Email: lucas@lucasvazquez.com.au
Mobile: +6104 2328 4584
Film & Commercial Editor
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Lucas is an award winning editor based in Sydney Australia available for freelance work internationally. Working on scripted drama, feature documentaries and commercials across Australia, USA and Asia.
Operating from his dedicated offline studio in Sydney that is available for agency, client presentations or dry hire. The studio is fully equipped and ideal for large screenings or reviews as well as online or colour grades.
Recent work includes the feature documentary Skategoat that went on to premiere at the Sydney Film Festival and win the Audience Choice Award. Lucas all edited Corners Of The Earth, Kamchatka, that went on to a sold out cinema tour across Australia and the USA and picked up a stack of festival awards. He edited the TV documentary series Save this Rhino for National Geographic, directed by Taylor Steele which won a Lumiere award as well as the American feature documentary The Desert Said Dance about four friends riding the Baja 1000 across Mexico.
Evident through his commercial and film work, at home in either stylised visual edits or subtle comedy, Lucas places a strong emphasis on a balance of comedic timing and visual storytelling.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2024 Skategoat
Winner - Sydney Film Festival GIO Audience Award
Finalist - Sydney Film Festival
2023 KAMCHATKA, Corners of The Earth
Winner - Surf Film of the Year, Surf Film Awards
Official Selection - Newport Beach Film Festival
Winner - Best Film London Surf Film Festival
Official Selection - San Diego Surf Film Festval
Official Selection - Ocean Film Festival
Official Selection - Portuguese Surf Film Festival
2023 Aquila Young, ‘Every Last Echo’
Shortlist - SHOTS awards, Asia Pacific
2022 Genesis Owusu, ‘Waitin’ on Ya’
Shortlist - SHOTS awards, Asia Pacific
2022 Aquila Young, ‘Every Last Echo’
Finalist - Ciclope Asia 2022
2022 Lacoste, ‘Princess Ibini’
Official Selection, Berlin Commercial, Editing
Official Selection, Berlin Commercial, New Generation Award
2022 Chivas Regal, ‘I Rise We Rise’
Official Selection, Berlin Commercial, New Generation Award
2022 Never Wasted
Raw Selection, Berlin Commercial
2021 Google, ‘Helping You Help Them - Patrick Fileti
Bronze, Film, Clio Sport, 2022
Gold, Ad Campaign of the Year, Mumbrella 2022
Ad campaign of the year, Mumbrella 2022
Shortlisted, Shark Awards Kinsale 2021
Shortlisted, ASE ELLIE Awards 2021, Commercial
Shortlisted, SHOTS awards, Asia Pacific
2021 RM WILLIAMS, ‘On The Road’ - Lester Jones
Official Selection, Canadian International Fashion Film Festival
2021 ‘Gold Chains” Genesis Owusu - Riley Blakeway
Vimeo, Staff Pick
2020 ‘The Other Black Dog’ Genesis Owusu - Riley Blakeway
Winner, Rage, Triple J 2021 Music Video of the year
Winner, Australian Screen Editors, Music Video
Shortlisted, ASE ELLIE Awards 2021, Music Video Of The Year
Silver, Ciclope Festival Asia, Music Video of the year
Finalist, SHOTS Creative Asia, Music Video of the year
Finalist, Clipped Music Video awards
2020 ‘Miracles’ Jarryd James - Mick Soiza
Official Selection, 2021 Portland Film Festival
Official Selection, 2021 London Music Video Festival
Official Selection, 2021 Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival
Official Selection, 2021 Mosaic World Film Festival
Official Selection, 2021 Jelly Film Festival
Official Selection, 2021 Port Shorts Film Festival
Finalist, Ciclope Festival Asia, Music Video of the year
Finalist, SHOTS Creative Asia, Music Video of the year
Finalist, Clipped Music Video awards for Editing
Finalist, Clipped Music Video awards, Video of the year
Finalist, Clipped Music Video awards, Direction
Winner, Clipped Music Video awards for Colour
2020 ‘Wherever You Are’ Kodaline - Riley Blakeway
Shortlisted, Australian Screen Editor Awards
2020 ‘Sé de un Lugar’ DouleurDolor - Joaquín Luna
Official Selection, Lift-off Global Network London
Official Selection, Lift-off Global Network Berlin
Official Selection, Valencia Indie Film Festival
Official Selection, FIVO
Official Selection, OVF
Featured, Directors Library
Featured, Booooooom TV
2020 ‘The Charge’ - Lester Jones
Shortlisted, Dumbo Film Festival
Canadian International Fashion Film Festival - official selection
Lift-Off Global Network Sessions - Pine Studios
Booooooom TV
Film Shortage, Daily Short Pick
Sceneit - Official Selection
Our Voices Film Festival - official selection
Flick Fair - Official Selection
SIP Film Festval - official selection
2019 ‘Save This Rhino’ National Geographic - Taylor Steele
Winner Best Documentary - Lumiere Awards
Monolith Award for best Episodic Content - Infinity Festival
2019 ‘The One’ - Lester Jones
Shortlisted, Berlin Commercial
Shortlisted for the Australian Screen Editors Awards
Booooooom TV
Film Shortage, Daily Short Pick
2019 ‘Dancing In The Dark’ Red Bull - Spencer Frost
Vimeo Staff Pick
2017 “Viva La Vinyl’ Sony Music - Pete Moore
Shortlisted, Berlin Commercial
2017 ‘Thirty Hours’ - Alex Massey
Official Selection, Boulder International
Vimeo Staff Pick