Gilles Jacob
Directing · Director · Scenario Writer · Producer
Born Jun 22, 1930 · Paris, France
Active 1985–present · Awards: Commander of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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.
Filmography
Femme Fatale (2002) — Cannes Film Festival ParticipantTo Each His Own Cinema (2007) — ProducerDead Tired (1994) — Gilles JacobLe cinéma dans les yeux (1987) — DirectorLiberté (1989) — DirectorÇa n'arrive qu'à moi (1985) — Scenario WriterHeart of the Festival (2002) — Director · ProducerA Special Day (2012) — DirectorWords in Progress (2004) — DirectorAt the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007) — ProducerMorceaux de Cannes (2021)