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.
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KNOWN FOR
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1978
Le Grand Échiquier
1986
Ciné regards
1978
Femme Fatale
2002
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Dead Tired
1994
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
100 Films and a Funeral
2007
Heart of the Festival
2002
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
Mr. X
2014
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