Matt Chessé


Matthew Chessé 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. 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. His first project with Marc Forster was on the film Everything Put Together, which led to their collaboration on the very successful film Monster's Ball.

Awards

Chessé has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.
He has been nominated, for an Oscar in 2005: Best Achievement in Editing for Finding Neverland, an Eddie in 2005: Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic for Finding Neverland, and a Satellite Award in 2008: Best Film Editing for ''Quantum of Solace''

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:
YearFilmDirectorNotes
2000Everything Put TogetherMarc ForsterFirst collaboration with Marc Forster
2001Monster's BallMarc ForsterSecond collaboration with Marc Forster
2004Finding NeverlandMarc ForsterThird collaboration with Marc Forster
2005Ellie ParkerScott Coffey
2005StayMarc ForsterFourth collaboration with Marc Forster
2006Stranger than FictionMarc ForsterFifth collaboration with Marc Forster
2007The Kite RunnerMarc ForsterSixth collaboration with Marc Forster
2008Quantum of SolaceMarc ForsterSeventh collaboration with Marc Forster
2011WarriorGavin O'Connor
2011Machine Gun PreacherMarc ForsterEighth collaboration with Marc Forster
2013World War ZMarc ForsterNinth collaboration with Marc Forster
2014Fort BlissClaudia Myers
2014The Best of MeMichael Hoffman
2016Money MonsterJodie Foster
2018Paris SongJeff Vespa
2018Christopher RobinMarc ForsterTenth collaboration with Marc Forster
2021MusicSia
2021Sweet GirlBrian Andrew Mendoza
2022A Man Called OttoMarc ForsterEleventh collaboration with Marc Forster
2024White BirdMarc ForsterTwelfth collaboration with Marc Forster

YearFilmDirectorRole
1998BongwaterRichard SearsAssistant editor
2015The GiftJoel EdgertonAdditional editor

YearFilmDirectorCredit
2005Ellie ParkerScott CoffeyCo-producer
2014Fort BlissClaudia MyersExecutive producer

YearFilmDirectorRole
1998BongwaterRichard SearsPost-production supervisor

YearFilmDirectorRole
1997LovedErin DignamSecond second assistant director

YearFilmDirectorRole
2007Harvest MoonBrent NowakThanks
2011InseparableDayyan EngSpecial thanks
2018StuckJillian ArmenanteVery special thanks

;TV series
YearTitleNotes
2014Tyrant1 episode
2024True Detective2 episodes

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024True DetectiveEditor1 episode

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016No Sleep TV3Production assistant1 episode