has over 30 years of experience in international film sales and distribution, having started her career as a sales executive at formative sales company J&M Entertainment. In 1999 Clare joined The Works becoming the company’s Head of International Sales in 2010 until her departure at the end of 2017.
Throughout her career, Clare has worked on award-winning features and documentaries from the UK, the US, and around the world, launching films at A-list festivals and spear-heading the international sales and marketing strategies of over 250 titles including Bend It Like Beckham, directed by Gurinder Chadha, Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro, This is England, directed by Shane Meadows and the Oscar winning documentaries Man On Wire, directed by James Marsh and The Cove, directed by Louis Psihoyos.
In January 2018, Clare started her own consultancy, using her commercially focused expertise to offer sales, distribution & marketing advice to filmmakers at all stages of their careers. She held the role of Lead Tutor on the NFTS Marketing, Distribution, Sales & Exhibition MA for 3 years, before taking over as Head of the course in 2021. Clare is also Content Director for Inside Pictures, Europe’s leading film business & leadership skills development programme. In addition, Clare provides teaching, coaching and training services to The University of Exeter, Flanders Image, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Dame Changers Australia, The Colombian Ministry of Culture and Creative England.
Clare is a former member of the board of Film Export UK (the trade association for UK based films sales companies) and she has articipated in events run by organisations including the BFI, Europa Distributors (the Independent Network of European Film Distributors), Film London and IFTA (the Independent Film and Television Alliance).
Clare also leads the School’s Inside Pictures programme, an intensive film business training and skills development programme.
