'''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).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://americancinemaeditors.org/ace-active-affiliate-directory/ | title=ACE Member Directories | work=americancinemaeditors.org | publisher=American Cinema Editors | accessdate=September 21, 2025 }}</ref>
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''.<ref name="cinemontage">{{cite news | author=Staff | url=https://cinemontage.org/levy-salfas-part-1/ | title=Farrel Levy and Stan Salfas: Creative Challenges in Television (Part 1) | work=CineMontage | publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild | date=November 1, 2001 | accessdate=September 21, 2025 }}</ref>
==Credits== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Salfas's editing credits for film |- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 1983 | ''{{sortname|The|Great Performance}}'' | Short | |- | 1985 | ''Metropolitan Avenue'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="benson">{{cite news | last=Benson | first=Sheila | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-07-ca-10158-story.html | title=Movie Review: 'Avenue'--Voices of a Neighborhood | work=Los Angeles Times | date=June 7, 1986 | accessdate=September 21, 2025 }}</ref> |- | 1986 | ''Hotshot'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 1988 | ''Spike of Bensonhurst'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 1992 | ''Star Time'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 1993 | ''Quick'' | | |- | 1995 | ''{{sortname|The|Underneath|dab=film}}'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 1996 | ''{{sortname|The|Pallbearer}}'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 1998 | ''Clay Pigeons'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 2000 | ''2 ÷ 3'' | Short | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ebhuco.com/films/2%C3%B73/ | title=2 ÷ 3 | work=ebhuco.com | publisher=The Ebersole Hughes Company | accessdate=September 21, 2025 }}</ref> |- | 2010 | ''Let Me In'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 2010 | ''Morning'' | Theatrical release in 2013 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 2012 | ''Chernobyl Diaries'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 2012 | ''Tomorrow You're Gone'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news | author=Staff | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/tomorrow-youre-gone-film-review-433189/ | title=Tomorrow You're Gone: Film Review | work=The Hollywood Reporter | date=April 5, 2013 | accessdate=September 21, 2025 }}</ref> |- | 2014 | ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' | Edited with William Hoy | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 2016 | ''Now You See Me 2'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news | last=Linden | first=Sheri | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/you-see-me-2-film-897526/ | title='Now You See Me 2': Film Review | work=The Hollywood Reporter | date=June 1, 2016 | accessdate=September 21, 2025 }}</ref> |- | 2017 | ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' | Edited with William Hoy | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="afi" /> |- | 2018 | ''Brooklyn Roses'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media |people=Christine Noschese (director) |date=2018 |title=Brooklyn Roses | medium=film |language=English |location=United States |publisher=Crosby Street Productions | time-caption=Salfas's credit occurs at | time=1:23:09 }}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' | Edited with Maryann Brandon | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news | last=Defore | first=John | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/venom-let-there-be-carnage-review-1235022883/ | title='Venom: Let There Be Carnage': Film Review | work=The Hollywood Reporter | date=September 30, 2021 | accessdate=September 21, 2025 }}</ref> |- | 2024 | ''{{sortname|The|Deliverance|dab=film}}'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news | last=Gleiberman | first=Owen | url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-deliverance-review-lee-daniels-andra-day-1236108618/ | title='The Deliverance' Review: Lee Daniels Directs a Demonic-Possession Movie in Which the Real Demons Are Personal (and Flamboyant) | magazine=Variety | date=August 16, 2024 | accessdate=September 21, 2025 }}</ref> |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Salfas's editing credits for television |- ! Year(s) ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 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 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="cinemontage" /> |- | 2000 | ''Gideon's Crossing'' | 1 episode | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="cinemontage" /> |- | 2001 | ''Alias'' | 1 episode | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="cinemontage" /> |- | 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== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Salfas's accolades for film |- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Film ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Editor(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Award ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ceremony ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2014 | ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' | Salfas, William Hoy | Satellite Award for Best Editing | {{dts|2015-02-15|format=hide}}February 15, 2015 | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2014/ | title=Satellite Awards {{pipe}} 2014 {{pipe}} Categories | work=pressacademy.com | publisher=International Press Academy | accessdate=October 28, 2022 }}</ref> |- | 2017 | ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' | Salfas, William Hoy | Satellite Award for Best Editing | {{dts|2018-02-11|format=hide}}February 11, 2018 | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2017-winners/ | title=Satellite Awards {{pipe}} 2017 Winners | work=pressacademy.com | publisher=International Press Academy | accessdate=October 28, 2022 }}</ref> |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Salfas's accolades for television |- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | TV series ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Editor(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Award ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ceremony ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 1999 | ''Felicity'' (pilot) | Salfas, Warren Bowman | American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | 1999 | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | |- | 2002 | ''Alias'' (pilot) | Salfas, Quincy Z. Gunderson | American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | 2002 | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | |}
==References== <references>
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