Grant Swanson is a Los Angeles-based director and writer. His scripts have placed in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Contest, the Screencraft Horror Contest, and the Screamfest Screenwriting Contest.

He received his MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles. Learn about his upcoming thesis film here.

See Grant’s films.

Grant is a storyteller.

In addition to directing/writing, Grant has worked as a television editor for shows on NBC, CBS, Hulu, & Peacock. His work on NBC’s Consumer 101 was nominated for an Emmy® Award for editing (but lost to Sesame Street).

He’s cut work for clients like Polo Ralph Lauren, Paris Hilton, Lil Nas X, Noah Centineo, Logitech, TikTok, & Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers). His work has garnered billions of views on YouTube.

Some of Grant’s Clients.

See Grant’s TV editing reel here.