Lia Starace is an award winning freelance NYC based editor. She has over 20 years of experience with a diverse portfolio including trailers, promos, live music performances, behind the scenes editorials, television series and documentaries. No matter what she is cutting, Lia considers herself a storyteller and a collaborator first and foremost. She has had the pleasure and fortune to work with some of the most creative producers in the industry at Showtime, AMC, MTV, BET, Food Network, Vice, Content 23 and more.
Awards 2012 EMMY nomination for OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC-Rudy Giuliani Smithsonian Channel 9/11 Promo
2009 Gold Promax Award for Best comedy trailer for United States of Tara
2009 NY Festival Bronze award for editing for “We Got The Hits” promo
2010 NY Festival Bronze award for editing for United States of Tara trailer
2010 NY Festival Silver for Californication Rick Springfield Promo
2014 Silver Promax Award for editing – dramatic program spot – Dexter Timelapse spot
2015 Clio Entertainment finalist for SHO Docs Close Up Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued Launch
2016 Gold Promax Award for Comedy campaign – Steven Colbert Election Special
2020 SILVER WINNER, Promax Award, Homeland, Becoming Saul Berensen
Promos and Trailers
Homeland various trailers and promos – Showtime Networks
I’m Dying Up Here trailer seasons 1 and 2 – Showtime Networks
Escape At Dannemora episodics – Showtime Networks
The Affair various trailers and promos – Showtime Networks
Dexter various trailers and promos – Showtime Networks
Masters of Sex various trailers and promos – Showtime Networks
Weeds Seasons 1-8 promos – Showtime Networks
Nurse Jackie Season 4 trailer and promos – Showtime Networks
Shameless Seasons 1-10 promos – Showtime Networks
Young Goethe In Love US Theatrical Trailer – Wheelhouse Creative
Sing Your Song Theatrical Trailer – Wheelhouse Creative
Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon Trailer for Showtime – Showtime Networks
The Big C Trailer and Launch Spots Seasons 1 and 2 – Showtime Networks
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness Theatrical Trailer – Wheelhouse Creative
United States of Tara Trailer and Launch Spots seasons 1, 2 and 3 – Showtime Networks Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25 Trailer – Smithsonian Channel
Television Series
Nick Cannon Presents Wild N Out seasons 5-21 – MTV
Quest Love’s Potluck – Food Network
Dark Side of the Ring: After Dark – Vice
Behind The Scenes and Live Performaces
Good Lord Bird – Showtime Networks
Inside Homeland final season episodes 1-10 – Showtime Networks
Better Call Saul Behind the scenes pieces seasons 1-5 – AMC Networks
The Walking Dead Behind the scenes pieces seasons 4-9 – AMC Networks
Breaking Bad Behind the scenes pieces season 5 – AMC Networks
MTV 2019 VMA remote The Jonas Brothers
MTV 2018 VMA remote Nicki Minaj
2012 SXSW MTVu Woodie Awards (live concert content) – MTV
MTV Fandom Award 2012-2017
MTVu 2009-2015 Woodie Award Show
CBS Backstage Pass 1 hour special – VH1
House of Lies Webisode series (6 episodes) – Showtime Networks
The Kids In The Hall Tour of Duty Concert (DVD, PP View, Comedy Central)
Documentaries
Catherine Opie b. 1961 – LACMA
As I Lay Dying Documentary and live concert – Metal Blade Records
Cannibal Corpse Documentary – Metal Blade Records
Mission Possible (mini doc) – PCCH Foundation
Killswitch Engage Documentary – Roadrunner Records
Tattoo Youth (w/Slipknot, Slayer, Sevendust, Hed (pe), Sepultura)