| Nicole Kortlüke | |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany[1] |
| Alma Mater: | Internationale Filmschule Köln |
| Occupation: | Film editor |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
Nicole Kortlüke (born 9 March 1976) is a German film editor.
Kortlüke worked as assistant editor for productions such as Speer und Er, Emma's Bliss and films of the German crime series Tatort. From 2002 to 2005 she studied film editing at International Film School Cologne. Since 2006, she has been a film school teacher.[2]
Since 2006, Kortlüke has been editing cinema and television films as well as series. This includes the films Rendezvous with Death, Losing Balance and Alive and Ticking by Andi Rogenhagen, which ran in 2011 in the competition of the Shanghai International Film Festival.[3]
Her work on the documentary Farewell Herr Schwarz proved invaluable in making the film tell its story. "In a certain way, the script was written in the editing room," director Yael Reuveny said.[4] Regarding the editing Frankfurter Rundschau called it "a thoughtful documentary that takes the time necessary to dismantle the myths and track their impact."[5] "This film would be the ideal theater of tomorrow," wrote Andreas Platthaus in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, calling it a masterpiece.[6] The film was widely critically acclaimed.[7]
Kortlüke lives in Cologne, Germany.