Cameron Mackenzie is a film/video editor and filmmaker. He studied Visual Arts at The University of British Columbia and holds a BFA in Film Production from Simon Fraser University School for the Contemporary Arts. His work has been shown in several festivals and galleries including the Vancouver International Film Festival, Telefilm ‘Not Short on Talent’, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. His short films explore how psychological, social, and environmental factors shape personal identity. As a recipient of the Early Career Development Grant through BC Arts Council, he worked as a filmmaker and educator with The Cinematheque from 2017 - 2020. Since 2020, he has worked as a film/video editor in the commercial advertising realm, continues his education work with Capilano University’s Film Program, and fosters his independent filmmaking/editing practice.
Cameron Mackenzie, Vancouver, Canada)
Education | Work Placements:
Rove Concepts- Senior Video Editor, Video Director | 2020- present Vancouver International Film Festival, Catalyst Mentorship Program- Alumni Filmmaker | 2024 Capilano University- Film lab supervisor | 2019- present The Cinematheque- Filmmaker, video editor, learning + outreach coordinator | 2017- 2020 Reel Youth- Film editor | 2019- 2020 Indie Filmmakers Lab (now called CineLab)- Program director | 2017- 2019 Canada on Screen video guides contract- Creator | commissioned by TIFF, Library + Archives Canada + Cinematheque | 2017 Simon Fraser University- BFA film production + criticism | 2013 - 2017 University of British Columbia- Visual arts | 2012- 2013
Selected Filmography: Editorial | Directorial:
8 dir. Indeveer Sodhi | 2026 | Digital Feature | editor (in pre-production) Never Use Alone | dir. Colin Matthews | 2025 | Digital short | editor (in pre-production) Strega dir. Madison Isolina | 2025 | Digital short | editor Forest Echoes dir. Eva Grant | 2024 | Digital short | editor Korinnya (Roots) dir. Lilya Syvytska | 2023 | Digital short | editor The Gentle Hum of Spring dir. Simon Garez | 2022 | Black Magic Digital 6K short | editor Remanoir | 2021 | RED Scarlet Digital 4K short | editor, co-director In Search Of | dir. Valentyn Korotkevych | 2020 | RED Digital 4K, 8mm film short | editor Silent dir. Valentyn Korotkevych | 2020 | RED Digital 4K short | 8:05 | editor Venusian | 2019 | 16mm colour, b + w | 9:50 | editor, co-director The Constant Evening | 2018 | RED Epic Digital 5K | 11:04 | director, editor Heart of Her Home | 2018 | Black Magic Digital 4K | 3:48 | director, editor Canadiana Constructed Pt. 1: A Video Study Guide, Canada On Screen | 2017 | Found + Archived Footage | 13:53 | editor Canadiana Constructed Pt. 2: A Video Study Guide, Canada On Screen | 2017 | Found + Archived Footage | 10:01 | editor Female Voices: A Video Study Guide, Canada On Screen | 2017 | Found + Archived Footage | 12:49 | editor Indigenous Voices: A Video Study Guide, Canada On Screen | 2017 | Found + Archived Footage | 16:19 | editor Traces | 2015 | RED Scarlet Digital 4K | 11:50 | director, co-editor Where I Belong | 2014 | Digital Video | 8:12 | director, editor
Awarded Grants | Recognition:
Early Career Development Grant, BC Arts Council (based on artistic merit) | 2017 ArtStarts, Artists in the Classroom Grant, Visual Gaze of Filmmaking Project | 2018, 2019 TELUS STORYHIVE Community Capacity Grant, The Indie Filmmakers Lab | 2019 Creative BC Industry Initiatives Program, The Indie Filmmakers Lab | 2019 McLean Foundation Grant, The Cinematheque’s Indie Filmmakers Lab | 2019 Dogwood Scholarship for Excellence in Fine Arts | 2011 Thomas Nolte Art Scholarship | 2011 UVIC Entrance Academic Scholarship | 2011 Top Student Award in Visual Arts | 2008- 2011
Screenings | Exhibitions for Directorial and Editorial work:
Telefilm ‘Not Short on Talent’ Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2023 Santa Fe, International Film Festival, 2024 Victoria Film Festival, 2025 Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity, 2024 Vienna Short Film Festival, 2023 RIFFA Regina International Film Festival, 2023 Santa Monica International Film Festival, 2023 Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2023 Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, 2023 Festival International Du Cinema, Francophone en acade, 2023 Courts d’un soir Festival, 2023 Fin Atlantic International Film Festival, 2022 Dreamscapes: A Retrospective Screening of short films’ presented by Cineworks | 2022 Fin Atlantic International Film Festival, 2022 Selection Silver Wave Film Festival, Fredericton, 2022 Armenian Centre for Contemporary Experimental Art, 2022 Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival, 2021 Solaris Film Festival, 2020 Vienna Independent Film Festival, 2020 NewFilmmakers 'AltFest' New York Film Festival, 2020 The Globe International Silent Film Festival, 2020 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, 2020 River Bend Film Festival, 2020 Experimental Forum, 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, 2019 BLOW UP Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival, 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival’s Reel Youth International Film Program, 2019 Victoria Short Film Festival, 2019 Film + Media Showcase: Cineworks, WIFTV, DOCBC, 2019 Austin Arthouse Film Festival, 2019 Skoden Indigenous Film Festival, 2019 Calgary Queer Film Festival, Fairy Tales Program, 2019 Northwest Fresh Filmmakers Showcase, Portland Oregon U.S.A., 2019 Vancouver Queer Film Festival, 2018 | 2019 Reel to Reel Youth Film Festival, 2019 Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, 2018 Montreal World Film Festival, 2015 Jasper Film Festival, 2014 Open Door Exhibition, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2011