Paul Machliss

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Paul Machliss
Born1972 (age 5152)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater Brighton Secondary College
Occupation(s)Film editor, television editor
Years active1990–present

Paul Machliss (born 1972) [1] 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).

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Early life and career

Machliss was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is a graduate of Brighton Secondary College. 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. [1] From there, he was hired as a freelance editor to work on British television series, including Spaced and Black Books. [2] His work on these series got him a job editing Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , directed by Edgar Wright, in 2010. [1] In 2013, he served as the editor for The World's End , also directed by Wright. [3] In July 2023 Machliss was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Solent University. [4]

Filmography

Credits adapted from Machliss' agency website. [5]

Film

YearTitleNotes
2004Rabbit Fever
2006The It To The FishesShort Film
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World With Jonathan Amos
Won - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated – Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Nominated - International Cinephile Society Awards
Nominated - International Online Cinema Awards
Nominated - Online Film & Television Association
Nominated - Gold Derby Awards
2013 The World's End
2015 Man Up
2017 Baby Driver With Jonathan Amos
Won - BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Won - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing
Won - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
Won - San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2017
Won - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2017
Won - 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 2017
Won - Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
Won - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Won - Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Won - International Online Cinema Awards
Won - Columbus Film Critics Association
Won - Online Film & Television Association
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Editing
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Nominated – Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical
Nominated - Seattle Film Critics Society
Nominated - Awards Circuit Community Awards
Nominated - 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 Awards
Won - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2021
Won - Hawaii Film Critics Society
Nominated - BFE Cut Above Awards
Nominated - Music City Film Critics Association
2023 The Flash With Jason Ballantine
2025 The Running Man (2025 film)
2026 Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
TBA The Collaboration

Television

YearTitleNotes
1997 Dispatches (TV programme) One episode
2000The JunkiesPilot
2000The David Beckham StoryDocumentary
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
2002CancunPilot
2002–04 Black Books 12 episodes
2003 Led Zeppelin DVD Madison Square Garden co-editor
2003The Real Nasser HussainDocumentary
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 episodes
2011 Come Fly on the Wall Documentary
2011 Deeper Understanding Music Video
2011 Comedy Showcase Episode: "Chickens"
2011Yeah Yeah - Dylan Moran Live At The ApolloAlso as Director
2011–12 Threesome 14 episodes
2012 Live at the Electric Three episodes
2012 The Hour Two episodes
Nominated - 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 episodes
2016 Fleabag First episode

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References

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  3. Middleton, Keri (25 November 2014). "Production & Post Production Forum 2014: No Laughing Matter—Editing with Paul Machliss". Avid Technology. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018.
  4. https://www.solent.ac.uk/news/renowned-film-and-tv-editor-awarded-honorary-degree.Solent University. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. "Paul Machliss ACE". United Agents. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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