Former Bathurst resident Cameron Drew wins editing award at Flickerfest

Mr Drew was handed the award for Best Editing in an Australian Short Film at the Flickerfest 2022 Awards for Ishmael, a seven-minute short film about a fisherman dealing with a loved one battling cancer.

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For Mr Drew, who first developed a love for film working at Metro Cinemas as a projectionist, the award is a highlight in his emerging career in film, where he fills film editing roles for a host of advertising, entertainment and events clients.

"Ishmael was personal to director Toby Morris, as he lost his mother to cancer, so he put a lot of trust in me to treat the work with the respect it deserved," he said.

"It's as much Toby's award as it is mine. I knew the film would win an award, but I didn't think I'd win an award myself for editing, but it's as much an award for the fantastic efforts of the entire crew."

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Mr Drew became a freelance editor two years ago after spending the preceding four and a half years with a Sydney-based production company.

"I've been really lucky to work with a bunch of awesome directors and film crews along the way," he said.

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"My career started off making seconds-long advertisements for social media, but it's developing into helping tell bigger and better stories; I live for the passion projects."

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