Clare Knight

Clare Knight A.C.E. (née Clare de Chenu) is a lead editor at Sony Pictures Animation, currently working on the studio’s upcoming original animated sports comedy “GOAT” from producer Stephen Curry's Unanimous Media.

Most recently, Knight directed the 2021 Netflix animated feature “Back to the Outback.” She was the first female director of an original feature film from the Netflix Animation studio.

She earlier served as the lead editor of the entire DreamWorks “Kung Fu Panda” franchise, as well as taking the editorial helm for the Lego franchise on “LEGO 2: The second part.”

At a very early age in her native Dublin, young Knight realized she wanted to be a part of the motion picture industry. Knight studied Theatre Design at the Wimbledon School of Art in London. She graduated summa cum laude as a Film major from London's St. Martins School of Art. Her short films were entries in the London Film Festival and “The Best of British” Festival in Vienna.

Beginning her career in documentaries and television, Knight made the move to live action features as an assistant on Neil Jordan's “We're No Angels in Dublin.” Returning to London, she worked on the feature, “The Return” by Phil Mulloy, as well as numerous dramas and documentaries for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

In 1991, Clare joined Amblimation on their first picture, “An American Tail: Fievel Goes West” as an assistant editor to Nick Fletcher and Sim Evan Jones. She continued with the company on “We're Back,” “A Dinosaur's Story” and “Balto.”

At the creation of Dreamworks Animation, Clare moved to Los Angeles for “The Prince of Egypt.” She became an associate editor on “Spirit,” “Stallion of the Cimarron.” She made major contributions to “Shark Tale” and “Madagascar” and was the editor of “The Penguins’ Christmas Caper” and “The Trolls” holiday special.