Pietro Scalia
{{Short description|Italian film editor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pietro Scalia
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|3|17}}
| birth_place = Catania, Sicily, Italy
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| education = University of California, Los Angeles (MFA)
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Pietro Scalia (born March 17, 1960) is an Italian-American film editor. He won the Best Film Editing award at the 64th Academy Awards for his work on the film JFK, sharing the award with Joe Hutshing, and at the 74th Academy Awards for Black Hawk Down.
Early life and education
He was born in Catania, Sicily,{{cite web
| url =https://www.lastampa.it/cultura/2012/06/30/news/pietro-scalia-cosi-ho-rimontato-hollywood-br-1.36474297/
| title =Pietro Scalia: "Così ho rimontato Hollywood"
| last =Caprara
| first =Fulvia
| date =2012-06-30
| publisher = La Stampa
| access-date =2024-04-26}} and later emigrated to Aarau, Switzerland as a child with his parents.{{cite web
| url =https://www.ilmessaggero.it/spettacoli/cinema/pietro_scalia_montaggio_oscar_jfk_gladiatore_black_hawk_down-518433.html
| title =Pietro Scalia, un gladiatore in moviola
| last =Ferzetti
| first =Fabio
| date =2014-07-28
| publisher = Il Messaggero
| access-date =2024-04-26}} There, he attended Swiss-German schools until high school. After graduation, he decided to move to the United States to pursue his college education. He spent two years at the University at Albany, The State University of New York, after which he was accepted as an undergraduate at UCLA. The Swiss government's scholarship helped him through five years of UCLA and in 1985 he earned his Master of Fine Arts from the UCLA Film School.{{cite web
| url =https://variety.com/2023/film/global/oscar-editor-pietro-scalia-honored-by-locarno-film-festival-1235655325/
| title =Oscar-Winning Editor Pietro Scalia to Be Honored by Locarno Film Festival
| last =Vivarelli
| first =Nick
| date =2023-07-27
| publisher = Variety
| access-date =2024-04-26}}
Career
After his MFA, a couple of short films, a screenplay, two video documentaries, and a 16 mm thesis film, he returned to Europe to pursue his desire to become a film director. Shortly afterward, he returned to the United States on a work visa to pursue his career in Hollywood as a film editor. He began as an editor on Andrei Konchalovsky's Shy People. Later, he received an assistant editor position working with Oliver Stone. However, it was not easy to get the job. Scalia admired Oliver Stone's work, especially Salvador, so he decided he wanted to work with that director. He got a contact through the sister of one of the assistant editors. Scalia worked on such films as Wall Street (1987) and Talk Radio (1988). He later continued as an associate editor on Born on the Fourth of July and as an additional editor on The Doors.
After five years of working with Oliver Stone, Scalia was finally asked to fully edit a film. It was JFK, for which Scalia and his co-editor, Joe Hutshing, were honored with an Academy Award for Film Editing. Craig McKay was nominated the same year for editing The Silence of the Lambs. Scalia edited a sequel to the movie, Hannibal ten years later. He also received a BAFTA Award and A.C.E. Award for his work.{{cite web
| url =https://www.lasettimarte.it/fare-cinema-pietro-scalia/
| title =FARE CINEMA: PIETRO SCALIA
| publisher = La Settima Arte
| access-date =2024-04-26}}
Pietro Scalia worked with Bernardo Bertolucci on Little Buddha (1993) and Stealing Beauty (1996),{{cite web
| url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/locarno-2023-pietro-scalia-strikes-michael-mann-ridley-scott-oliver-stone-1235551851/
| title =Locarno: Oscar-Winning Editor Pietro Scalia on the “Existential Crisis” of the Hollywood Strikes, Working With Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone and Michael Mann
| last =Sollazzo
| first =Boris
| date =2023-08-07
| publisher = The Hollywood Reporter
| access-date =2024-04-26}} as well as with Sam Raimi on The Quick and the Dead (1995). He earned two more Academy Award nominations: first in 1997 for Good Will Hunting and second in 2000 for Gladiator,{{cite web
| url =https://www.bafta.org/film/features/pietro-scalia-editing-masterclass
| title =Pietro Scalia: Editing Masterclass
| date =2011-12-21
| publisher = BAFTA
| access-date =2024-04-26}} and a second Academy Award for director Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down.{{cite web
| url =https://www.elle.com/it/showbiz/cinema/a44611484/italian-films-locarno-film-festival-2023/
| title =Italian actors and directors in the spotlight at Locarno Film Festival 2023
| last =Solari
| first =Ilaria
| date =2023-08-02
| publisher = Elle
| access-date =2024-04-26}} He also edited G.I. Jane and a pilot episode of a TV series American Gothic in late 1990s.
In the recent years, Scalia edited such movies as Levity (2003) directed by Ed Solomon, a documentary entitled Ashes and Snow, The Great Raid directed by John Dahl, and Memoirs of a Geisha, one of the most publicized movies of 2005, directed by Rob Marshall. Scalia also worked on Hannibal Rising, a movie that tells a story of a teenaged Hannibal and his young sister Mischa Lecter after their parents are killed in World War II. It was directed by Peter Webber and released in 2007. He has a long lasting relationship with Ridley Scott working on movies such as American Gangster in 2007, Body of Lies in 2008 and Robin Hood in 2010. Most recently he worked with director Ridley Scott on The Martian, released in October 2015. In May 2017, Scalia replaced editor Chris Dickens on the film Solo: A Star Wars Story, which was released in May 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-han-solo-movie-firing-new-details-behind-phil-lord-chris-miller-exit-1016619|title='Star Wars' Firing Reveals a Disturbance in the Franchise|last=Masters|first=Kim|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=June 26, 2017}}
Personal life
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Teresa Sparks and two children, Julian and Maia Scalia.
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 1990
|Peter Lehner | |
| 1991
| JFK |Fifth collaboration with Oliver Stone |
| 1992
| Jackpot |Mario Orfini | |
| 1993
|First collaboration with Bernardo Bertolucci |
| 1995
| |
| 1996
|Bernardo Bertolucci |Second collaboration with Bernardo Bertolucci |
| rowspan=2| 1997
|First collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| Good Will Hunting
|First collaboration with Gus Van Sant |
| rowspan=2| 1998
| |
| Playing by Heart
| |
| 2000
|rowspan=3| Ridley Scott |Second collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| rowspan=2| 2001
| Hannibal |Third collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| Black Hawk Down
|Fourth collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| rowspan=2| 2003
| Levity | |
| Masked and Anonymous
| |
| rowspan=2| 2005
| |
| Memoirs of a Geisha
| |
| rowspan=2| 2007
| |
| American Gangster
|rowspan=2| Ridley Scott |Fifth collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| 2008
|Sixth collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| Kick-Ass | |
| Robin Hood
|rowspan=2| Ridley Scott |Seventh collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| rowspan=2| 2012
|Eighth collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| The Amazing Spider-Man
|First collaboration with Marc Webb |
| 2013
|Ridley Scott |Ninth collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| 2014
|Marc Webb |Second collaboration with Marc Webb |
| rowspan=3| 2015
| Child 44 |First collaboration with Daniel Espinosa |
| The Sea of Trees
|Gus Van Sant |Third collaboration with Gus Van Sant |
| The Martian
|Ridley Scott |Tenth collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| 2016
| 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi |First collaboration with Michael Bay |
| 2017
|Ridley Scott |Eleventh collaboration with Ridley Scott |
| 2018
| |
| rowspan=3| 2022
|Michael Bay |Second collaboration with Michael Bay |
| Morbius
|Daniel Espinosa |Second collaboration with Daniel Espinosa |
| The Gray Man
| |
| 2023
| Ferrari | |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editorial department |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 1987
|First assistant editor | |
| Wall Street
|Oliver Stone |rowspan=4| Assistant editor |First collaboration with Oliver Stone |
| rowspan=3| 1988
| |
| Haunted Summer
| |
| Talk Radio
|rowspan=3| Oliver Stone |Second collaboration with Oliver Stone |
| 1989
|Associate editor |Third collaboration with Oliver Stone |
| 1991
|Additional editor |Fourth collaboration with Oliver Stone |
| 1995
|Consulting editor | |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Actor |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 2004
|Party Guest |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Camera and electrical department |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 1985
| Over the Summer |Teresa Sparks |Assistant cameraman |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Music department |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Hannibal |rowspan=2| Ridley Scott |Music producer |{{center|Uncredited}} |
| 2013
|Music supervisor | |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Producer |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Credit |
|---|
| 2003
|Larry Charles |Executive producer |
| 2015
|Gus Van Sant |Co-producer |
| 2022
| Morbius |Daniel Espinosa |Associate producer |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Sound department |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 1985
| Over the Summer |Teresa Sparks |Sound editor |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Thanks |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2005
|rowspan=2| The producers would like to thank | |
| 2007
| |
| 2008
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |rowspan=2| Special thanks | |
| 2010
| Repo Men |First collaboration with Miguel Sapochnik |
| 2011
|Thanks | |
| rowspan=2| 2012
| Quartet |With thanks to | |
| Promised Land
|Gus Van Sant |Special thanks |Second collaboration with Gus Van Sant |
| 2013
| Elysium |Thanks | |
| rowspan=2| 2016
| Grimsby |rowspan=3| Special thanks | |
| Gold
| |
| rowspan=2| 2021
| Firebird | |
| Finch
|Miguel Sapochnik |The filmmakers gratefully thank |Second collaboration with Miguel Sapochnik |
;Documentaries
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor |
| Year
! Film ! Director |
|---|
| 2005 |
| 2007
|{{ubl|Leila Conners|Nadia Conners}} |
| 2009 |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editorial department |
| Year
! Film ! Role |
|---|
| 2007
| Breaking the Ice |Supervising editor |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Thanks |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 2010
| Stairway from Hell |Christian Bunz |Special thanks |
;Shorts
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor |
| Year
! Film ! Director |
|---|
| 2012
| Ghost Recon: Alpha |{{ubl|François Alaux|Hervé de Crécy}} |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Thanks |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 2006
| The Showdown |{{ubl|Antony Sestito|Fulvio Sestito}} |Special thanks |
| 2012
| Broken |Alessandra Pasquino |Thanks |
;TV series
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor |
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
|---|
| 1995
|1 episode |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Thanks |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2002
|Special thanks |2 episodes |
Awards and accolades
=Oscars and Oscar nominations=
- 1992 – JFK (won w/ co-editor, Joe Hutshing)
- 1998 – Good Will Hunting (nominated)
- 2001 – Gladiator (nominated)
- 2002 – Black Hawk Down (won)
= Other =
- 2023 — Vision Award, Locarno Film Festival.
- 2001 — Best Editing (Gladiator), BAFTA.{{cite web
| url =http://awards.bafta.org/award/2001/film/editing
| title =Film Editing in 2011 Winner
| publisher = BAFTA
| access-date =2024-04-26}}
- 1993 — Best Editing, BAFTA.{{cite web
| url =http://awards.bafta.org/award/1993/film/editing
| title =Film Editing 1993
| publisher = BAFTA
| access-date =2024-04-26}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDB name|768817}}
- [https://archive.today/20130414080318/http://www.bafta.org/learning/webcasts/pietro-scalia,867,BA.html Filmed BAFTA event with Pietro Scala], July 2009
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Category:Film people from Catania
Category:American Cinema Editors
Category:Best Editing BAFTA Award winners
Category:Best Film Editing Academy Award winners