Director
Gilles Jacob
June 22, 1930 · 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 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Roman Polanski
2 titles together
Dead Tired, A Special Day
Isabelle Adjani
2 titles together
Heart of the Festival, Words in Progress
Brigitte Bardot
2 titles together
Heart of the Festival, Morceaux de Cannes
Nastassja Kinski
2 titles together
Heart of the Festival, Morceaux de Cannes
Anouk Aimée
2 titles together
Heart of the Festival, Morceaux de Cannes
Arletty
2 titles together
Heart of the Festival, Morceaux de Cannes
