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Mike Horton

Editor

Michael Horton's CV reads like a potted history of the Kiwi film renaissance. His editing work includes classic films Goodbye Pork PieSmash Palace, Utu and Once Were Warriors. In 2003 Horton's talents won international recognition, when he was Oscar-nominated for his editing on Tolkien epic The Two Towers.

Michael Horton’s editing is a precision job. David Stratton, reviewing Once Were Warriors, Variety, 20 May 1994

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Interview

Mike Horton: Legendary film editor...

Interview, 2016

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Mahana

2016, Editor - Film

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Utu Redux

2013, Editor - Film

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Separation City

2009, Editor - Film

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Second-Hand Wedding

2008, Editor - Film

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Run

2007, Editor - Short Film

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Spooked

2004, Editor - Film

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002, Editor - Film

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Blerta Revisited

2001, Editor - Film

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The Lunatics' Ball

1999, Co-Editor - Film

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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

1999, Editor - Film

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Saving Grace

1997, Editor - Film

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Oscar and Friends - Compilation

1996, Editor - Television

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Welcome to Our World - Toyota

1995, Editor - Commercial

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Cinema of Unease - A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

1995, Editor - Film

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Forgotten Silver

1995, Editor - Television

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Once Were Warriors

1994, Editor - Film

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Old Scores

1991, Editor - Film

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The End of the Golden Weather

1991, Editor - Film

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Gordon Bennett

1989, Editor - Short Film

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A Soldier's Tale

1988, Editor - Film

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Starlight Hotel

1987, Editor - Film

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Dangerous Orphans

1986, Editor, As: Drunken Chef - Film

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Footrot Flats - The Dog's Tale

1986, Editor - Film

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Heart of the High Country - First Episode

1985, Second Unit Director, Supervising Editor - Television

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Sylvia

1985, Editor - Film

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The Quiet Earth

1985, Editor - Film

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Heart of the Stag

1984, Editor - Film

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Iris

1984, Editor - Television

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Savage Islands

1983, Second Unit Director - Film

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Utu

1983, Editor - Film

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Battletruck

1982, Editor - Film

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Carry Me Back

1982, Editor - Film

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Goodbye Pork Pie

1981, Editor - Film

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Smash Palace

1981, Editor - Film

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Beyond Reasonable Doubt

1980, Editor - Film

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Hunchin' Down the Track

1980, Editor - Television

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Nutcase

1980, Editor - Film

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Middle Age Spread

1979, Editor - Film

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Surf Sail

1978, Editor - Short Film

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Dream in the Making - The Making of Sleeping Dogs

1977, Editor - Short Film

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Dagg Day Afternoon

1977, Editor - Short Film

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Winners & Losers: After the Depression

1976, Editor - Television

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The Games Affair

1974, Editor - Television

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The Adventure World of Sir Edmund Hillary

1974, Editor - Television

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The Adventure World of Sir Edmund Hillary - The Kaipo Wall

1974, Editor - Television

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The Games Affair - The Porcelain Runner (Episode Two)

1974, Editor - Television

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The Games Affair - A Question of Possibility (Episode One)

1974, Editor - Television

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The Killing of Kane

1971, Editor - Television