Arla Saare

Arla Agnes Isabella Axelsdotter Saarukka (November 28, 1915 – May 9, 2013), commonly known as Arla Saare, was a Canadian film and television editor. She was noted for being a two-time Canadian Film Award winner for her work in both sound and picture editing.

Born in Finland, Saare came to Canada with her family in childhood and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. A graduate of the Vancouver School of Art, she first worked as an x-ray technician at Vancouver General Hospital. and Best Editing at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 for Silence of the North.

Her other credits include the films A Married Couple, Come on Children, Rose's House, Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love, and Who Has Seen the Wind, as well as two documentary series, Mexico and The National Dream.