Started during the pandemic by Roberta Bononi BFE - Governor (Social & Events), A Virtual Glass of Wine is our periodic set of talks
with the crème de la crème of the world's editors.

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with director Martin Campbell and editor Stuart Baird, ACE, as they discuss the 2006 spy film Casino Royale. After decades of declining quality, the Bond franchise was rebooted by director Martin Campbell with Casino Royale, a gritty, brutal spy thriller that deservingly made Daniel Craig a world-famous star. Known for his successful and acclaimed action films, including the 1995 007 entry, GoldenEye, Campbell gave the franchise a much-needed grounding in realism, making Casino Royale hit hard both in its violence and emotionality. Filled with muscular set pieces and stellar supporting performances from Mads Mikkelsen and Eva Green and edited by Stuart Baird, ACE, this film completely reshaped the beloved franchise and influenced countless subsequent films, including its direct sequels. This event will be a Zoom Webinar on Wednesday, March 6 at 4PM ET/1PM PT.

On Monday, March 11, join us for a Q&A with actor Elliott Gould, as he discusses his work on the 1973 satirical neo-noir film The Long Goodbye. After flipping the Western on its head with his 1971 masterwork, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, maverick director Robert Altman turned his lens towards Film Noir with 1973’s The Long Goodbye. Updating the classic Philip Marlowe novel to 1970s Los Angeles, Altman re-teamed with inimitable Elliott Gould as a pot-smoking version of the detective for this film. Gould’s take on Marlowe is as original as it is strikingly human, and his and Altman’s influence can be felt in such films as The Big Lebowski and Inherent Vice. Despite being met with a mixed critical and commercial reception upon release, this cynical classic has deservedly undergone a major re-evaluation and is now considered one of the defining works of 1970s Cinema. Editing by Lou Lombardo, editor of classic films such as The Wild Bunch and McCabe & Mrs. Miller. This event will be a Zoom Webinar on Monday, March 11 at 8PM ET/5PM PT.

Tune in on Wednesday, March 13, to watch a Q&A with cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, AMC, ASC, as he discusses his work on the 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. Guillermo Del Toro’s dark fantasy, Pan's Labyrinth, is Alice in Wonderland by way of the Spanish Civil War, and even that is a reductive way of describing this simultaneously wondrous and brutal film. Following a young girl sent to the Spanish countryside to escape the horrors of war who encounters a mysterious fantasy world by night, this film wrenchingly explores the loss of innocence during wartime and the need for escape. Featuring jaw-droppingly rich work from cinematographer Guillermo Navarro who won one of the film’s three Oscars, Pan's Labyrinth is one of the essentials of modern-day cinema that finds its beloved filmmaker letting his imagination run gloriously wild. Pan's Labyrinth was edited by Bernat Vilaplana. This event will be a Zoom Webinar on Wednesday, March 13 at 8PM ET/5PM PT.

Join the British Film Editors (BFE) for a fantastic hour with editors Liza Cardinale, ACE and Thomas Calderon chatting with Jonathan Stirling BFE about their edit on What We Do In The Shadows Season 5!

VGOW Lessons in Chemistry with Editors Laura Zempel, ACE, Matthew Barbato & Geraud Brisson, ACE chat with our host Shiny BFE.