* 1979 in Schwäbisch Hall.
Right after school and civil service Thomas did several internships at various film and TV production companies.
2002 he started an apprenticeship as an audio-visual media designer.
Two years later he began studying „montage and editing“ at the Filmakademie Baden- Württemberg.
Since 2010 Philipp Thomas has been working as a freelance editor for feature films and commercials.
Filmography (selected):
2025
AMERICAN SWEATSHOP
Director: Uta Briesewitz
2024
NO BEAST. SO FIERCE
Director: Burhan Qurbani
2023
CUCKOO
Director: Tilman Singer
2022
DIVE
Director: Maximilian Erlenwein
2021
DER RUSSE IST EINER DER BIRKEN LIEBT
Director: Pola Beck
2020
DIE ALBANISCHE JUNGFRAU
Director: Bujar Alimani
2019
TAGE DES LETZTEN SCHNEES
Director: Lars-Gunnar Lotz
2019
BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ
Director: Burhan Qurbani
2018
POLIZEIRUF 110 – ROSTOCK
Director: Lars-Gunnar Lotz
2017
DIE VIERHÄNDIGE /
engl. FOUR HANDS
Director: Oliver Kienle
2017
ZWEI IM FALSCHEN FILM
Director: Laura Lackmann
2015
COCONUT HERO
Director: Florian Cossen
HERBERT /
engl. A HEAVY HEART
Director: Thomas Stuber
2013
KING PING – TIPPEN TAPPEN TÖDCHEN
Director: Claude Giffel
2011
VON HUNDEN UND PFERDEN /
engl. OF DOGS AND HORSES
Director: Thomas Stuber
2010
DAS LIED IN MIR /
engl. THE DAY I WASN`T BORN
Director: Florian Cossen
2008
TEENAGE ANGST
Director: Thomas Stuber
AWARDS:
2022:
I ALBANIAN VIRGIN I
Warsaw International Film Festival / Competition
Ecumenical Jury Award – Winner
Special Mention – Winner
2021:
I BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ I
German Film Critics Award – Best Film Editing
2020:
I BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ I
70. Berlinale / Competition
German Film Award in Silver – Outstanding Feature Film
German Film Awards – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – ALBRECHT SCHUCH
Nomination:
German Film Awards – Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – WELKET BUNGUÉ
German Film Awards – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – JELLA HAASE
2017:
I DIE VIERHÄNDIGE I
Filmfest München
Chicago International Filmfest
Tallinn – Black Nights – Filmfest
I ZWEI IM FALSCHEN FILM I
Filmfest München
2016:
| HERBERT |
German Film Award in Silver – Outstanding Feature Film
German Film Award – Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – PETER KURTH
2015:
I COCONUT HERO I
Filmfest München
Zurich Film Festival – Nominee
2012:
| OF DOGS AND HORSES |
German Short Film Award in Gold – Outstanding Short Film – Under 30 Minutes Length
Student Academy Awards in Silver – Foreign Short
2010:
| DAS LIED IN MIR |
German Film Awards – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – BEATRIZ SPELZINI
Montréal World Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize
Montréal World Film Festival – Most Popular Film of the Festival
Zurich Film Festival – Golden Eye
2008:
| TEENAGE ANGST |
German Camera Award – Best Film Editing
58. Berlinale Perspective German Cinema