Biography
Bettina Böhler is a German film editor. Born on 24 June 1960 in Freiburg im Breisgau, she began her career as an assistant editor and received her first editing credit in 1985 on Du mich auch. She has since edited more than 90 feature films, documentaries and television productions.
Böhler has maintained long collaborations with several directors, most notably Christian Petzold, editing films including Yella (2007), Barbara (2012), Phoenix (2014), Transit (2018), Undine (2020) and Afire (2023). She has also worked regularly with Angela Schanelec and Angelina Maccarone. In 2020 she directed the documentary Schlingensief: A Voice That Shook the Silence. Her recent credits include September Says (2025).
She received the Bremen Film Prize in 2007 for her contributions to European cinema and has won German Film Critics' Awards for her editing work. Böhler has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2016.
