b.1983) Lucas Baynes is a film editor based in Australia.
Previous collaborations include; Tom Noakes ’The Worm (official selection 2026 Sundance Film Festival), Stefan Hunt’s They Saw The Sun First (BAFTA Short Form Program winner 2021) and Jane Cho’s The Egg (AACTA Best Short Film 2019). Lucas currently lives in Sydney with his partner Jen and their dog Sadie.

For commercial enquiries please contact;
ARC Edit (AU/NZ) / production@arc.site
Exile Edit (USA) / hello@exileedit.com

For narrative and documentary enquiries please contact;
lucasbaynes@gmail.com

Bronze Editor of the Year / Shots Awards Asia Pacific 2025
Aldi ‘Go A Little Extra’ / Bronze (editing) / Shots Awards Asia Pacific 2025
Apple ‘Swoop’ / Finalist (editing) / Ciclope Asia Pacific 2024
Senator Briggs ‘Far Enough’ / Bronze (editing) / Award Award 2024
Aldi ‘You Can’t Overcook Christmas’ / Finalist (editing) / Ciclope Asia Pacific 2023
Aldi ‘You Can’t Overcook Christmas’ / Bronze (editing) / Award Award 2023
TVNZ ‘Wrong Ride’ / Silver (editing) / Award Award 2023
TVNZ ‘Wrong Ride’ / Winner (editing) / Ciclope Asia Pacific 2022
TVNZ ‘Wrong Ride’ / Silver (editing) / Shots Awards Asia Pacific 2022
They Saw The Sun First / Winner Short Form Program / BAFTA 2021
The Egg / Winner Best Short Film / AACTA 2019