Join us for Ignite featuring film and television editor Josie Azzam!

Azzam grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and attended the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before earning her MFA in Film Editing from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Her feature film career includes work as an assistant editor on Marvel’s Black Panther, Goosebumps, and How To Be Single.

As an editor, Azzam’s other credits include Summer ‘03 (SXSW 2018), Don’t Look Deeper (Quibi, Catherine Hardwicke), and Rap Sh!t (HBO Max, Issa Rae). A recipient of the 2020 Sundance Sally Menke Memorial Fellowship, she also served as co-chair of the Motion Picture Editor’s Guild Women’s Steering Committee and is an alumna of the American Cinema Editors Diversity Program. In 2025, she brought her industry expertise home to Nebraska, where she now produces content for Nebraska Public Media.

For more information about Azzam: https://josieazzam.com/