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Gilles Jacob
Paris, France
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 ent…
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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.
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2026
Thanks for Coming
Movie Self
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2025
Citizen B
Movie Self
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2023
Kiarostami at Work
Movie Self
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2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Movie
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2020
Deauville et le rêve américain
Movie Self
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2017
The Legend of the Ugly King
Movie Self
- 2017
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2016
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Movie Self
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2014
Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione
Movie Self
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2014
Mr. X
Movie Self
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2012
A Special Day
Movie Director
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2007
100 Films and a Funeral
Movie Self
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2007
To Each His Own Cinema
Movie Producer
- 2007
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2004
Words in Progress
Movie Director
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2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Movie Self
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2002
Femme Fatale
Movie Cannes Film Festival Participant
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2002
Heart of the Festival
Movie Director
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1994
Dead Tired
Movie Gilles Jacob
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1989
Liberté
Movie Director
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1987
Le cinéma dans les yeux
Movie Director
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1985
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
Movie Scenario Writer
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1978
Ciné regards
TV show Self
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1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV show Self
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1972
Le Grand Échiquier
TV show Self
