Paul Machliss (born 1972) is an Australian film and television editor. He has worked on TV series such as Black Books and The IT Crowd, as well as on Edgar Wright's television series Spaced and feature films Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), The World's End (2013), and Baby Driver (2017).
Early life Machliss was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is a graduate of Brighton Secondary College.
Career He got his start working as a gofer on Fast Forward, an Australian sketch comedy series. He went to work in a post-production facility, serving as a videotape librarian and operator. While at this job, Machliss taught himself how to use the company's editing suite, allowing him to get a job editing advertisements and corporate videos. He then worked freelance on a trade show in Amsterdam, after which he relocated to the UK and worked as an online editor for several post-production facilities. From there, he was hired as a freelance editor to work on British television series, including Spaced and Black Books. His work on these series got him a job editing Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, directed by Edgar Wright, in 2010. In 2013, he served as the editor for The World's End, also directed by Wright. In July 2023 Machliss was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Solent University.https://www.solent.ac.uk/news/renowned-film-and-tv-editor-awarded-honorary-degree.Solent University. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
Filmography Credits adapted from Machliss' agency website.
Film Year Title Notes 2004 Rabbit Fever 2006 The It To The Fishes Short Film 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World With Jonathan AmosWon - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best EditingNominated – Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or MusicalNominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best EditingNominated - International Cinephile Society AwardsNominated - International Online Cinema AwardsNominated - Online Film & Television AssociationNominated - Gold Derby Awards 2013 The World's End 2015 Man Up 2017 Baby Driver With Jonathan AmosWon - BAFTA Award for Best Editing Won - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best EditingWon - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best EditingWon - San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2017Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2017Won - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing (tied with Lee Smith (film editor) for Dunkirk (2017 film))Won - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2017Won - Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society AwardsWon - Las Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsWon - Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsWon - International Online Cinema AwardsWon - Columbus Film Critics AssociationWon - Online Film & Television AssociationNominated - Satellite Award for Best EditingNominated – Academy Award for Best Film EditingNominated - Alliance of Women Film JournalistsNominated – Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or MusicalNominated - Seattle Film Critics SocietyNominated - Awards Circuit Community AwardsNominated - Gold Derby Awards (2018 for Film Editing & 2020 for Film Editing Of The Decade)Nominated - Hawaii Film Critics Society 2019 The Kid Who Would Be King With Jonathan Amos 2020 The Gentlemen With James Herbert 2021 Last Night in Soho Won - 5th Hollywood Critics Association Film AwardsWon - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2021Won - Hawaii Film Critics SocietyNominated - BFE Cut Above AwardsNominated - Music City Film Critics Association 2023 The Flash With Jason Ballantine 2025 The Running Man 2026 The Sheep Detectives With Martin Walsh and Al LeVine 2027 How To Train Your Dragon 2 TBA The Collaboration
Television Year Title Notes 1997 Dispatches (TV programme) One episode2000The JunkiesPilot 2000 The David Beckham Story Documentary 2001 Live in Paris (Diana Krall album) Live Concert 2000–03 Comedy Lab Four episodes 2001 Noble and Silver Two episodes 2001 Spaced Four episodes 2002 New Order 511 Concert 2002 Cancun Pilot 2002–04 Black Books 12 episodes 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD Madison Square Garden co-editor 2003 The Real Nasser Hussain Documentary 2003 3 Non-Blondes Nine episodes 2003 Grass Eight episodes 2005 Look Around You Six episodes 2005 The Smoking Room Four episodes 2005 Mike Bassett: Manager Six episodes 2006–08 The IT Crowd 18 episodes 2006 Life Begins Three episodes 2007 Fear, Stress & Anger Six episodes 2007 City Lights Three episodes 2007 The Peter Serafinowicz Show Six episodes 2008 Whites Pilot 2008 Peep Show Three episodes 2008 How Not to Live Your Life Six episodes2011Come Fly on the WallDocumentary 2011 Deeper Understanding Music Video 2011 Comedy Showcase Episode: "Chickens" 2011 Yeah Yeah - Dylan Moran Live At The Apollo Also as Director 2011–12 Threesome 14 episodes 2012 Live at the Electric Three episodes 2012 The Hour Two episodesNominated - Online Film & Television Association (Shared with Gareth C. Scales, Xavier Russell and Nick Arthurs) 2014 Friday Night Dinner Six episodes 2015 Brotherhood Eight episodes 2015 Fungus the Bogeyman Three episodes2016FleabagFirst episode
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