Danielle Boesenberg

Danielle Boesenberg
Danielle Boesenberg
EducationUNSW College of Fine Arts
Australian Film Television and Radio School
OccupationsFilm and television editor
Websitewww.danielleboesenberg.com

Danielle Boesenberg is an Australian film and television editor based in Sydney. Her work includes the short films The Aquarium and Birdie, the feature film Lonesome, and the television series Colin from Accounts. She was elected president of the Australian Screen Editors Guild in 2021 and she served a four-year term.

Education and early career

Boesenberg studied media arts at the UNSW College of Fine Arts and subsequently completed a graduate diploma in editing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. She initially worked in television advertising before moving into light entertainment. She began working as a freelance editor in 2004.

Career

Boesenberg worked extensively in short films before moving into longer-form film and television productions. Her AFTRS graduation film Kiss screened in competition for the Short Film Crysal Bear at the 2012 Berlinale. In January 2019, IF Magazine reported that she had edited more than 30 short films. Five productions she had worked on were selected for that year's Flickerfest: Ritual, Dust Devil, Birdie, Black Lips, and I F*cked a Mermaid and No One Believes Me.

In 2014, Boesenberg was nominated for the Australian Screen Editors Award for Best Editing in a Music Video for Guineafowl's "Little Death (Make It Rain)".

She collaborated with director Jacobie Gray on The Aquarium, for which she received the 2015 Australian Screen Editors Award for Best Editing in a Short Film. Their second collaboration, The Beehive, premiered at the 2017 Tribecca Film Festival. Boesenberg also edited Shelly Lauman's Birdie, which was selected for the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Her editing of Birdie received a special mention at Flickerfest in 2019.

Boesenberg edited Craig Boreham's feature film Lonesome, which went on to premiere at the 69th Sydney International Film Festival. Her television work includes Doctor Doctor, The PM's Daughter, One Night, Totally Completely Fine, and Colin from Accounts, for which she received nominations for the AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television in 2024 and 2025.

Her subsequent television work includes the first season of Return to Paradise, and second seasons of The Twelve and Austin, as well as Sunny Nights, starring Will Forte and D'Arcy Carden which screened by invitation at the Berlinale Series market before premiering on Hulu.

In a 2024 interview, Boesenberg described her transition into scripted television following work on approximately 40 short films. She discussed editing as a process involving story, performance, pacing and rhythm, alongside collaboration with directors, producers and broadcasters.

In December 2025, Boesenberg was awarded Accreditation by the Australian Screen Editors at the annual Ellie Awards in Sydney, making her Danielle Boesenberg ASE.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultReference
2014Australian Screen Editors AwardsBest Editing in a Music VideoGuineafowl – "Little Death (Make It Rain)"Nominated
2015Australian Screen Editors AwardsBest Editing in a Short FilmThe AquariumWon
2019FlickerfestSpecial Mention for EditingBirdieSpecial mention
2024AACTA AwardsBest Editing in TelevisionColin from Accounts, episode 3Nominated
2025AACTA AwardsBest Editing in TelevisionColin from Accounts, episode 3Nominated
2026Australian Screen Editors AwardsBest Editing in Children's EntertainmentCaper Crew, season 1, episode 5Nominated
2026Australian Screen Editors AwardsBest Editing in Scripted Half HourColin from Accounts, season 3, episode 1Nominated

Selected filmography

Films

YearTitleFormatRoleReference
2011KissShort FilmEditor
2015The AquariumShort filmEditor
2018BirdieShort filmEditor
2018Black LipsShort filmEditor
2018Cherry SeasonShort filmEditor
2019ChlorineShort filmEditor
2019St AugustineShort filmEditor
2021Dwarf PlanetShort filmEditor
2022LonesomeFeature filmEditor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022Colin from AccountsEditorSeason 1
2024Colin from AccountsEditorSeason 2
2024Return To ParadiseEditorSeason 1
2024The TwelveEditorSeason 2
2025AustinEditorSeason 2
2025Sunny NightsEditorSeason 1
2026Colin from AccountsEditorSeason 3

References

  1. 1 2 3 Norrish, Tahlia (18 April 2024). "Conversation on Career with Editor Danielle Boesenberg, President of the Australian Screen Editors' Guild". Staff Me Up. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Groves, Don (16 January 2019). "Flickerfest is an impressive showcase for Danielle Boesenberg". IF Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Lonesome movie review & film summary". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Awards 2014". Australian Screen Editors. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  5. 1 2 "AWG WA & ASE: First Draft / Final Cut". Australian Writers' Guild. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Shorts 'Birdie' and 'All These Creatures' invited to Toronto". IF Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Flickerfest Winners Announced". FilmInk. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  8. 1 2 "AACTA Awards 2024: Everything you need to know". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  9. 1 2 Siemienowicz, Rochelle (7 December 2024). "Nominees announced for 2025 AACTA Awards". ScreenHub. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Austin series 2". Screen Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sunny Nights Press Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Accredited Members". Australian Screen Editors.
  13. ↑ "2026 Ellie Awards – Nominees Announced!". Australian Screen Editors. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  14. ↑ "The Aquarium". Alke Entertainment. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  15. ↑ "Birdie". Screen Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  16. ↑ "Black Lips". Screen Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  17. ↑ "Cherry Season". Screen Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  18. ↑ Peirce, Andrew F. (4 August 2026). "Melissa Anastasi on capturing the poetry of existence in her films". The Curb. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  19. ↑ "St Augustine". Shortfilmwire. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  20. ↑ "Dwarf Planet". Screen Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  21. ↑ "Lonesome". Screen Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2026.