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.
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| Born | 22 June 1930 (age 94) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Film critic |
Life and career
editBorn in Paris, the son of an entrepreneur, Jacob studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, having Claude Chabrol as a schoolmate.[1][2] At 17 years old he co-founded a short-lived cinema magazine, Raccords.[1] He then collaborated as a film critic and journalist with several publications, including Cinéma, Les Nouvelles littéraires and L'Express.[1][2]
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.[3][2] 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.[3] Among his initiatives, were the foundation of the Un Certain Regard selection, the Caméra d'Or award, and the Cinéfondation.[1]
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.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Seguret, Olivier (7 May 2001). "Portrait - Il aura tout vu". Libération (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Vulser, Nicole (13 May 2008). "Gilles Jacob, le commandeur de Cannes". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Gilles Jacob n'a pas «été écarté» assure la direction du festival de Cannes". Le Figaro (in French). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Légion d'honneur : Gilles Jacob, Renaud Lavillenie et François Pervis décorés". RTL (in French). 20 April 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Aspesi, Natalia (16 September 1990). "Baruffe a Venezia". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
External links
edit- Gilles Jacob at IMDb