Stephen Philipson

Stephen Philipson is an award-winning film editor whose work has screened around the world. In 2001, Stephen graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, where he directed several short films, including "Why Can't I Have Some?" and "On Special". His most recent work includes the hit TV series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2010), a unique horror-comedy in distribution around the world. He also cut the features Grown Up Movie Star (2009), which won a Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, and The Wild Hunt (2009), voted Best Canadian First Feature and one of Canada's Top Ten by the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2010, he traveled to Sri Lanka to edit the war film Matha (2012), an epic Action/Romance about the recent Sri Lankan civil war. A graduate of the Canadian Film Centre in Canada, Stephen's first big break came with the 2009 documentary Prom Night in Mississippi (2009) (starring Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman). Prom Night premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, was broadcast in North America on HBO, and recently screened at the White House. Stephen is developing a TV series and several feature projects to direct. He is the proud owner of three passports (Canadian, American and British) and hopes to continue his filmmaking career around the world.