Chris Dickens (born February 1967) is a British film and television editor. For his work on '' Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008), directed by Danny Boyle, he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic.

Education

Chris went to Hailsham Community College in his teenage years and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth in 1990.

Career

He worked in television for a number of years, including a stint with the director Edgar Wright on the television series ''

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''. Dickens subsequently edited Wright's first feature film, '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004). He worked again with Wright on ''

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'' (2007). Dickens' editing of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' has been discussed by several critics. Peter Caranicas wrote, "'Slumdog' has a complex structure that interweaves three story strands into a single braid, yielding a rich, almost fugal narrative." In May 2017, after over three months of shooting, Dickens was replaced as the editor of the film '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'', which was released in May 2018.

Selected filmography

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* Living people Alumni of Arts University Bournemouth British film editors English television editors Best Editing BAFTA Award winners Best Film Editing Academy Award winners 1967 births {{film-editor-stub