A N D I C A M P B E L L - W A I T E BFE
My Story
Film Editor. Producer. Storyteller.
From an early age, I was immersed in the world of the creative arts. Not as the privileged offspring of a renowned thespian or famous musician, but the quiet son of a theatre usherette. Back then, for my folks, money was tight so rather than pay a babysitter my mother would take me to work with her at the theatre. There, I would sit silently in the auditorium, captivated by countless hours of plays, musicals and pantomimes.
I obviously didn’t realise it at the time, but now recognise this exposure to such a variety and volume of performance at such a tender age, cemented in me, almost unconsciously, the language of visual storytelling.
A career in the theatre would have been an obvious progression, but to the teenage me, the medium of television was more enticing. By the age of 20 I had landed my first job in TV, at the BBC, copying rushes tapes for leading programmes like The Clothes Show. Three years on, I was editing short films for a live daily show and later cutting regularly for flagship BBC shows including Top Gear. Aged just 26, I resigned my staff position to pursue my career as a freelance film editor.
Spool forward about twenty years and I am now a multi-award-winning cross genre film editor and producer. I have amassed an impressive list of broadcast credits and accolades across documentary, factual entertainment, natural history and specialist factual genres.
In recent years, I have also enjoyed cutting for the silver screen. Beginning with the theatrical natural history documentary Enchanted Kingdom 3D, the IMAX production Wild Africa 3D and Peter Webber's Earth: One Amazing Day - the movie of Planet Earth II.
Both my television and theatrical work have been recognised at film festivals across the world such as BAFTA Film & Television Awards, The Grierson Awards, New York Festival, Jackson Hole, Wildscreen, Missoula and The International Film Festival of India.
One of my latest documentary projects, Leaving Care - produced by Chatterbox Productions in London for CBBC, has recently been awarded two BAFTAs and a BROADCAST award.
RECENT WORK
Recent Projects
Saudi Arabia
Wonders From The Air
Going Circular
Oti Mabuse
My South Africa
Documentary
FILM EDITOR
This documentary series showcases the many previously unseen wonders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Featuring stunning aerial footage of rarely glimpsed places and landscapes, the films tell the stories of the people of Saudi Arabia throughout the ages, revealing their rich cultural heritage and vision for the future.
Feature Documentary
FILM EDITOR
This revolutionary documentary about a circular economy invites the audience to rethink everything. Fascinating personal stories challenge us to reform our deepest ideas about what it really means to thrive as a species on Planet Earth by moving towards a circular future. Link to the distributor's website here.
Documentary
FILM EDITOR
Oti drives and dances her way across South Africa in this heartwarming BBC1 film. She reveals her own life story, delves into her family's past and examines the recent history of the country since the end of Apartheid.
BROADCAST
Awards
2023
Gopher Tortoise: Secrets of the Burrow
WINNER
Nature Documentary Short
The Telly Awards
FILM EDITOR, PRODUCER & NARRATOR
2022
Going Circular
WINNER
Grand Prix for Best Documentary
Cannes Media & TV Awards
FILM EDITOR
Going Circular
GOLD WINNER
Best Science & Technology Film
New York Festival TV & Film Awards
FILM EDITOR
Going Circular
FINALIST
Best Documentary
RTS West Film Awards
FILM EDITOR
2020
Leaving Care
WINNER
Best Children's Programme
BROADCAST Television Awards
FILM EDITOR
2019
Leaving Care
WINNER
Content for Change
BAFTA Film and Television Awards
FILM EDITOR
Leaving Care
WINNER
Teen
BAFTA Film and Television Awards
FILM EDITOR
Attenborough's Ant Mountain
FINALIST
Best Film
Jackson Hole International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2018
Earth: One Amazing Day
WINNER
Best Film
International Nature Film Festival Awards, Hungary
FILM EDITOR
Attenborough's Ant Mountain
FINALIST
Best Film
International Nature Film Festival Awards, Hungary
FILM EDITOR
2017
Wild Africa 3D
FINALIST
Best Theatrical Film
Jackson Hole International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
FINALIST
Best Conservation Film
Jackson Hole International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2016
India's Wandering Lions
FINALIST
Wildscreen International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2015
Enchanted Kingdom
WINNER
Best Theatrical Film
Jackson Hole International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
India's Wandering Lions
FINALIST
Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2014
Tigress Blood
WINNER
Best Editing
National Film Awards of India
FILM EDITOR
Enchanted Kingdom
WINNER
Best 3D Documentary
Wildscreen International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
Secrets Of Bones
WINNER
Best Series
Wildscreen International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2011
Flight For Survival
FINALIST
Best Conservation & Best Independent
Missoula International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2010
A Day On The River
WINNER
Best Children's Film & Best Internet Film
Missoula International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR & PRODUCER
Inside Life
WINNER
Best Children's Series
Missoula International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
The Coral Gardener
WINNER
Best Short Film
Wildscreen International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2009
The Coral Gardener
FINALIST
Best Short Film
Jackson Hole International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2008
Saving Planet Earth
WINNER
Best Children's Series
Missoula International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR
2007
Showdown In Elk Town
WINNER
Best Short Film
Jackson Hole International Wildlife Film Festival Awards
FILM EDITOR