FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   SIDI ILAN 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/05/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. [AVID] (Last) (First) (Middle) 75 NETWORK DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CFO and VP of HR 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BURLINGTON, MA 01803 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 43,867 (1) (2) (3) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Rights (Restricted Stock Units)	  (4)	01/01/2018(4)	Common Stock	7,000	$ 0	D	Â
Performance Rights (Restrcited Stock Units)	  (5)	01/01/2019(5)	Common Stock	21,276	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SIDI ILAN 75 NETWORK DRIVE BURLINGTON, MA 01803	Â	Â	  Interim CFO and VP of HR	Â

Signatures

/s/ Alessandra Melloni as Attorney-in-Fact		05/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents an award granted on July 22, 2015 for 4,083 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that will vest on a time-based vesting schedule as follows: 50% of the RSUs vested on March 08, 2016 and the remaining 50% of the RSUs shall vest on March 08, 2017, provided the reporting person continues to be employed by Avid Technology, Inc. (the "Issuer") on each such vesting date. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(2)	Represents an award granted on August 18, 2015 of 7,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that will vest on a time-based vesting schedule as follows: 33.33% on June 23, 2016 and the remaining 66.66% of the RSUs shall vest in equal 8.33% installments every 3 months thereafter, provided the reporting person continues to be employed by Avid Technology, Inc. (the "Issuer") on each such vesting date. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(3)	Represents an award of 21,276 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that will vest on a time-based vesting schedule as follows: 33.33% on the first anniversary of the grant date of March 9, 2016, and the remaining 66.66% in equal 8.33% installments every 3 months thereafter, provided the reporting person continues to be employed by Avid Technology, Inc. (the "Issuer") on each such vesting date. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(4)	Represents an award of RSUs that will vest on a performance-based schedule tied to AVID's stock price in 2015, 2016 or 2017. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(5)	Represents an award of RSUs that will vest on a performance-based schedule tied to the AVID's stock price in 2016, 2017, or 2018 or the achievement of certain financial metrics in 2016. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

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