AVID ARTIST SPOTLIGHT - Amelia Allwarden, ACE Editor for Dune: Prophecy
December 3, 2024
Amelia Allwarden, ACE speaks with Avid about getting her start in the industry and working on Dune: Prophecy.
CINEMONTAGE - Amelia Allwarden: How Drive and an ACE Internship Led Her to a ‘Sunny’ Editing Career.
August 9, 2024
Allwarden recently completed work on Katie Robbins’ series, “Sunny,” cutting Episodes 2, 4, and 8. The series follows Suzie Sakamoto (Rashida Jones), an American living in Japan, who is thrust into a mystery after her husband Masa (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and son Zen (Fares Belkheir) disappear in a plane crash. Set in a near-future Japan, Suzie receives a robot named Sunny (voiced by Joanna Sotomura), programmed by Masa, as a condolence gift.
Allwarden’s genre-spanning background proved crucial in her work on “Sunny,” a show that blends various tones and genres, requiring a nuanced and instinctive touch.
EDIT GIRLS - ARCHIVE 81 - INTERVIEW WITH EDITOR AMELIA ALLWARDEN
February 2, 2022
Editor Amelia Allwarden takes us on a journey through time and space with her editing in the hugely popular Netflix series Archive 81.
ART OF THE CUT - PEN15
July 28, 2021
Three of the four series editors join us on Art of the Cut; Matt McBrayer, Amelia Allwarden, and John Daigle. (Taichi Erskine was unable to make it due to work commitments.) We talk about friendship, the difficulties of editing improv, and finding the heart and soul of this warm, and often painful, TV show.
THE ROUGH CUT - PEN15
May 17, 2021
The PEN15 editing team of Tai Erskine, Amelia Allwarden and John Daigle (along with editor Matt McBrayer) form the post production backbone of Hulu’s original series. Starring and co-created by Maya Erskine (Tai’s sister) and Anna Konkle, PEN15 is described as a “middle school as it really happened” comedy. That is if two of your classmates were actually in their thirties!
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE EDITORS ROUNDTABLE
April 22, 2020
Originally airing on Hulu, hear from Amelia Allwarden, Tyler L. Cook, and Phyllis Housen, on portraying perspective, the importance of collaboration and representation in the editing room, and the scenes they fought for on the cutting room floor, in Little Fires Everywhere.
THE ART OF THE CUT - Little Fires Everywhere
May 6, 2020
In this episode, Art of the Cut interviewed the editors from the Hulu eight-episode mini-series, Little Fires Everywhere, starring Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon. The show’s editors were Tyler Cook, Amelia Allwarden, and Phyllis Housen.
THE ROUGH CUT - Little Fires Everywhere
May 4, 2020
On this week’s episode of The Rough Cut, editors Tyler Cook, Amelia Allwarden and Phyllis Housen bring the heat to Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere. The team talks about; not letting the characters get too “hot” too soon, their approach to cutting a show adapted from a novel, laying the groundwork for the show’s aesthetic and style and lots more!
HELLO SUNSHINE / AT&T FILMMAKER LAB 2019
September 17, 2019
For the second year, AT&T and Hello Sunshine teamed up to launch the Filmmaker Lab in partnership with Fresh Films. Amelia Allwarden was among select women interviewed.
AMELIA ALLWARDEN WINS BEST EDITING AT RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Lunch Ladies)
August 13, 2018
Amelia Allwarden took home Best Editing at Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival for her work editing Lunch Ladies. Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival is now in its 22nd year and is ranked as one of the top 10 U.S. festivals. It is New England’s only Academy Award-qualifying festival.
AMELIA ALLWARDEN WINS BEST EDITING AT MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Lunch Ladies)
December 14, 2017
Editor Amelia Allwarden took home the Best Editing Award from the 6th Mumbai Shorts International Fest for her work on Lunch Ladies.
THE ROUGH CUT - Editors Todd Downing, ACE and Amelia Allwarden, ACE
June 9, 2025
OVERCOMPENSATING editors Todd and Amelia often leaned on each other for perspective throughout the post process. Editing comedy, as Amelia noted, involves understanding the micro-timing of jokes — knowing precisely when to cut away or linger, to maximize comedic impact. Todd echoes this sentiment, explaining that edits can drastically influence the pacing and timing essential for landing a joke. Ultimately, the collaborative dynamic between the two allowed them to strike a balance between comedy and the series' more serious undertones.
PRODUCTION HUB - Inside the Mind of Dune: Prophecy - Editors Amelia Allwarden and Anna Hauger on Expanding the Iconic Universe
January 13, 2025
Editors Amelia Allwarden, ACE, and Anna Hauger, ACE, played a pivotal role in shaping the ambitious series, which premiered to much anticipation and aired through December 22.
Tasked with balancing intricate plotlines and a sprawling ensemble cast, the duo edited three out of six episodes, including the high-stakes finale. Their efforts required creative problem-solving, from condensing a two-hour cut to crafting seamless transitions between reality and dream sequences. Allwarden and Hauger’s collaborative vision extends beyond the edit suite, with Anna also serving as an associate producer and both working closely with VFX teams to refine the show’s visual storytelling.
THE CREDITS - “Dune: Prophecy” Editors Amelia Allwarden and Anna Hauger on Weaving the Tapestry of Sisterhood’s Growing Power
December 13, 2024
No strangers to collaborating on world-building, editors Amelia Allwarden and Anna Hauger relished the chance to come together to help shape Dune: Prophecy. The Westworld alums shaped the season finale together, as well as overseeing their own episodes of the HBO magisterial new series that extends the world of Dune set into motion by director Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed films. Here, Allwarden and Hauger explain how they shaped the tone of the story, set a distinctive mood for the flashback sequences, and used sound design and visual themes to take their visions to the next level.
PRODUCTION HUB - Editors Todd Downing and Amelia Allwarden on Finding the Heart in Amazon’s Overcompensating
June 18, 2025
Behind Amazon Prime Video’s bold new dramedy Overcompensating’s distinctive tone are editors Todd Downing, ACE, and Amelia Allwarden, ACE, who masterfully balance humor and heartbreak with visual energy and emotional precision. From montages and split screens to a Charlie XCX concert scene cut against the fallout of hazing, the pair bring rhythm and vulnerability to the screen.