Arielle Skolnik is an award-winning, Toronto-based film editor and storyteller. She has an interest in stories that present a unique perspective to the world and that touch on the absurdities, chaos, grief and joy of what it means to be human.
Most recently, Arielle edited several episodes of Settle Down, a web series for OUTtv and Get Hooked, a series for OUTtv and AMI. Her other notable editing credits include CBC Gem’s True Dating Stories for which she received a CCE Award nomination.
She also edited the award-winning short film Ephemera, which premiered at Canadian Film Fest in 2024 and won first place in CTV's Best in Shorts competition at Cinéfest Sudbury 2024, as well as Outstanding Northern Ontario Short Film. The short film Brief Somebodies premiered at SXSW and also won the Redbreast Unhidden Narrative Short Competition in partnership with Andrew Scott.
Arielle also won Best Editing at Blood in the Snow Film Festival in 2024 for the short film How To Stay Awake.
Arielle is a graduate of Humber College where she completed the Post Production program, and in 2023, she participated in the Editors' Lab as part of the CFC's Norman Jewison Film Program.
Starting off her career in film, Arielle joined the DGC and worked as an assistant editor on acclaimed television series Baroness Von Sketch Show, Halo, Chapelwaite and more.
In her free time, Arielle enjoys creating art and exploring the city on foot.
Canadian Film Center Editor’s Lab
2023
WINNER - Best Editing
Blood in the Snow Film Festival
2024
NOMINEE - Best Editing
Canadian Cinema Editors
2023