Based in Brussels,
Joëlle has been working on full length documentaries and fiction films for over 20 years.
She is tutoring in several documentary workshops on pitching teasers and editing.
Namely at CloseUp, EsoDoc, Documentary Campus, Dok.incubator and TLV DOCLAB.
She is part of rough cut service giving editing consultations. She is a member of the
European Academy as well as the American Academy of Motion Pictures.
Marching in the Dark (K. Surjan), Special Mention in HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD Competition
at CPH:DOX 2024, Best International Film Award at Docaviv 2024, Young Critics Award and
Audience award at Biografilm Festival, selected at the European Academy in the feature
documentary competition.
Kamay (I. Yourish), Interreligious award at Visions du Réel 2024, Feature documentary
award and elevate award at DOXA
Black Notebooks (S.Elkabetz), Premiered at Cannes 2021, Best film Ofir Awards 2022
Speer Goes to Hollywood (V. Lappa), Premiered in Berlinale 2020, Telluride FF, Film Forum
NYC
Leftover Women (S. Slam & H. Medalia), Premiered at Tribeca FF 2019, Best Israeli film,
best director, best editor DocAviv
Muhi- Generally Temporary (R. Castelnuovo and T. Elterman) Best Debut Film DocAviv
2017, Selected at San Fransisco IFF, Hotdocs, Human Rights Watch
Twilight of a Life (S. Biegeleisen) opening film of Visions du Reel 2015
The Green Prince (N. Schirman), Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival 2013
A Film Unfinished (Y. Hersonski), Editing Award at Sundance Film Festival 2011.
The Champagne Spy (N.Schirman) Special Jury Prize of Best Editing at River Run IFF USA
2008.