Full Name
Yvette Amirian
Job Title
Film Editor
Company
ACE
Speaker Bio
Yvette M. Amirian, ACE is an award-winning film and television editor, with over two decades of experience working on scripted and documentary features and series.

A proud graduate of USC’s School of Cinema-Television, Yvette holds editing and producing credits across projects like John Singleton’s Emmy-nominated “L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later,” Netflix’s Critics Choice Award-winning “Dating Around,” Amazon MGM Studios’ “EXmas,” Robert Machoian’s critically acclaimed “The Integrity of Joseph Chambers,” and Ophelia Harutyunyan’s Academy Award-qualifying “It Takes a Village...”

In 2011, Yvette and her team were nominated for an ACE Eddie award for their work on “Whale Wars” (Best Edited Reality Series). In 2026, Yvette won an Eddie for her work on “A Winter’s Song” (Best Edited Feature Film, Non-Theatrical), making her the first Armenian-American to ever take home the prestigious award.

Yvette has taught Motion Picture Editing at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts for over a decade, serves as a mentor through the All-ASA (Armenian Students Association) Mentorship Program, and loves educating future generations of aspiring filmmakers.
Yvette Amirian