Eric Kissack

Eric Kissack
Born	(1977-04-15) 15 April 1977 (age 47) New York City, United States
Alma mater	Brown University
Occupation(s)	Editor, director, producer
Years active	2007 - present
Spouse	Libby Cuenin ​ (m. 2013)​
Website	erickissack.com

Eric Kissack is an American film editor, director and producer. Films Kissack has edited include A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)[1][2] and Daddy's Home (2015).[3][4][5][6]

Early life and career

Kissack was born and raised in New York City. He attended Hunter College High School and attended Brown University in 1999. He established his profession as a film editor with Role Models,[4][7] Brüno, Cedar Rapids,[4] The Dictator,[8][9] Horrible Bosses 2,[1][4] Daddy's Home[3] and Instant Family. His directorial debut was Love, Sex & Missed Connections.[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Director	Editor	Producer	Notes
2007	The Ten	English	No	Yes	No
2008	Birds of America	English	No	Yes	No
2009	Role Models[4][7]	English	No	Yes	No
2009	Brüno	English	No	Yes	No	Co-edited with Jonathan Scott Corn
2011	A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas	English	No	Yes	No
2011	Harold & Kumar	English	No	Yes	No
2011	Cedar Rapids[4]	English	No	Yes	No
2012	The Dictator[8][9]	English	No	Yes	No
2012	Veep	English	No	Yes	No	Television series
2012	Love, Sex and Missed Connections	English	Yes	No	No	Directorial debut[4]
2014	The Gunfighter[5][10][6][11][12]	English	Yes	No	No	Short comedy
2015	Horrible Bosses 2[1][4]	English	No	Yes	No
2015	Daddy's Home[3]	English	No	Yes	No	Co-edited with Brad Wilhite
2016-2020	The Good Place[13][14][15][16]	English	No	Yes	Yes	Television series
2018	Instant Family	English	No	No	Yes
2019	Black Monday	English	No	Yes	No	Television series
2019	The Selection	English	Yes	No	Yes	Limited series; Spin-off of The Good Place

Awards

Year	Award	Film	Category	Result	Notes
2012	Traverse City Film Festival	Love, Sex and Missed Connections[17]	Best Director	Won	Special Jury Prize - First-Time Director
2012	Cleveland International Film Festival	Love, Sex and Missed Connections[18]	American Independent Award[18]	Won	Sponsored by Alan and Marta Glazen[18]
2014	Los Angeles Film Festival	The Gunfighter	Best Short film[19]	Won	Audience Choice Awards
2015	San Diego International Film Festival[4]	The Gunfighter	Best Director	Won	Audience Choice Awards
2015	Reel Shorts Film Festival[4]	The Gunfighter[5]	Best Director	Won	Audience Choice Awards
2015	Saatchi & Saatchi	The Gunfighter[20]	Short film	Exhibition
2017	Emmy Award	Veep	Best Editor	Nominated	Groundbreaking[21]
2019	American Cinema Editors Awards 2019	The Good Place[13]	Best Editor	Nominated	Best edited comedy series for commercial television
2020	American Cinema Editors Awards 2020	The Good Place[13]	Best Editor	Nominated	Best edited comedy series for commercial television

References

1. "'Horrible Bosses 2': Film Review". News The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
2. "Film Review: 'Horrible Bosses 2'". News Variety. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
3. "1 Thing Directors Look for in the Audition Room". backstage. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
4. "'The Gunfighter' Director Eric Kissack on How He Cast Nick Offerman: TheWrap's ShortList Quickie". News The Wrap. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
5. "In Short 'The Gunfighter,' Nick Offerman Is a Sadistic Omnipotent Narrator". Slash Film. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
6. "'The Gunfighter' Lampoons Voiceovers, Westerns, and Sexual Peccadilloes". filmschoolrejects. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
7. "Those Darn Kidults! The Menace of Eternal Youth". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
8. "British startup to launch streaming service where viewers can buy shares in new series". Telegraph. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
9. "The Dictator". variety.com. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
10. "WATCH NICK OFFERMAN SEXUALLY TERRORIZE A BUNCH OF COWBOYS IN 'THE GUNFIGHTER'". MTV. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
11. "Nick Offerman voices a deadly narrator in this meta Western comedy". AV Club. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
12. "Mini short film festival serves up the best of short film this weekend". richmond. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
13. "'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Roma', 'Atlanta' Among ACE Editing Award Nominees – Complete Eddies List". News Deadline. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
14. "The Good Place Exclusive: Listen to a Clip From Tonight's Episode of the Official Podcast". Paste Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
15. "ACE Eddie Awards: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' & 'The Favourite' Emerge as Oscar Frontrunners". Awards Circuit. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
16. "'Deadpool 2', 'A Star Is Born', 'First Man' Score ACE Editing Nominations". collider. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
17. "Traverse City Film Festival". IMDB.
18. "36th Cleveland International Film Festival Round-Up". akronlife. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
19. "WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2014 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL". Filmindependent.
20. "Cannes Lions 2015: Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase". The Mill. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
21. "The Complete List of 2017 Emmy Winners". vogue. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

External links

• Eric Kissack at IMDb