Claire Atherton

Claire Atherton
Born1963 (age 6162)
NationalityFrench, American
EducationInstitut national des langues et civilisations orientales, Paris

Institute of Foreign Language, Beijing

École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière, Paris
Occupation(s)Film editor, conception of video installations
AwardsVision Award Ticinomoda 2019

Claire Atherton is a renowned film editor who has been a close collaborator of Chantal Akerman since the mid-1980s. Over the years, she has also worked with a wide range of international filmmakers. In 2019, she was honored with the Vision Award Ticinomoda at the 72nd Locarno International Film Festival, becoming the first woman to receive this distinction.