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).
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.
Credits + Salfas's editing credits for film Year Title Notes 1983 Short 1985 Metropolitan Avenue 1986 Hotshot 1988 Spike of Bensonhurst 1992 Star Time 1993 Quick 1995 1996 1998 Clay Pigeons 2000 2 ÷ 3 Short 2010 Let Me In 2010 Morning Theatrical release in 2013 2012 Chernobyl Diaries 2012 Tomorrow You're Gone 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Edited with William Hoy 2016 Now You See Me 2 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Edited with William Hoy 2018 Brooklyn Roses 2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Edited with Maryann Brandon 2024
+ Salfas's editing credits for television Year(s) Title Notes 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 2000 Gideon's Crossing 1 episode 2001 Alias 1 episode 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 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Salfas, William Hoy Satellite Award for Best Editing February 15, 2015 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Salfas, William Hoy Satellite Award for Best Editing February 11, 2018
+ Salfas's accolades for television Year TV series Editor(s) Award Ceremony Result 1999 Felicity (pilot) Salfas, Warren Bowman American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television 1999 2002 Alias (pilot) Salfas, Quincy Z. Gunderson American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television 2002
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