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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.
Gilbert Jacob dit Gilles Jacob, né le 22 juin 1930 dans le 17 e arrondissement de Paris, est un critique, essayiste, réalisateur et une personnalité française du monde du cinéma. D'abord délégué général du Festival de Cannes en 1978, il en est président de 2001 à 2014.
Feb 24, 2024 · 369. 28K views 8 years ago. Après plus de 30 ans à la tête du Festival de Cannes, Gilles Jacob a tiré sa révérence l'année dernière. Toujours président d'honneur du Festival, il a laissé sa...
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Apr 15, 2014 · Gilles Jacob's passion for cinema is clear: throughout his career he has always placed art before commerce. At the helm of the Cannes Film Festival since 1977, you might say he's a walking history book of the cinematic arts.
May 13, 2014 · Following a 22-year stint as Festival artistic director, Gilles Jacob, 83, rose to Presidency in 2001. But this year’s Cannes will be his last . In 2015, Pierre Lescure takes over .
Gilles Jacob owes his position as the president of the world’s greatest film festival above all to his love of the cinema, which he has always cultivated just as one cultivates one’s garden.
May 8, 2018 · As someone who’s attended the world’s most prestigious film festival for more than 50 years and presided over it from 1978 to 2014, 87-year-old Gilles Jacob knows a few things about Cannes.
