Australian Screen Editors

What Australian Screen Editors does

Australian Screen Editors (ASE) is a non-profit professional guild founded in 1996 that serves screen editors, assistant editors, and post-production professionals working in Australian film, television, documentary, and digital content production. Headquartered in Potts Point, Australia, ASE operates as the recognized peak body for the screen editing craft in Australia, with state-based committees across VIC, NSW, ACT, and QLD. The organization is governed by a national committee led by President Danielle Boesenberg and Vice President Jenny Hicks, with no parent company or external ownership structure.

ASE's core offerings center on a tiered membership model (Student free, Associate $10, Full Member $165-$275 per 2-day period across three income bands) and a portfolio of member services including the ASE Accreditation program, the annual Ellie Awards across multiple craft categories (plus Technical Excellence and Emerging Editor Awards), a mentorship program, training webinars, a member directory, and a job board. Content distribution extends through the 'Final Final Locked' podcast on Spotify, an Instagram channel, a Facebook group, and an email newsletter. The organization has no proprietary technology stack and is explicitly not a software vendor.

ASE generates revenue primarily through membership fees and event/program sponsorships from major production companies (Netflix, ITV Studios, AFTRS) and editing technology vendors (Avid, Adobe, Blackmagic Design, Eizo, Videocraft Pro). Standards-setting and industry advocacy — including co-developed guidelines with AWGACS and the Get Real on Rates campaign with MEAA — form a significant portion of strategic activity. The member base spans notable credits on productions including Elvis, Heartbreak High, Love on the Spectrum US, The Drover's Wife, and AACTA-recognized documentaries, with individual members having won Primetime Emmys and American Cinema Editors nominations.

Name

Australian Screen Editors

Legal name

Australian Screen Editors

Website

https://screeneditors.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Australian Screen Editors (ASE) is the non-profit peak guild for Australian screen editors, founded 1996, providing tiered membership, accreditation, the annual Ellie Awards, mentorship, standards-setting, and community events for post-production professionals.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Guild / Industry Association Services

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

VFX Supervision & On-Set VFX Services (MPAHABAA)

Keywords

• Screen editing guild
• Film industry association
• Professional accreditation
• Industry awards program
• Professional membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Potts Point

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ASE generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees structured across multiple tiers based on membership level (Student, Associate, Full Member with income bands 1-3, Development Check Level). Membership pricing ranges from free (Student) to $275 per 2-day period (Full Member income band 3 earning over $100,001 annually).

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Core offering

Australian Screen Editors is a non-profit professional guild that delivers a tiered membership service to screen editors working in Australian film, television, and documentary post-production. Members receive professional accreditation access, eligibility for the annual Ellie Awards, mentorship pairing, training webinars, a job board, a podcast, networking events, and industry-standard guidelines on rates, conditions, and co-editing. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership fees, sponsorships, and paid event/award entries.

Product overview

Australian Screen Editors (ASE) is a professional guild/membership organization for screen editors in Australia, not a software product company. The organization offers a unified membership platform providing professional development, industry advocacy, awards programs (Ellie Awards, Technical Excellence Award, Emerging Editor Awards), accreditation, mentorship, training webinars, a job board, podcast content (Final Final Locked), networking events (Edit Royale competition, social drinks), industry guidelines (Co-Editing Guidelines, Rates & Conditions), and a members directory. The portfolio is structured as a membership service with multiple supporting programs and resources for professional screen editors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ellie Awards: Annual awards program recognizing excellence in screen editing in Australia
• Edit Royale
• Final Final Locked

Products and services

• ASE Membership Recurring tiered subscription membership for individual screen editors in Australia, providing access to accreditation pathways, Ellie Awards eligibility, mentorship, training webinars, job board, members directory, newsletter, and networking events.
• Ellie Awards Annual national awards program recognizing excellence in screen editing across multiple categories; paid submission process open to ASE members, with results announced at the annual Ellie Awards ceremony.
• ASE Accreditation Professional accreditation credential awarded to screen editors demonstrating experience, skill, and commitment to the craft through a peer-review process, providing industry-recognized standing.
• Mentorship Program Structured mentorship program that pairs emerging screen editors with experienced industry mentors to support career development and skill growth.
• Job Board Members-only job board where employers can post paid advertisements for screen editing and post-production positions and where members can apply for roles across Australian film and television.
• Training Webinars Educational webinar series covering screen editing craft, workflow, and industry practices, delivered as a member benefit for ongoing professional development.
• Edit Royale Ticketed competitive editing event run by ASE in partnership with Videocraft Pro, where editors race to edit a montage from shared footage with audience voting and sponsor-provided prizes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emmy Award recognition - ASE members Rachel Grierson-Johns, John Rosser and Simon Wright won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program for 'Love on the Spectrum' US (2022)

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• NetflixcoreOthersMajor streaming platform and production company; one of ASE's primary sponsors supporting the organization and its awards programs.
• AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School)coreOthersPremier Australian film, television, and radio educational institution; sponsors ASE and supports professional development in the industry.
• Videocraft ProcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional video equipment supplier; partners with ASE for Edit Royale competitions and events; provides prizes and venue support for industry competitions.
• Avid TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading video editing software provider; sponsors ASE with software subscriptions as prizes for Edit Royale and supports member professional development.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationCreative Cloud software provider; sponsors ASE with subscriptions as prizes and supports editing professionals using Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Blackmagic DesigncoreTechnology or IntegrationVideo editing and color grading software/hardware company; sponsors ASE with DaVinci Resolve software and hardware prizes.
• EizocoreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional monitor manufacturer; sponsors ASE with high-end ColorEdge monitors as prizes for Edit Royale competitions.
• ITV StudioscoreOthersMajor television production company; sponsors ASE supporting the Australian screen editing industry.
• AWGACS (Australian Writers Guild Authorship Collecting Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-writing and royalties collecting society; jointly develops guidelines with ASE for co-editing practices and royalties standards for screen editors.
• WIFT Australia (Women in Film Television and Radio)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeak organization for women in screen industries; ASE collaborates on advocacy initiatives and participates in joint networking events with other industry guilds.
• MEAA (Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian union for screen industry workers; ASE collaborates on Get Real on Rates campaign for fair wages and conditions, and provides member insurance benefits through MEAA partnership.
• JMC AcademyminorOthersFilm and entertainment education institution; sponsors ASE supporting the next generation of screen professionals.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Australian Directors Guild (ADG): Australian national guild representing directors across film, television, and digital media. A listed ASE industry collaborator; offers a comparable domestic guild model with awards (ADG Awards), accreditation, and advocacy, but at a larger industry scale than screen editing alone.
• WIFT Australia: Peak organization for women in film, television, and radio in Australia and a strategic partner of ASE for joint advocacy and networking events. Broad cross-discipline industry body, useful peer for evaluating cross-craft engagement and gender-equity initiatives.
• MEAA (Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance): Australia's largest entertainment and media union and ASE's core strategic partner on the 'Get Real on Rates' campaign and member insurance benefits. Larger, broader labor body whose collective-bargaining infrastructure and advocacy playbook directly shape ASE's wage advocacy outcomes.
• Australian Writers Guild (AWG): Peak Australian guild for screenwriters and a co-development partner of ASE on Co-Writing and Royalties Guidelines. Adjacent professional body serving a different but interlocking post-production craft, offering a benchmark for how an Australian guild at greater scale operates advocacy and rate-setting.

Direct peers

• British Film Editors (BFE): UK organization promoting the art and craft of film and television editing through awards and membership. Closest direct international peer to ASE in mission (craft recognition, professional development, advocacy) and is referenced as 'BFE' next to ASE member credits, indicating cross-recognition with the UK editing community.
• American Cinema Editors (ACE): US national honorary society of film editors that awards the annual ACE Eddie Awards. ASE explicitly cites ACE in its awards data and ACE nominated 'Love on the Spectrum' US, making ACE the closest structural counterpart globally - both run peer-reviewed accreditation, annual awards, and member networking.
• Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE): Canadian peer organization for film and television editors offering accreditation, awards, and professional development. Highly comparable structural model to ASE (English-language Commonwealth country, similar industry scale, similar membership-based guild structure).
• Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local 700): Unionized labor guild representing Hollywood editors, assistant editors, and post-production workers under IATSE. Comparable to ASE in scope (advocacy, rates negotiation, training) but operates at US scale with collective bargaining; ASE's MEAA partnership mirrors this model in Australia.
• Cinema Audio Society (CAS): US industry society for sound mixers and audio post-production professionals, operating a CAS Awards program structurally similar to ASE's Ellie Awards. Comparable guild model for an adjacent post-production discipline, useful benchmark for how a small specialty guild sustains awards and advocacy.

Others

• Screen Producers Australia (SPA): National peak body for screen production businesses in Australia. Counterparty rather than competitor to ASE, but operates the adjacent demand side of the editor labor market and influences the rate-setting and conditions discussions ASE engages in via MEAA.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubepodcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/final-final-locked
• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/screeneditors
• Instagraminstagram.com/australianscreeneditors
• Xx.com/screeneditors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ase-australian-screen-editors

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Profiles3 records

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