| Martin Pensa | |
|---|---|
 Pensa at the 86th Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon | |
| 1 Nomination | |
| Role | Film Editor, Visual Effects |
| Canada | |
Martin Pensa is a Canadian film editor and visual effects engineer. He first collaborated with Dallas Buyers Club director and editor Jean-Marc Vallée on the filmmaker’s acclaimed Café de Flore, as first assistant editor. Also on the same movie, Mr. Pensa was part of the visual effects team at Fake Studio, with whom he shared a Genie Award – Canada’s Academy Awards equivalent – for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. Drawn to visual arts and music from an early age, he found that film spoke to all his interests. He began his career as a child actor in Montréal. In 2002, he began formal studies at the Los Angeles Film School, learning about all aspects of movie production and post-production. There, he wrote and directed short films; was the cinematographer on others’ works; and was editor and sound editor on additional ones. He then returned to Montréal and worked as a director, editor, and visual effects artist on short films, music videos, and commercials. In 2007, he became an assistant editor at Technicolor and then worked at other post-production studios doing film editing and visual effects. In 2011, he became a full-time freelance film editor.
Nominations[]
- 86th Academy Awards, 2013
- Best Film Editing — Dallas Buyers Club (shared with John Mac McMurphy)