Olivier Wicki, BlueRock Media
TAG Heuer
“Stress Tests Shock – Resistance”
Razorfish

MONTAGE 
Biff Butler, Rock Paper Scissors
Nike Golf
“Enjoy the Chase”
Wieden + Kennedy/Portland

Marc Langley, Rooster
Ontario Tourism 
“Where Am I?” 
FCB

Eric Zumbrunnen, Exile
Apple Watch Series 2
“Go Time”

MOTION DESIGN & GRAPHICS 
Brad Brakofen, Flavor
NCTA Internet and Television Association
“NCTA”
DMI

Chris Carmichael & Devin Earthman, Bonfire Labs
Salesforce Design Leadership Conference
“World Interrupted”

Matt Greenwood, Gary Thomas & Stefan Woronko, Nice Shoes
Canadian Centre for Child Protection
“PROJECT ARACHNID” 
No Fixed Address

MUSIC VIDEO
Paul Martinez, Arcade Edit
Justin Timberlake
“Can’t Stop the Feeling”

Paul Martinez, Arcade Edit
Red Hot Chili Peppers 
“Dark Necessities” 

Cass Vanini, Work Editorial
OK Go / Morton’s Salt
“One Moment”
Ogilvy

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Adam Liebowitz, Beast
NASCAR
“The Chase”
Ogilvy NY

Sam Ostrove, Cut + Run
Adidas
“Adidas”
72 and Sunny

Leo Scott, Cartel
Under Armour 
“Rule Yourself” 
Droga5

ONLINE CAMPAIGN
Damion Clayton, Rock Paper Scissors
Nike 
“Unlimited Stories” 
Wieden + Kennedy/Portland

Kathryn Hempel, Cutters
Kiwi Shoe Polish
“Kiwi”
Ogilvy Chicago

Katz, Cosmo Street Editorial
Ascent Protein Powder
“Official Sponsor of Hard Work”
TDA Boulder

ORIGINAL MUSIC 
Mark Chu, Yessian
Nintendo
“Mario Run”
Dentsu Kansai

Eric Lambert, Earhole Studios
Samsung
“Join the Crowd”
Leo Burnett Chicago

Yessian Music Original Composition, Yessian
Toyota 
“Discovery Machine”
 Saatchi & Saatchi LA

REGIONAL CAMPAIGN
Izzy Ehrlich, Rooster
Adidas Canada
“New Speed”
Tribal Worldwide

Izzy Ehrlich, Rooster
Nova Scotia Tourism
“Nova Scotia Tourism” 
DDB Canada

Jeff Jay, Hero Post
Novant Healthcare
“Novant”
BBDO

SOUND DESIGN
Jeff Dittenber, Yessian Music
Clipsal
“Adelaide”
Showpony

Mat Guido, Lively Group
TAG Heuer
“Stress Tests Shock – Resistance”
Razorfish

Joel Raabe, Mission Film & Design
The Story Bar
“BLACK SESAME”
Virtually Nonexistent

STORYTELLING
Walter Mauriot, P.S. 260
Powerade
“The Corner”
Wieden + Kennedy

Sam Rice-Edwards, The Assembly Rooms
HP Spectre 
“’HP’ Brothers” 
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, London

Danielle Sclafani, Uppercut
IBM
“Guiding Eyes”
The Barbarian Group

UNDER $50,000 
Lucas Eskin, Cut + Run
Newport Beach Film Festival
“We’re Being Watched”
RPA

Michael Gabriele, Daily Planet
Kimski Restaurant
“Kimski”

Ben Jordan, Work Editorial
Prince’s Trust 
“Parallel Lives” 
CHI & Partners

VISUAL EFFECTS 
Gavin Wellsman, The Mill
Hennessy
“The Piccards” 
Droga 5

Nathan Kane & Christian Nielsen, The Mill
PlayStation
“The King”
BBH

Jacob Bergman, Michael Comly, Tom Graham, Chris Knight, 
Jeffrey Lee, Michael Lori, Robert Sethi & Daniel Stern, The Mill
Kia
“Hero’s Journey”
David & Goliath

BEST OF ATLANTA
Billy Gabor, Company 3
(Color Grading - Over 90 Seconds)
Land O Lakes 
“The Farmer”
The Martin Agency

Jeff Jay, Hero Post
(Montage)
Delta Airlines
“Curiosity”
Digitas

Jeff Jay, Hero Post
(Regional Campaign)
Novant Healthcare
“Novant”
BBDO

 BEST OF BOSTON
Mark Grassia, Trident Post Production
(Digital Content – 90 Seconds or Under)
Reebok 
“Reebok Nano 6.0” 

Michael Reuter, EditBar
(Music Video)
Partisan Records
“Ambulance”
Project Fathom

Michael Reuter, EditBar
(Music Video)
Mello Music Group
“Super Hero”
Aardman Nathan Love

BEST OF CHICAGO 
Luke Morrison, The Mill
(Color Grading  90 Seconds or Under)
Toronto Maple Leafs 
“Wise Man”
Sid Lee Toronto

Angelo Valencia, Beast
(Storytelling)
Kerry Gold
“New Kid”
Energy BBDO

Craig Lewandowski, Utopic
(Content Promotion and Trailers)
Squarespace
“Psychogenic Fugue”
Preacher

BEST OF DETROIT
Mark Chu, Yessian
(Original Music)
Nintendo 
“Mario Run”
Dentsu Kansai

Jeff Dittenber, Yessian
(Sound Design)
Clipsal
“Adelaide”
Showpony

Flavor, Cutters
(Visual Effects)
Ford
“Raptor Disassembly”
GTB

BEST OF LOS ANGELES 
Andy McKenna, A52    
(Visual Effects)
Westin Hotels
“Up Before the Sun”
Venables Bell & Partners

Eric Zumbrunnen, Exile
(Fashion/Beauty)
Kenzo 
“My Mutant Brain”

Eric Zumbrunnen, Exile
(Montage)
Apple Watch Series 2
“Go Time”

BEST OF MINNEAPOLIS 
Nick Miller, Drive Thru Editorial
(Digital Content – Over 90 Seconds)
Hormel Dinty Moore
“Lumberjacked Lumbersexuals”
BBDO Minneapolis

Jim Stanger, Channel Z
(Docu-style)
Mayo Clinic
“Ed”

Mick Uzendoski, Drive Thru Editorial
(Fashion/Beauty)
Duluth Trading Company
“No Yank Tank Tug of War”
Planet Propaganda

BEST OF NEW YORK
Rich Orrick, Work Editorial
(Storytelling)
Audi
“Duel”
Venables Bell & Partners

Tom Poole, Company 3
(Color Grading – Over 90 Seconds)
Hennessy
“Odyssey”
DDB Paris

Gavin Wellsman, The Mill
(Visual Effects)
Hennessy
“The Piccards” 
Droga 5

BEST OF SAN FRANCISCO
Conner Jones, Bonfire Labs
(Sound Design)
Salesforce Design Leadership Conference
“World Interrupted”

Mark Pitchford, M Squared Productions
(Audio Mix)
WWE Video Game
“Suplex City” 
Barret SF

Doug Walker, Beast
(Montage)
Wix
“Wix Foodtruck”

BEST OF TEXAS
Ted Griffis. TBD Post
(Automotive)
Mazda
“Drive Together”
Antidote UK/Team Cosmo

Patton Tunstall, Reel FX/Radium
(Visual Effects)
Warner Bros
“Epic Trailer”
WCRS

Patton Tunstall, Reel FX/Radium
(Visual Effects)
Warner Bros
“What Kind of Person”
Commonwealth//McCann

BEST OF TORONTO
Marc Langley, Rooster 
(Montage)
Ontario Tourism 
“Where Am I?” 
FCB

Graham Chisholm, Married to Giants
(Storytelling)
Toronto Maple Leafs
“Stand Witness”
Sid Lee

Monica Remba, Married to Giants
(Docu-style)
Adventure Canada Expeditions
“James Raffan Profile”
Dot Dot Dash

About AICE
AICE is the marketing communications post production association whose members are independent creative editorial, design, visual effects, color grading, audio, music and finishing companies. It is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of these companies and the essential role their artists and producers play in the media creation process. With chapters in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco, Texas and Toronto, AICE maintains a strong collective voice in the commercial advertising and marketing industry. Among its signature initiatives and programs are the annual AICE Awards, which highlights creative excellence among its member companies; the regular publication of recommended practices, white papers and advisories on relevant trends and developments in post production; and active participation with other industry organizations on the establishment of standards and best practices for the post production process.  For more information, visit www.aice.org.