Gilles Jacob

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 LouisleGrand having Claude Chabrol as a schoolmate At 17 years old he cofounded a shortlived cinema magazine Raccords He then collaborated as a film critic and journalist with several publications including Cinéma Les Nouvelles littéraires and LExpress 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 festivals 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 dOr award and the Cinéfondation During his career Jacob received various honours and accolades notably the Legion of Honour4 He served as a juror at the 47th Venice International Film Festival Source Article Gilles Jacob from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA