Francine Sandberg

Francine Sandberg is a French film editor. She is known for working as an editor for several films directed by Chantal Akerman and Cédric Klapisch, including News from Home (1977), L'Auberge Espagnole (2002), Russian Dolls (2005), and Paris (2008), and has been nominated three times for the César Award for Best Editing. Francine Sandberg was born as the daughter of Suzanne Sandberg, a film editor whose works include the 1959 film Head Against the Wall. Her grandfather Serge Sandberg was a film editor who worked on such films as Confessions of a Cheat and The Pearls of the Crown. Her brother Marc is a film historian.She was the editor of News from Home (1977), directed by Chantal Akerman. Later, she was the editor of three more Chantal Akerman films: Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978), Les Années 80 (1983), and Night and Day (1991). She also worked with Cédric Klapisch on several other films he directed, namely Riens du tout (1992), Le Péril jeune (1994), When the Cat's Away (1996), Peut-être (1999), L'Auberge Espagnole (2002), Russian Dolls (2005), and Paris (2008).She was nominated for the César Award for Best Editing at the 28th César Awards for L'Auberge Espagnole, but lost to To Be and to Have and its editor Nicolas Philibert. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Editing at the 31st César Awards for Russian Dolls, but lost to The Beat That My Heart Skipped and its editor Juliette Welfling. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Editing at the 34th César Awards for Paris, but lost to The First Day of the Rest of Your Life and its editor Sophie Reine.She was the editor of Boy Meets Girl (1984), Vertiges (1985), Golden Eighties (1986), Family Resemblances (1996), Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve (1997), Sauve-moi (2000), and The Milk of Human Kindness (2001).