About Elliott

Elliott Magen is a film editor based on Cameraygal land (Sydney). He has a passion for projects with a social conscience that challenges conventional modes of storytelling. His editing works span across feature films, documentaries and multi-screen video installations.


His documentary credits include his editing work on Rachel Perkins’ THE AUSTRALIAN WARS (2022), Samantha Langs’ IT ALL STARTED WITH A STALE SANDWICH (2019), Steven McGregors’ SERVANT OR SLAVE (2016), Erica Glynns’ TRUTH BE TOLD: LEST WE FORGET and Kate Blackmores’ THE GLASS BEDROOM for which he was awarded the 2017 Australian Screen Editors’ Digistor Award for Best Editing in Open Content.

Elliotts’ drama work includes the 2022 AACTA Award winning short FINDING JEDDA, by Tanith Glynn-Maloney (Sydney + Melbourne International Film festivals), and Kate Blackmores’ WE CIRCLE SILENTLY (Screened at SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2023)

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Elliott has collaborated on video artworks for artists such as Jonathan Jones, Deborah Kelly and Lynette Wallworth, including her immersive feature fulldome film, CORAL: REKINDLING VENUS which screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Many of his works have been screened at major festivals around the world including the Sundance Film festival, Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Antenna Film Festival, San Fransisco Green Film Festival, Adelaide Film Festival and the Buenos Aires Festival of International Independent Cinema.