Stan Salfas

Stan Salfas is an American film and television editor who has been active since the mid-1980s. Salfas and William Hoy won Satellite Awards for Best Editing for the films Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), both directed by Matt Reeves. Salfas is a member of American Cinema Editors (ACE).[1]

Salfas began his career in New York before moving to Los Angeles, where he worked in both feature films and television. He collaborated with Reeves on the film The Pallbearer (1996) and later served as supervising editor and occasional director on the series Felicity (1998–2001), created by Reeves and J. J. Abrams. Salfas's television work also included pilots for Gideon's Crossing and Alias.[2]

Credits

Salfas's editing credits for film
Year Title Notes Ref.
1983 The Great Performance Short
1985 Metropolitan Avenue [3]
1986 Hotshot [4]
1988 Spike of Bensonhurst [4]
1992 Star Time [4]
1993 Quick
1995 The Underneath [4]
1996 The Pallbearer [4]
1998 Clay Pigeons [4]
2000 2 ÷ 3 Short [5]
2010 Let Me In [4]
2010 Morning Theatrical release in 2013 [4]
2012 Chernobyl Diaries [4]
2012 Tomorrow You're Gone [6]
2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Edited with William Hoy [4]
2016 Now You See Me 2 [7]
2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Edited with William Hoy [4]
2018 Brooklyn Roses [8]
2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Edited with Maryann Brandon [9]
2024 The Deliverance [10]
Salfas's editing credits for television
Year(s) Title Notes Ref.
1985 Three Sovereigns for Sarah 1 episode
1985 American Playhouse 1 episode
1989 CBS Schoolbreak Special 1 episode
1992 Empire City TV movie
1992 Lifestories: Families in Crisis 1 episode
1993 Wild Palms TV miniseries, 5 episodes
1993–1995 Fallen Angels 6 episodes
1994 New Eden TV movie
1996 Woman Undone TV movie
1997–1999 Cracker: Mind Over Murder 4 episodes
1998–2001 Felicity 22 episodes [2]
2000 Gideon's Crossing 1 episode [2]
2001 Alias 1 episode [2]
2003 Miracles 5 episodes
2003–2004 One Tree Hill 9 episodes
2005 Jonny Zero 1 episode
2005 Numb3rs 3 episodes
2005 Tru Calling 2 episodes
2006 Windfall 1 episode
2006–2007 Six Degrees 2 episodes
2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone TV movie
2013 Beauty and the Beast 2 episodes
2015 Down Dog TV short

Accolades

Salfas's accolades for film
Year Film Editor(s) Award Ceremony Result Ref.
2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Salfas, William Hoy Satellite Award for Best Editing February 15, 2015 Won [11]
2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Salfas, William Hoy Satellite Award for Best Editing February 11, 2018 Won [12]
Salfas's accolades for television
Year TV series Editor(s) Award Ceremony Result Ref.
1999 Felicity (pilot) Salfas, Warren Bowman American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television 1999 Nominated
2002 Alias (pilot) Salfas, Quincy Z. Gunderson American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television 2002 Nominated

References

  1. ^ "ACE Member Directories". americancinemaeditors.org. American Cinema Editors. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Staff (November 1, 2001). "Farrel Levy and Stan Salfas: Creative Challenges in Television (Part 1)". CineMontage. Motion Picture Editors Guild. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Benson, Sheila (June 7, 1986). "Movie Review: 'Avenue'--Voices of a Neighborhood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Stan Salfas". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "2 ÷ 3". ebhuco.com. The Ebersole Hughes Company. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  6. ^ Staff (April 5, 2013). "Tomorrow You're Gone: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  7. ^ Linden, Sheri (June 1, 2016). "'Now You See Me 2': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  8. ^ Christine Noschese (director) (2018). Brooklyn Roses (film). United States: Crosby Street Productions. Salfas's credit occurs at 1:23:09.
  9. ^ Defore, John (September 30, 2021). "'Venom: Let There Be Carnage': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  10. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (August 16, 2024). "'The Deliverance' Review: Lee Daniels Directs a Demonic-Possession Movie in Which the Real Demons Are Personal (and Flamboyant)". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  11. ^ "Satellite Awards | 2014 | Categories". pressacademy.com. International Press Academy. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Satellite Awards | 2017 Winners". pressacademy.com. International Press Academy. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
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