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“Elliott Magen is a film editor based on Cameraygal land (Sydney). He has a passion for projects with a social conscience that challenge conventional modes of storytelling. His editing works span across documentaries, dramas and multi-screen video art installations.

His latest editing project is the feature documentary MAKE IT LOOK REEL (Dir: Kate Blackmore, 2024). Other documentary credits include THE AUSTRALIAN WARS – Episode 3 (Dir: Rachel Perkins, 2022), which won the 2024 AACTA Award Winner - Best Documentary or Factual Program award. He also edited IT ALL STARTED WITH A STALE SANDWICH (Dir: Samantha Lang, 2019), SERVANT OR SLAVE (Dir: Steven McGregor, 2016), and THE GLASS BEDROOM (Dir: Kate Blackmore, 2017) for which he was the winner of the 2017 Australian Screen Editors’ Digistor Award for Best Editing in Open Content.

Elliott has collaborated on video artworks for artists such as Jonathan Jones, Deborah Kelly and Lynette Wallworth, including her immersive feature full-dome film, CORAL: REKINDLING VENUS which screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Elliott has also worked on the 2022 AACTA Award winning short drama FINDING JEDDA (Dir: Tanith Glynn-Maloney, 2021) and WE CIRCLE SILENTLY (Dir: Kate Blackmore, 2023) which was selected to screen at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival.

Many of his works have been screened at major festivals around the world including the Sundance Film festival, Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Antenna Film Festival, San Francisco Green Film Festival, Adelaide Film Festival and the Buenos Aires Festival of International Independent Cinema.

For the last 20 years I have been lucky enough to follow my dream of working in the film and television industry. I have a passion for projects with a social conscience and challenge conventional modes of storytelling. But it all comes down to emotion, challenging perspectives and making people feel something.

My editing work has has been across feature films, documentaries and multi-screen / video installations with some incredible filmmakers and artists, including Steven McGregor’s SERVANT OR SLAVE (2016. Producer: Mitchell Stanley), Kate Blackmore’s 6-part web series THE GLASS BEDROOM (2017. Producer: Bridget Ikin) for which I was awarded the 2017 Australian Screen Editors’ Digistor Award for Best Editing in Open Content and Samantha Lang’s IT ALL STARTED WITH A STALE SANDWICH (2019. Producer: John Maynard) that premiered at the 2019 Sydney Film Festival.

I have also edited video works for artists such as Jonathan Jones, Deborah Kelly and Lynette Wallworth, including her immersive feature full-dome film, CORAL: REKINDLING VENUS in 2012 which screened at the 2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.

Visit http://www.elliottmagen.com to find out more.”