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4
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Director
Gilles Jacob
Directing
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 951580
IMDb ID: nm0414201
Known for: Directing
Born: June 22, 1930
Age: 95
Place of birth: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2025
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.22
Wikidata: Q3106313
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Producer (1)Scenario Writer (1)
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.
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6.2
Femme Fatale
as Cannes Film Festival Participant
2002 Movie
5.9
Mr. X
as Self
2014 Movie
6.0
Dead Tired
as Gilles Jacob
1994 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Producer
2007 Movie
4.0
Words in Progress
Director
2004 Movie
6.0
A Special Day
Director
2012 Movie
5.2
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
2017 Movie
4.0
Heart of the Festival
Director
2002 Movie
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
2002 Movie
Kiarostami at Work
as Self
2023 Movie
Deauville et le rêve américain
as Self
2020 Movie
7.3
100 Films and a Funeral
as Self
2007 Movie
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Gilles Jacob.
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Other Crew Work in Movies
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Gilles Jacob.
Citizen B
as Self
2025 Movie
Kiarostami at Work
as Self
2023 Movie
Deauville et le rêve américain
as Self
2020 Movie
7.0
The Legend of the Ugly King
as Self
2017 Movie
5.2
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
2017 Movie
7.5
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
as Self
2016 Movie
Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione
as Self
2014 Movie
5.9
Mr. X
as Self
2014 Movie
7.3
100 Films and a Funeral
as Self
2007 Movie
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
2002 Movie
6.2
Femme Fatale
as Cannes Film Festival Participant
2002 Movie
6.0
Dead Tired
as Gilles Jacob
1994 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Gilles Jacob.