Xavier Soński
Editor | Producer
Xavier is an editor and producer based in London and Manchester, known for Bricked Up (2025), Beyond The Reel (2024-) and Bikini Shark, founder of an independent content company group, Memorisica. Xavier Soński was born in Świdnica, Poland. Beyond the edit suite, Xavier is teaching Film & TV to children at an arts academy.
Contact Email: x.sonski@outlook.com
IMDb: imdb.me/xavier
Instagram: @xaviersonski
LinkedIn: in/mxavierso
Vimeo: /xaviersonski
Select Festivals, Awards and Nominations
2025. 'Bricked Up', Producer, Editor — Produced with writer/director Max James Walker
Royal Television Society, Awarded Best Entertainment & Comedy Drama, North West Student Television Awards, Mar 26
Liverpool Indie Awards, Nominee for Best Male Student Director, Mar 29
Stockport Garrick Short Film Festival, Stockport Garrick Theatre, Mar 2
London Director Awards, London, Finalist for Best Director (Student Fiction Film), Feb 1
Beeston Film Festival, Honourable Mention for Comedy, Apr 24
University of Salford, Outstanding Achievement in Editing Award, Aug, 2024
Salford Film Festival, Best Film & Best Editing Awards among Graduate Short Films, May 20, 2024
2025. 'Beyond The Reel' TV Series: Talk-Show, Producer, Editor, Premiered on Quays TV
National Student Television Awards, Nominee for Mars Elkins El-Brogy Award for Multimedia Content, Apr 5
2023. 'Liquid Architecture', Producer, Director
San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival, Semi-Finalist for Best Experimental Short, Apr 27
Serbest International Film Festival (Kishinev, Moldova), Semi-Finalist for Best Experimental Film, Sept 5
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork (Pinewood Studios, Iver, UK), Official Selection for Editing & Post Production, Mar 27
Training and certifications
Enhanced DBS Certificate available on the Update Service
Waterloo Road Production Trainee Scheme, Wall to Wall Media, Rope Ladder Fiction, in association with HOME and Screen Manchester, Sep 16, 2024
Adobe Premiere Pro for Assistant Editors, AdobeUK, delivered by Karl Soule, and Alex Macleod, Alexander Snelling, Dec 2, 2023
Conflict Resolution Foundations (Personal Development), National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Jul 18, 2023
Unconcious Bias (Behaviour Ethics), Project Management Institute, Mar 1, 2023
Introduction to mental health awareness at work, ScreenSkills, Mar 7, 2023
Talking About Mental Health as a Leader, LinkedIn Learning, Mar 1, 2023
Mentoring for mentees, ScreenSkills, Oct 9, 2024
Safeguarding Children, and Online Safety, Smart Horizons, Jun 2024
Media Coverage and Publicity
2024. Salford Weekly, Beyond The Reel' S2 Interview with Xavier Soński, Quays TV, Aired Sep 30
2024. British Cinematographer Magazine, 'Northern Soul', Select Production Photographs from 'Dear Vladimir' short by Jeremiah Quinn, March Issue
2023. Memorisica, 'Breaking the bounds of live sports broadcasting with 3D modelling', Blog Article, Published Feb 4
2020. Marika Magazine, 'LED Beauty Photoshot with Maciej Sonski', Featured Portrait Photography, Issue 50, June
Broadcast and VOD Releases
2024. 'Beyond The Reel' TV Series: Talk-Show, Producer, Editor, Premiered on Quays TV
S2.E1 ∙ 'You Have to Be Pragmatic', Featuring Guest: Ella Day, Premiered Sep 24
S2.E2 ∙ ‘Make Films Not Just for a Grade’, Featuring Guest: Callum Jones, Premiered Sep 25
S2.E3 ∙ ‘Give It Views It Deserves’, Featuring Guest: Theo Borzsony, Premiered Sep 26
S2.E4 ∙ ‘Focus on Your Actors!’, Featuring Guest: Max James Walker, Premiered Sep 27