ABOUT
Peter Topalovic is a seasoned documentary and unscripted television editor with a shameless passion for pop culture and a knack for bringing big ideas to life through compelling visual storytelling. Peter is known for his strong story instincts, musical sensibility, as well as an obsessive Virgo-esque attention to detail and polish.
Since graduating from Ryerson University’s Radio and Television Arts program, Peter has spent the past 20 years building a career that spans writing, producing, developing new hit TV series and editing some of the most iconic shows in the country.
Career highlights:
-2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominee for Best Picture Editing Reality/Competition (Canada’s Drag Race: Sidewalk To Catwalk)
-2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominee for Best Picture Editing Reality/Competition (Canada’s Drag Race: Under The Big Top)
-2021 Canadian Screen Award Nominee for Best Picture Editing Reality/Competition (Great Chocolate Showdown)
-2021 Canadian Cinema Editors Award Nominee for Best Editing in Lifestyle/Competition/Reality (Great Chocolate Showdown)
-Lead editor for various episodes of doc-series for Vice, CNBC, Red Bull TV, Aspire TV, OUTtv, Food Network, HGTV and Crave.
-Editor of feature documentaries airing nationally on TV, and streaming worldwide on Netflix
-Producer and editor of development projects that successfully led to hit series (ie. Heavy Rescue 401 on Discovery, Save My Reno on HGTV, Worst to First on HGTV, Southern Spitfire on HGTV, Queen of The Oil Patch on APTN, and High Arctic Haulers on CBC)
-Editor of international trailers for a wide variety of genres: from baking and home renovation series, to sports and reality competition
-Producer of national television promo campaigns for W Network, Cosmo TV and OWN Canada (including writing for Oprah herself!)
*Also passionate about leather jackets and weekends at the cottage
CREDITS
Drag Brunch Saved My Life - Crave (2025), Sphere Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 5 - Crave (2024), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 5 Trailer - Crave (2024), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World Season 2 - Crave (2024), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World Season 2 Trailer - Crave (2024), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Got Talent: Season 3 - Citytv (2024), MEM - Editor
The Nature of Things - CBC (2024), Kensington Communications - Editor
Fluid: Life Beyond The Binary - Documentary Trailer (2024), Kensington Communications - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 4 - Crave/World of Wonder (2023), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 4 Trailer - Crave/World of Wonder (2023), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Anti Diva: The Carole Pope Confessions - Feature Doc Demo (2023), Gay Agenda - Editor
Revealed - HGTV (2023), RTR Media - Editor
Home Town Takeover: Season 2 - HGTV (2023), RTR Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World - Crave/World of Wonder (2022), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World Trailer - Crave/World of Wonder (2022), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 3 - Crave/World of Wonder (2022), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 3 Trailer - Crave/World of Wonder (2022), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Great Chocolate Showdown: Season 3 - Food Network (2021), Nikki Ray Media - Editor
Great Chocolate Showdown: Season 3 Trailer - Food Network (2021), Nikki Ray Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 2 - Crave/World of Wonder (2021), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 2 Trailer - Crave/World of Wonder (2021), Blue Ant Media - Editor
The Big Bake: Season 2 - Food Network (2021), Nikki Ray Media - Editor
The Big Bake: Season 2 Trailer - Food Network (2021), Nikki Ray Media - Editor
Great Chocolate Showdown: Season 2 - Food Network (2021), Nikki Ray Media - Editor
Great Chocolate Showdown: Season 2 Trailer - Food Network (2021), Nikki Ray Media - Editor
Shine True - OUTtv/Fuse (2021), VICE Media - Editor
Shine True: Trailer - OUTtv/Fuse (2021), VICE Media - Editor
Home Town: Season 5 - HGTV US (2020), RTR Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race - Crave/World of Wonder (2020), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Canada’s Drag Race: Season 1 Trailer - Crave/World of Wonder (2020), Blue Ant Media - Editor
Great Chocolate Showdown - Food Network (2019), Architect Films - Editor
The Big Bake - Food Network (2019), Architect Films - Editor
Unboxed with Nikki Chu: Season 2 - Aspire TV (2019), Our House Media - Editor
#CATS_The_Mewvie - Netflix (2019), Good Human Productions - Editor
#CATS_The_Mewvie: Trailer - Netflix (2019), Good Human Productions - Editor
The Deed Chicago: Season 2 - CNBC (2018), Cineflix - Editor
Save My Reno: Season 2 - HGTV (2018), Great Pacific Media - 360° VR Video Editor
The Deed New Orleans: Season 2 - CNBC (2018), Cineflix - Editor
Southern Spitfire - HGTV (2018), Cineflix - Development Editor
Tattoo Age: Taki & Horitomo - Viceland (2017), VICE Media - Editor
Tattoo Age: Dr. Woo - Viceland (2017), VICE Media - Editor
Tattoo Age: Annette Larue - Viceland (2017), VICE Media - Editor
Ride To The Roots - Red Bull TV (2017), Thunderbird Entertainment - Editor
Ride To The Roots: Trailer - Red Bull TV (2017), Thunderbird Entertainment - Editor
Save My Reno - HGTV (2017), Great Pacific Media - Editor
Worst To First - HGTV (2017), Great Pacific Media - Editor
Heavy Rescue 401 - Discovery (2016), Great Pacific Media - Editor
Highway Thru Hell: Season 5 - Discovery (2016), Great Pacific Media - Editor
Queen of The Oil Patch - APTN (2016), Great Pacific Media - Development Producer/Editor
High Arctic Haulers - CBC (2016), Great Pacific Media - Development Producer/Editor
Save My Reno - HGTV (2015), Great Pacific Media - Development Producer/Editor
Worst to First - HGTV (2015), Great Pacific Media - Development Producer/Editor
Game of Homes: Season 2 - W Network (2015), Great Pacific Media - Writer & Editor
Game of Homes: Season 2 Trailer - W Network (2015), Great Pacific Media - Writer & Editor
Heavy Rescue 401 - Discovery (2015), Great Pacific Media - Development Producer/Editor
Game of Homes: Season 1 - W Network (2014), Great Pacific Media - Editor & Digital Content Producer
Game of Homes: Season 1 Trailer - W Network (2014), Great Pacific Media - Editor & Digital Content Producer
Airshow: Trailer - Discovery (2014), Great Pacific Media - Editor
OWN Canada, W Network & Cosmo TV (2011-2014), Corus Entertainment - Promo Writer & Producer