At Videocraft Pro in Sydney on a winter's day in 2026, five editors came together to compete in front of a live audience. They had only two hours to edit a montage from the same set of rushes and create the edit that will win the vote of the audience.
Fabulous prizes were up from grabs for the winner as well as the chance to be presented with the Edit Royale Scissors trophy.
Each editor selected an "emotional theme" at random to cut to. They had five audio tracks each to choose between, specially selected for each theme. So once their themes were chosen, it was time to start the clock and see "Who will make the cut?"
Hosts Riccy Felixberto ASE and Gabby Muir guided the audience through the competition and introduced talks with special guests
Winning Editor Prizes
This year's winner received:
- Custodianship of the coveted Edit Royale "Scissors" trophy
- Two tickets to the 2026 Australian Screen Editors Ellie Awards
- Avid Media Composer Ultimate 1 year subscription
- DaVinci Resolve Studio plus a DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor
- an Adobe Creative Cloud 1 year subscription
- a Wacom Intuos Pro Small
The Winning Edits
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Videocraft Pro Demonstrations
Attendees also had the opportunity to spend time with Videocraft Pro staff to discuss applications including studio builds, post-production systems, content management systems, remote workflows, and much more. Videocraft Pro works collaboratively with customers to leverage decades of broadcast experience along with new technology, Cloud infrastructure, Automation, Robotics, and AI tools such as CaraOne (shown in the photo) to create highly productive and simple workflows. Whether operating in a studio, at a live event, across a room, or in multiple locations simultaneously around the world, Videocraft Pro provides optimal solutions.
The Australian Screen Editors Guild (ASE) is a cultural, professional and educational organisation, dedicated to the pursuit and recognition of excellence in the arts, sciences and technology of motion picture film and televisual post production. It aims to promote, improve and protect the role of editor as an essential and significant contributor to all screen productions. The ASE is a national organisation formed in 1996. It has members across Australia as well as overseas. For more information - www.screeneditors.com.au.
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