Affonso Gonçalves
{{short description|Brazilian-American film editor (born 1967)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Affonso Gonçalves
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1967|06|08}}
| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
| education = London Film School
American Film Institute
| occupation = Film editor
| years_active = 1992–present
}}
Affonso Gonçalves (born 8 June 1967) is a Brazilian-American film editor. He is best known for editing many critically acclaimed films such as Winter's Bone (2010), Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), Carol (2015), Paterson (2016), and Wonderstruck (2017).
In 2014, Gonçalves was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for editing the episode "Who Goes There" in the first season of True Detective.
Early life
Gonçalves was born in Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/fromtheguild.cfm?FromTheGuildid=457|title=A VAMPIRE FILM WITH A MUSICAL FLOW|website=Editors Guild|first=Rob|last=Feld|date=April 21, 2014|accessdate=May 30, 2016}} He studied at the London International Film School for three years before studying at the American Film Institute for two and a half years.
Career
Gonçalves first served as the assistant editor for Todd Solondz's Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995).{{cite web|url=http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2016/1/7/interview-affonso-goncalves-and-the-art-of-editing-great-act.html|title=Interview:Affonso Goncalves and the Art of Editing Great Actresses|website=Film Experience|date=January 7, 2016|accessdate=May 30, 2016}} Gonçalves is a frequent collaborator of Todd Haynes's, beginning with Mildred Pierce.{{cite web|url=http://theeditcenter.com/all-teachers/2014/12/affonso-gonalves|title=AFFONSO GONÇALVES|website=The Edit Center|first=Mollie|last=Goldstein|date=December 29, 2014|accessdate=May 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810161755/http://theeditcenter.com/all-teachers/2014/12/affonso-gonalves|archive-date=August 10, 2016|url-status=dead}} Gonçalves was nominated for an American Cinema Editors award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television.{{cite web|url=http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-editor-affonso-goncalves-carol/|title=Contender – Editor Affonso Gonçalves, Carol|first=Mary|last=Ann Skewers|date=January 6, 2016|accessdate=May 30, 2016}} He edited Carol (2015) and received a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Editing.{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2015/|work=International Press Academy|at=pressacademy.com|title=Satellite Awards (2015)|publisher=International Press Academy|date=December 2, 2015|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aotg.com/index.php?page=cuttingroom_183|title=Affonso Gonçalves: Editing Carol|first=The|last=Cutting Room|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}
Gonçalves is also frequent collaborator of Jim Jarmusch, beginning on Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and he served as the films editor and music editor.{{cite web|url=http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/edit/spotlight-affonso-gon-alves-editor-only-lovers-left-alive/338312|title=Spotlight: Affonso Gonçalves, Editor, 'Only Lovers Left Alive'|first=Sarv|last=Kreindler|date=March 17, 2014|accessdate=May 30, 2016}} He laso edited Paterson (2016) and Gimme Danger (2016).{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/cannes-film-review-adam-driver-paterson-1201775386/|title=Cannes Film Review: 'Paterson|publisher=Variety|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|date=May 15, 2016|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/cannes-gimme-danger-iggy-pop-jim-jarmusch-1201778444/|title=Cannes Film Review: 'Gimme Danger'|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|date=May 19, 2016|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}
Gonçalves received his first Primetime Emmy Nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for his work on True Detective (2014).{{cite web|url=http://www.goldderby.com/article/2015/affonso-conclaves-carol-todd-haynes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-oscar-13579086/|title='Carol' editor Affonso Goncalves on 'showing the love at its peak' (Audio Podcast)|first=Zach|last=Laws|date=November 29, 2015|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/emmy-nominations-2014-complete-list/story?id=24501383|title=Emmy Nominations 2014: The Complete List|first1=Lesley|last1=Messer|first2=Michael|last2=Rothman|website=ABC News |date=July 10, 2014|accessdate=May 30, 2016}} He won an American Cinema Editors award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/news/boyhood-the-grand-budapest-hotel-and-the-lego-movie-win-big-at-ace-eddie-awards-1201419731/|title='Boyhood,' 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and 'The Lego Movie' Win Big at ACE Eddie Awards|publisher=Variety|first=Peter|last=Caranicas|date=January 30, 2015|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}
In 2016, Gonçalves edited Little Men, directed by Ira Sachs.{{cite web|url=http://theeditcenter.com/news/2016/2/magnolia-pictures-acquires-tec-alum-film-little-men|title=Magnolia Pictures Acquires TEC Film Little Men|website=The Edit Center|date=February 11, 2016|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}
In December 2021, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing for his work on A Chiara.{{Cite web|last1=Tangcay|first1=Jazz|last2=Lang|first2=Brent|date=2021-12-14|title=Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/indie-spirit-awards-2022-nominations-full-list-1235132931/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214151347/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/indie-spirit-awards-2022-nominations-full-list-1235132931/ |archive-date=2021-12-14 }}
Partial filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Year
! Title ! Director | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | |
| rowspan="2" | 1998 | |
| Trans | Julian Goldberger |
| 2004
| The Door in the Floor || Tod Williams | |
| 2005
| Forty Shades of Blue || Ira Sachs | |
| 2006
| The Hawk Is Dying || Julian Goldberger | |
| 2007
| Married Life || Ira Sachs | |
| rowspan="2" | 2010 | |
| Winter's Bone | Debra Granik |
| 2011 | |
| rowspan="3" | 2012 | |
| Keep the Lights On | Ira Sachs |
| Marfa Girl | Larry Clark |
| 2013 | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Love Is Strange || Ira Sachs | |
| True Detective | Cary Joji Fukunaga |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Carol || Todd Haynes | |
| Mediterranea | Jonas Carpignano |
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| Gimme Danger || Jim Jarmusch | |
| Paterson | Jim Jarmusch |
| Little Men | Ira Sachs |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| A Ciambra || Jonas Carpignano | |
| Wonderstruck | Todd Haynes |
| 2018
| Marfa Girl 2 || Larry Clark | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| The Dead Don't Die || Jim Jarmusch | |
| Dark Waters | Todd Haynes |
| 2020
| Wendy || Benh Zeitlin | |
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| The Velvet Underground || Todd Haynes | |
| A Chiara | Jonas Carpignano |
| The Lost Daughter | Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| 2022 | |
| 2023
| May December || Todd Haynes | |
| 2024 | |
| TBA
| Father, Mother, Sister, Brother || Jim Jarmusch |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0328557}}
{{Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Editing}}
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Category:Brazilian film editors
Category:American film editors
Category:American Cinema Editors
Category:Alumni of the London Film School