Lorenzo Colugnati is an award winning film editor with over 15 years of experience cutting entertaining projects of all kind.
After his start in Milan, Italy, with the finest creative agencies and production companies like Wunderman Thompson, Ogilvy, Publicis Groupe, DLV BBDO, Havas WW, Armando Testa, Movie Magic International, The Family, Indiana Production and Filmaster he moved to Vancouver, Canada, to join the team of Atmosphere VFX working on prime time TV series: The Expanse, Bitten, Shadowhunters, Dark Matter and Falling Skies.
Working side by side with international directors like Casper Balslev, Gabriele Muccino, Igor Borghi, Justin Reardon, Rodrigo Valdes, Reynald Gresset and Xavier Mairesse to name a few has made him a versatile editor, able to be at ease with different narrative styles.
In 2021 he worked in collaboration with Barilla and director Xavier Mairesse editing the short film “The Origin”, featuring Claudio Santamaria and Yonv Joseph, who amassed a staggering +50million views in just a week and went on to win the Grand Prix at the ADCI Awards.
Aside from editing commercial and television, Lorenzo has a passion for bringing a voice to social issues. His editorial work on the shocking short documentary “Please Arrest Me”, directed by Xavier Mairesse for RIT Foundation, about the controversial marital rape laws in India, has gathered international critic consensus winning multiple awards in Cannes, London International Film Festival, Spikes Asia, D&AD, The One Show and One Screen Short Film Festival.
His charitable work in bringing a voice to the under-represented include also the global campaigns for the NGOs Emergency and Terre Des Hommes, who won multiple awards at the ADCI 2021 and NYF Advertising Awards.
His recent film work: “MAMELI – Il ragazzo che sognò l’Italia” – an epic prime time period drama event serie, directed by Luca Lucini and Ago Panini, settled in Italy between 1847 and 1849 about the life and death of the warrior poet Goffredo Mameli – debuted on Rai Uno on February 12th and 13th, 2024.
Awards
EMERGENCY – “LAST MAN ON HEARTH” | BEST EDITING at One-Reeler L.A. – Worldwide
BARILLA – “CAREBONARA – AN ORIGIN STORY” | SILVER – Category: CRAFT – EDITING at ADC*E Art Directors Club of Europe 2022 – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | SILVER – Category: DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM at London International Awards 2021 – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | SILVER – Category: BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT Social Awareness at London International Awards 2021 – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | SILVER – Category: TV/CINEMA Public Service/NGO/Charities at London International Awards 2021 – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” // BRONZE – Category: ONLINE FILM Public Service/NGO/Charities at London International Awards 2021 – Worldwide
BARILLA – “CAREBONARA – AN ORIGIN STORY” | BRONZE – Category: ONLINE FILM Foods at London International Awards 2021 – Italy
BARILLA – “CAREBONARA – AN ORIGIN STORY” | BRONZE – Category: Scripted Short Film at London International Awards 2021 – Italy
BARILLA – “CAREBONARA – AN ORIGIN STORY” | GRAND PRIX at ADCI Awards 2021 – Italy
EMERGENCY – “EVERYONE DESERVES A CHANCE” | SILVER – Category: HEALTH FILM at ADCI Awards 2021 – Italy
TERRE DES HOMMES – “SYRIA 10th ANNIVERSARY” | SILVER – Category: FILM at ADCI Awards 2021 – Italy
TERRE DES HOMMES – “SYRIA 10th ANNIVERSARY” | SILVER – Category: FILM CRAFT – Direction at ADCI Awards 2021 – Italy
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | SILVER – Category: FILM at Cannes International Festival of Creativity 2021 – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | GLASS LION at Cannes International Festival of Creativity 2021 – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | GOLD at Spikes Asia 2021 – Entertainment – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | BRONZE – Category: FILM at The One Show 2020 – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | WOOD PENCIL – Category: ENTERTAINMENT at D&AD Awards – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | SILVER – Category: SOCIAL MEDIA at The One Show 2020 – Worldwide
OGILVY SINGAPORE – “PLEASE ARREST ME” | GOLD at One Screen Short Film Festival – New York
DR.GIORGINI – “NOWADAYS” | SILVER at Epica Awards
EMERGENCY – “EVERYONE HAS A DREAM” | SECOND PRIZE at Nyf Advertising Awards
AMARO MONTENEGRO – “HUMAN SPIRIT” | SILVER at Effie Awards
DR. GIORGINI – “BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW” | SILVER at Epica Awards