A calm seascape at sunrise with waves moving around coastal rocks

SOUND

Xu, Mingxi

Sound for Moving Image

Sound Editor · Sound Designer · Re-recording Mixer

London · Tokyo · Shenzhen

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SOUNDX / 01

There is no single
correct answer in sound.

Every story can be heard from more than one distance, perspective and emotional truth.

Portfolio / Selected work

Sound shaped around the story you want to tell.

Headphones recommended.

Narrative

Fiction & Animation Reel

18:01 · Sound editing, design and mixing

Documentary

Factual & Unscripted Reel

18:53 · Sound editing, design and mixing

Selected credits

Current work.

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2026

Confidential Feature Film

Feature · In post-production

Sound Editor

2026

Ha Si

Documentary Short

Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer

2026

Eyeliner

Short Animation

Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer

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Selected festivals, awards & recognition

Cinema Audio Society 62nd Awards WinnerAnnecy Official Selection 2026Annecy Competition 2026Aesthetica Film Festival Official Selection 2026Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026SXSW Film and TV Festival World Premiere 20252026 Student Academy Awards SemifinalistMotion Picture Sound EditorsChina Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Sound Academy AwardsTirana International Film Festival Official Selection 2025Tokyo International Film Festival Nippon Cinema Now48th Moscow International Film Festival Official Selection 2026FrightFest London Official Selection 2026Festival de Cannes La Cinef Official Selection 2026London International Animation Festival Official Selection 202366th Nordic Film Days Lübeck Nordic ShortsFestival Formula Screening NowNorthampton Film Festival Official Selection 2025Young Arrows 2025London Short Film Festival Official SelectionPicto Plasma Official Selection 2026Primanima Official Selection 2026Linoleum Official Selection 2026Insomnia Animation Festival International Competition 2026Cinema Audio Society 62nd Awards Nominee
Mingxi Xu editing sound at a mixing console

In the edit · London

About Mingxi

Story-led sound worlds shaped by ambience, perspective and emotional realism.

Mingxi is a film and television sound editor, sound designer and field recordist working across London, Tokyo and Shenzhen. She currently works as a film sound editor at an award-winning post-production company, while continuing to design and mix independent narrative, documentary, animation and commercial projects.

A graduate of the National Film and Television School and the Royal College of Art, she approaches every project through close listening, collaboration and the specific needs of its story.

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Beyond the library

Field Recording

Bespoke effects and real-world recordings, gathered for the particular textures, places and perspectives a story needs.

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