Louise Ford (film editor)
British film editor
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Louise Ford is a British film editor. She is best known for her collaborations with director Robert Eggers, which include The Witch (2015), The Lighthouse (2019), The Northman (2022), and Nosferatu (2024).
Louise Ford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nantwich, Cheshire, England |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse | Andrew Ford[1] |
Biography
Ford was born in Nantwich, Cheshire.[2] After completing a media studies degree at the Polytechnic of Central London, she began her career as a journalist and worked as a copy/production editor for publications including The Sunday Times, Q, and Cosmopolitan.[1][3] She later moved to New York City and took a six-week editing course through The Edit Center, where she met editor Michael Taylor and became his assistant.[4] She met director Robert Eggers in 2007, when she edited his short film The Tell-Tale Heart.[2][5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Heart Machine | Zachary Wigon | [6] |
| 2015 | The Witch | Robert Eggers | [7] |
| 2016 | Don't Breathe | Fede Álvarez | [8] |
| 2017 | Thoroughbreds | Cory Finley | [9] |
| 2018 | Wildlife | Paul Dano | [10] |
| Siberia | Matthew Ross | [11] | |
| 2019 | The Lighthouse | Robert Eggers | [12] |
| Bad Education | Cory Finley | [13] | |
| 2021 | Things Heard & Seen | Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini | [14] |
| 2022 | The Northman | Robert Eggers | [15] |
| 2023 | Landscape with Invisible Hand | Cory Finley | [16] |
| 2024 | Nosferatu | Robert Eggers | [17] |
| 2025 | Black Phone 2 | Scott Derrickson | [18] |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Indie Critics | 2025 | Best Editing | Nosferatu | Nominated | [19] |
| DiscussingFilm Critic Awards | 2019 | Best Film Editing | The Lighthouse | Nominated | [20] |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2019 | Best Editing | The Lighthouse | Nominated | [21] |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association | 2022 | Best Editing | The Northman | Nominated | [22] |
| 2024 | Nosferatu | Nominated | [23] | ||
| North Dakota Film Society | 2020 | Best Editing | The Lighthouse | Won | [24] |
| 2025 | Nosferatu | Nominated | [25] |
