Biography

Jonno Woodford-Robinson has been a feature film editor since 1999. His diverse career spans visual effects spectacles and indie comedies to dramas and documentaries. Based in Aotearoa New Zealand, his credits include sci-fi epic 'Mortal Engines', mockumentary comedy-horror 'What We Do in the Shadows', acclaimed dramas 'The Rehearsal' and 'Mahana' and Taika Waititi’s debut feature 'Eagle vs Shark', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He also edited the Emmy-nominated fantasy adventure series 'Time Bandits' and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s 'Mr. Corman', both Apple TV productions; Wayne Blair’s Australian sci-fi drama series 'Cleverman'; NZ detective drama 'One Lane Bridge'; and the award-winning short film 'Closer', which was in competition for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Other highlights of his extensive resumé include editorial work on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films 'The Two Towers' and 'Return of the King', and an additional editor role on 'King Kong'. Jonno also gained an extensive VFX skill set while working for Wētā Digital’s (now Wētā FX) motion capture department in 2005 and 2006, and this experience has proved invaluable on both 3D and VFX driven productions. He also edited the environmental documentary 'The Last Ocean', martial-arts-Western 'The Warrior’s Way', pioneering Rotuman feature film 'Pear ta Ma 'on Maf' (aka 'The Land Has Eyes'), Dame Gaylene Preston’s mini-series 'Hope and Wire', and Kiwi comedy remake 'Pork Pie'. Most recently, he was an additional editor on Jared Hess’s 'A Minecraft Movie' and completed work on Chelsie Preston Crayford’s feature debut, 'Caterpillar'.
- IMDb mini biography by: Amanda Newth