Lesley Posso is a film editor based in London with experience cutting short and feature length projects. Recently, Lesley won the Royal Television Society: Craft Skills Editing Award as well as the Gibraltar Cultural Senior Award. Her short films have gone on to win awards at the Annie Awards, Grierson Awards and Royal Television Society Awards, and have also been nominated at the BAFTAs and BIFAs. Lesley has recently completed quirky-thriller feature 'Broken Bird' and is currently in post-production for the feature 'Turn Up The Sun!' starring James McAvoy.

 

Born in Gibraltar, Lesley began creating films from an early age and always took a particular interest in the editing process. She moved to the UK to study Filmmaking at the Northern Film School, where she graduated with a First Class Honours, winning the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Film and the Outstanding Editor of the Year award. Lesley is also an Editing alumna of the prestigious National Film and Television School where she was awarded the Avid Award for Excellence in Editing at her graduation. She is now also an editing tutor at the NFTS and London Met Film School, where she is enjoying nurturing the next generation of filmmakers.

 

As part of the LGBTQ+ community, she believes that film is a powerful tool to change people’s perception of the world and aims to be involved in films that push for equality and positive change. Having a good relationship and working closely with her team are extremely important to Lesley, as she believes that the best work comes from strong collaborations.

 

In her spare time, Lesley enjoys playing piano, photographing events and is an avid jigsaw puzzler (classic editor), which all feed into her work.