Editor & Filmmaker

Finola
Couling

Experienced and versatile film editor, known for Maestra (2023), Deep Rising (2023) and Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart (2026). Based in Belfast & London.

Official selection & streaming

About

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”

― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

Finola Couling has over a decade of video and filmmaking experience, from character-driven drama, promotional content and award-winning documentaries, with her work screening at top film festivals across the world such as Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW.

Selected Work

Maestra poster

Maestra

Dir. Maggie Contreras

Five women compete to lead Europe's most prestigious orchestras. A film about ambition, artistry and the fight to be heard.

Sundance · SXSW · Special Jury Award
Streaming on MUBI

Deep Rising poster

Additional Editor / Assistant Editor · 2023

Deep Rising

Dir. Matthieu Rytz

Narrated by Jason Momoa. An investigation into deep sea mining and the world we are about to destroy before we know it exists.

Sundance · SXSW Sydney · Guadalajara IFF
Streaming on Discovery+

Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart poster

Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart

Dir. Dori Bernstein

A portrait of the artist whose music has soundtracked five decades, and the conviction behind every note.

Hot Docs, Toronto
Streaming on Paramount+

Let's talk about
your film.

Open to feature, short-form, and commercial editing projects.

finolacouling@hotmail.com

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