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Lindsay Watson

ABOUT

Lindsay Watson BFE is a Scottish documentary film editor known for her thoughtful storytelling and emotional depth.

Her work has been broadcast internationally and and screened at prestigious festivals, including ‘Tish’ , the opening film of Sheffield Doc Fest and ‘Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands’, the closing film of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Lindsay graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in Visual Communication: Photography with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree. She later refined her craft in London, collaborating with leading creatives including photographer Emma Summerton, further developing her cinematic and aesthetic storytelling approach.

Lindsay works across a wide range of storytelling forms, integrating archival material, immersive sound design, and multiscreen formats in feature films, short films, exhibitions, fashion films, and television commercials.

Lindsay was nominated for two British Film Editors Cut Above Awards for her work on ‘Tish’ and edited The Royal Television Society Scotland’s Best Short Form winning film ‘On The Twelfth Day of Findom’.

A member of British Film Editors and BAFTA Connect, Lindsay thrives in collaboration, shaping narratives that resonate deeply with audiences.

SOFTWARE
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2026
THE ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY SCOTLAND

Winner

On the Twelfth Day of Findom 

Best Short Form

Govan Fair Queen | On the Twelfth Day of Findom | The Herring Queen

2024
BRITISH FILM EDITORS | CUT ABOVE AWARDS

Nominated

Tish

Best Edited British Documentary or Non-Fiction Programme

20 Days in Mariupol | Still: A Michael J Fox Movie | The Deepest Breath | Tish

Best Edited Single Documentary or Non-Fiction Programme

Right Here, Right Now | The Deepest Breath | Russel Brand : In plain Sight | Tish

SHOWREEL
SOCIAL
SELECTED CREDITS

Feature Film

Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands | 2024 | Dir. Blair Young & Carla J. Easton | Forest of Black | BBC Scotland

Official Selection, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024, Closing Film 

Tish | 2023 | Dir. Paul Sng | Velvet Joy & Freya Productions | BBC Arts

Official Selection, Sheffield DocFest 2023, Opening Gala Film

Broadcast

We Are All Fans | 2024 | Sky Sports | Dir. Simone Heineck

Arctic Academy (Series) | 2019 | BBC Scotland | Freak Productions

Shorts

Mother’s Influence | 2025 | Dir. Meg Wriggles

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025

What It Means To Be | 2023 | Dir. Lea Luiz Oliveira 

Winner, Best Short Doc, KASHISH Film Festival

The Way I Welcome You | 2021 | Dir. Amparo Fortuny | GMAC

Consultant Editor

Friends on the Outside | 2023 | Dir. Annabel Moodie

BAFTA Scotland Nominee 2024

Drama

On the Twelfth Day of Findom | 2025 | 15min | Dir. Caitlin Black & Joanne Thomson

Royal Television Society Best Short – Form – Winner 2026 

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