In episode 54 I talk with film editor Matteo Bini.

Matteo moved to London from Italy in 2011 for the MA in Editing at the prestigious National Film and Television School. 

He graduated in 2013 with a distinction and received the Christie Award for Most Promising Student.

Among Bini's recent works as an editor are Charlotte Regan’s debut feature film Scrapper, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2023.  Cathy Brady’s debut feature film Wildfire, winner of the BIFA best debut screenwriter 2021 and Prevenge by Alice Lowe, selected as the Opening Film of the 31. Venice International Film Critics’ Week.

Amongst his documentary work, The Confession by Sam Hobkinson, Pelé  by Dave Thryon and Ben Nicholas, 

Return to Podor by Oscar winner director Kevin Macdonald and Pistorius, a feature documentary series about the iconic athlete, and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius. 

For TV  he worked on the critically acclaimed series  Top Boy,   directed by William Stephen Smith, Riches created by Abby Ajay and directed by Sebastian Thiel and Glue, the E4 TV drama by Bafta-winning writer Jack Thorne, nominated at the Broadcast Awards for Best Multichannel Programme.

His short film credits include Balcony, winner of the Crystal Bear at the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival, 

Change in the Weather, premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand film festival 2016 and Morning, winner of the Irish Film and Television Award 2013 and nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards 2013.

In 2014 Bini co-directed and co-wrote the Italian feature film Io, Arlecchino produced by Officina della Comunicazione and Rai Cinema. The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival and was released nationwide in Italy in June 2015.

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