Jabez Olssen is a New Zealand film and television editor who has worked extensively with director Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...

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Starting in 1998, Olssen worked in the editorial department of two television programs in New Zealand. He was then hired to work with principal editor Michael J. Horton

Michael J. Horton

Michael J. Horton is a film editor who works primarily in New Zealand. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2002 film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers that was directed by Peter Jackson....

 on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (directed by Peter Jackson - 2002). Olssen was ultimately credited as an "additional editor" on this film. The two editors won the Online Film Critics Society Award

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing

The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best editing of the year.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-External links:*...

 and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Film Editing is one of the annual awards given by the Las Vegas Film Critics Society.-1990s:-2000s: -2010s:...

 for this film.

Filmography

The director of each film is indicated in parenthesis.

• The Lovely Bones
  The Lovely Bones (film)
  The Lovely Bones is a 2009 American drama film directed by Peter Jackson. It is a film adaptation of the award-winning and best-selling 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold. The film stars Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon, alongside Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz as Susie's parents Jack and...
  
  (Jackson-2009)
• Crossing the Line
  Crossing the Line (short)
  Crossing the Line is a 2008 short film by Peter Jackson set in World War I. It is the first film made with the Red One camera. The film has no dialog apart from the incidental speech of background characters....
  
  (Jackson-2007)
• Fog (Salmon
  Peter Salmon (Filmmaker)
  Peter Salmon was born 9 February 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a New Zealand based film and television writer/director.Salmon has directed many successful short films since graduating from film school in 1996....
  
  -2007)
• King Kong
  King Kong (2005 film)
  King Kong is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is a remake of the 1933 film of the same name and stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Andy Serkis, through performance capture, portrays Kong....
  
  (Jackson-2005) (additional editor)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Jackson-2002) (additional editor)