George Akers

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George Akers
OccupationFilm editor

George Akers is a film editor with more than thirty years' experience in filmmaking. [1] [2] In 1993 he was nominated by the Australian Film Institute for Best Achievement in Editing for his work on Map of the Human Heart , [3] which was also shown out of competition at Cannes. [4]

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References

  1. "George Akers". BFI. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016.
  2. "George Akers | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  3. "1993". www.aacta.org.
  4. "Festival de Cannes: Map of the Human Heart". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-17.