About Justine Wright
Born 1950. Justine Wright is a New Zealand film editor.
Justine Wright is a film editor from Wellington, New Zealand.
In 2000, the film One Day in September, which Wright had edited, won an Academy Award for Best Documentary. She also won the Best Newcomer Behind the Camera award at the British Independent Film Awards for the same film.
In 2014, Wright won the European Editor of the Year Award at the European Film Awards. In 2016, she was co-winner (with Noam Amit) at the Jerusalem Film Festival of the Haggiag Award for Best Editing for her work in Forever Pure.
Filmography
One Day in September (1999) - won Best Documentary at the 72nd Academy Awards Late Night Shopping (2001) - won a BAFTA (Scotland) Best Feature Film award The Game of Their Lives (2002) Black Sea (2014) The Pass (2016) Forever Pure (2016) Denial (2016) Yardie (2018) The Mauritanian (2021) We Live in Time (2024)
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Who is Justine Wright?
New Zealand film editor
When was Justine Wright born?
Justine Wright was born in 1950.
What is Justine Wright's occupation?
Justine Wright is a film editor.
What nationality is Justine Wright?
Justine Wright is New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Justine Wright. https://biography.guide/justine-wright/
MLA: "Justine Wright." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/justine-wright/.
Chicago: "Justine Wright." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/justine-wright/.
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