Matthew Chessé (born October 27, 1965) is an American film editor, producer, and director who is mainly associated with Independent films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Finding Neverland (2004). Chessé has edited most of the films directed by Marc Forster.

Early life Chessé was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, and received a bachelor's degree in English literature from San Francisco State University. He attended Ygnacio Valley High School in the SF/EastBay city of Concord graduating with the Class of 1984.

Career After college he was invited to relocate to Los Angeles to assist Peter Kagan, a director of commercials, at Stiefel and Co.. He next worked as an assistant to Angus Wall, an editor at the commercial editorial shop Rock, Paper, Scissors. Chessé became an editor under the tutelage of David Lee and Lauren Zuckerman.SONY Pictures Entertainment (2006). "Stranger than Fiction: Production Notes", document archived at WebCite 2008-07-06 based on the version posted at this original URL. His first project with Marc Forster was on the film Everything Put Together (2000), which led to their collaboration on the very successful film Monster's Ball (2001).

Awards Chessé has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors."American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04.

He has been nominated, for an Oscar in 2005: Best Achievement in Editing for Finding Neverland (2004), an Eddie in 2005: Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic for Finding Neverland (2004), and a Satellite Award in 2008: Best Film Editing for Quantum of Solace (2008) which he shared with Richard Pearson)

Personal life Chessé currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, two children, Clover and Coco, and one dog named Shortbread.

Editing credits Matthew Chessé began his career as an editor. His editing credits include:

+ Editor Year Film Director Notes2000 Everything Put Together Marc ForsterFirst collaboration with Marc Forster2001 Monster's BallSecond collaboration with Marc Forster2004 Finding NeverlandThird collaboration with Marc Forster 2005 Ellie ParkerScott Coffey Stay Marc ForsterFourth collaboration with Marc Forster2006 Stranger than FictionFifth collaboration with Marc Forster2007 The Kite RunnerSixth collaboration with Marc Forster2008 Quantum of SolaceSeventh collaboration with Marc Forster 2011 WarriorGavin O'Connor Machine Gun Preacher Marc ForsterEighth collaboration with Marc Forster2013 World War ZNinth collaboration with Marc Forster 2014 Fort BlissClaudia Myers The Best of MeMichael Hoffman2016 Money MonsterJodie Foster 2018 Paris SongJeff Vespa Christopher RobinMarc ForsterTenth collaboration with Marc Forster 2021 MusicSia Sweet GirlBrian Andrew Mendoza2022 A Man Called Otto Marc ForsterEleventh collaboration with Marc Forster2024 White BirdTwelfth collaboration with Marc Forster2026 DreamQuilAlex Prager Anxious PeopleMarc ForsterThirteenth collaboration with Marc Forster

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1998 BongwaterRichard SearsAssistant editor2015 The GiftJoel EdgertonAdditional editor

+ Producer Year Film Director Credit2005 Ellie ParkerScott CoffeyCo-producer2014 Fort BlissClaudia MyersExecutive producer

+ Production manager Year Film Director Role1998 BongwaterRichard Sears Post-production supervisor2000 Everything Put TogetherMarc Forster

+ Second unit director or assistant director Year Film Director Role1997 LovedErin DignamSecond second assistant director

+ Thanks Year Film Director Role2007 Harvest MoonBrent NowakThanks2011 InseparableDayyan EngSpecial thanks2018 StuckJillian ArmenanteVery special thanks2024 Y2KKyle MooneySpecial thanks

TV series

+ Editor Year Title Notes2014 Tyrant1 episode2024 True Detective2 episodes

+ Editorial department Year Title Role Notes2024 True DetectiveEditor1 episode

+ Additional crew Year Title Role Notes2016 No Sleep TV3Production assistant1 episode

References

External links

Puccio, John J. (2005). "Interview with Matt Chesse", webpage posted March 20, 2005 on the DVDTown.com website; archived at WebCite on 2008-07-06 from this original URL.