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

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]

References

1. "ACE Member Directories". americancinemaeditors.org. American Cinema Editors . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
2. 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. "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.