Jamie Selkirk is a film editor and producer who has worked primarily in New Zealand. He is particularly noted for his work on the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which he co-produced with Peter Jackson. He received the Academy Award for Film Editing for the last film of the trilogy, The Return of the King (2004).
He began his work in the entertainment industry with the New Zealand Broadcasting Company. He moved to editorial as a trainee edito...
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Jamie Selkirk is a film editor and producer who has worked primarily in New Zealand. He is particularly noted for his work on the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which he co-produced with Peter Jackson. He received the Academy Award for Film Editing for the last film of the trilogy, The Return of the King (2004).
He began his work in the entertainment industry with the New Zealand Broadcasting Company. He moved to editorial as a trainee editor and began cutting newsreels, current affairs, documentaries, and dramas.
Jamie Selkirk has had a longstanding, notable collaboration with the director Peter Jackson. He worked as the editor, sound editor, and postproduction supervisor for Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles, and Heavenly Creatures. Selkirk was both associate producer and editor for Jackson's Braindead in 1992, and became a full producer (and editor) on The Frighteners.
Jackson and Selkirk are examples of New Zealand filmmakers who chose to remain in New Zealand following...
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