Peter Lambert
assembly editor
Peter Lambert graduated from Manchester University in 1999 with a first in Drama.
He then worked for two years in New York and London, first in documentary production
and then as a junior editor at Carlton Television. Peter joined the National
Film & Television School as an editing student in 2002. As well as cutting
numerous shorts at the film school, he spent the summer of his second year as
an editing trainee on the feature film Love Actually. Since leaving in January
2004, Peter has worked as a freelance editor in documentary, fiction and animation.
Films he has edited include Brand Spanking which won the McLaren Award for Animation,
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2004; Le Pris Entente Cordiale (Audience
choice for best short film) - British Film Festival in Dinard; and Best animation,
International Festival of Film Art in Bulgaria. He edited Promised Land which
was aired on BBC4 and was part of the official selection at Edinburgh International
Film Festival. He also edited Playing Dead which was selected by Cannes, London,
Montreal and Kiev film festivals. It won the Special Jury Prize at Lucania Film
Festival, Italy. He was editor of Streets, Official Selection, Venice Film Festival
