Carmela Schönenberger
Screenwriter, Director, Editor, Producer
She is a Swiss film editor, based in London, UK. She holds a Master in Editing from the National Film and Television School, UK. She has edited a diverse range of projects, with a focus on narrative films and documentaries, which have been showcased at festivals including the Festival Premiers Plan d’Angers, Norwich Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Max Ophüls Preis. She edited ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS which won the 2025 BAFTA for Best British Short Film and is shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film for the Academy Awards 2026.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2025
- Nepotist by Carmela Schönenberger
- 2020
- Serafin by Carmela Schönenberger
Screenwriter
- 2025
- Nepotist by Carmela Schönenberger
- 2020
- Schwerelos by Dominik Rüedi
- 2020
- Serafin by Carmela Schönenberger
Editor
- 2025
- Nepotist by Carmela Schönenberger
- 2020
- Serafin by Carmela Schönenberger
Producer
- 2020
- Serafin by Carmela Schönenberger