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June 2023
I am thrilled to announce that I have been upgraded from Associate to Full Member with the British Film Editors. I will be joining a very talented club of friends & colleagues as I add the ‘BFE’ post-nominals to my editing credits from now on.
June 2023
Time to find out what is in the golden egg as Season 2 of multi-award winning series, Lovely Little Farm returns to AppleTV+! I had the honour of being the Lead Editor this season - check out eps 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7 for my work.
Watch all of Season 1 now on AppleTV+, and binge Season 2 as well on June 16.
May 2023
The second season of the BBC teen sci-fi drama is finally back! I had the pleasure of editing Block 1 (Eps 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6) on this & I cannot wait for everyone to see what we’ve made.
Catch all episodes as they drop on BBC iPlayer on 17 May, or watch via broadcast on CBBC from that same day.
February 2023
Another award ceremony and an another amazing win for Team LLF! Wonderful to share the news that Lovely Little Farm took home the Broadcast Award for Best Pre-School Programme.
Can’t wait for the release of Season 2, where I was fortunate enough to be the Lead Editor on this lovely little show. Congratulations to everyone involved!
November 2022
Lovely Little Farm won the Pre-School Live Action catergory at the Children & Young People’s BAFTA!
So proud to have been a part of this show as an Assembly Editor on Season 1, and Editor on Season 2. Many congratulations to Team LLF!
October 2022
Lovely Little Farm has been nominated for a Children & Young People BAFTA, under the Pre-School - Live Action category!
So incredibly proud of the work we’ve done on this wonderful show & keeping all my fingers crossed for a win come 27 Nov!
October 2022
Thrilled to have been accepted into BAFTA’s new UK-wide and North America tier of membership, which is a part of their ongoing mission to strengthen support for future creative leaders in the film, games and television industries.
Many congratulations to my peers & colleagues who have also been accepted!
May 2022
Season 1 of AppleTV+’s ‘Lovely Little Farm’ is out on June 10, available to stream globally on AppleTV+. Click the image to the left to watch the official trailer.
I had the pleasure of assembling all 7 episodes of Season 1. Am looking forward to the release of Season 2, where I assembled 2 episodes and edited the other 5.
May 2022
“Meet editor Mellissa Lo, winner of the 2022 Chris Crookall Award for Breakthrough Editor at the BFE Cut Above Awards. Melissa cut her teeth editing some incredibly creative TV trailers, and has recently been signed with Jessica Carney Associates as a Feature Film and TV Drama Editor.
She really is incredibly inspiring and has some wonderful words of wisdom for aspiring editors. Enjoy Mellissa’s career story!”
By Kim French
April 2022
Over the moon to announce that out of this year’s incredible 5 finalists, I have been awarded the Chris Crookall Award for Breakthrough Editor with the British Film Editors Cut Above Awards 2022! I am truly humbled by this unbelievable honour, and hope this win shows that women, especially women of colour, are valued, appreciated, and deserve a place in this industry. Thank you to my peers, the jury, and all of BFE for this wonderful recognition.
From BFE: “In the jury panel's words, ‘you’re a rising star!’”
Award sponsored by Salon
Read about all BFE Cut Above Award Winners in the Televisual article here.
February 2022
Proud to announce that I am now represented by Jessica Carney Associates! For all TV drama and feature film enquiries, please contact my agent for availability and bookings.
Telephone: 020 7434 4143
Email: info@jcarneyassociates.co.uk
July 2016
“Behind the Cuts: Award-Winning editor Mellissa Lo about mastering the edit of particularly complex film projects.”
By Peter F. Ebbinghaus