Gilles Jacob
Born: 1930-06-22 in Paris, France
Known For: Directing
Biography
Gilles Jacob (born 22 June 1930) is a French film critic and essayist, who served as president of the Cannes Film Festival between 2001 and 2014. Born in Paris, the son of an entrepreneur, Jacob studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, having Claude Chabrol as a schoolmate. At 17 years old he co-founded a short-lived cinema magazine, Raccords. He then collaborated as a film critic and journalist with several publications, including Cinéma, Les Nouvelles littéraires and L'Express. In 1976 he was named deputy delegate general of the Cannes Film Festival, before becoming delegate general in 1978, and finally becoming president of the festival from 2001 to 2014. He stayed in the festival's board of directors until 2018, and since then he served as member of the General Assembly of the festival. Among his initiatives, were the foundation of the Un Certain Regard selection, the Caméra d'Or award, and the Cinéfondation. During his career Jacob received various honours and accolades, notably the Legion of Honour.[4] He served as a juror at the 47th Venice International Film Festival. Source: Article "Gilles Jacob" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
2025
- Citizen B as Self
2023
- Kiarostami at Work as Self
2021
2020
- Deauville et le rêve américain as Self
2017
2016
2014
- Mr. X as Self
- Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione as Self
2012
- A Special Day ... (Director)
2007
- To Each His Own Cinema ... (Producer)
- 100 Films and a Funeral as Self
- At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World ... (Producer)
2004
- Words in Progress ... (Director)
2002
- Femme Fatale as Cannes Film Festival Participant
- A Day in the Life of French Cinema as Self
- Heart of the Festival ... (Director)
1994
- Dead Tired as Gilles Jacob
1989
- Liberté ... (Director)
1987
- Le cinéma dans les yeux ... (Director)
1985
- Ça n'arrive qu'à moi ... (Scenario Writer)
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self