Born in Paris, the son of an entrepreneur, Jacob studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, having Claude Chabrol as a schoolmate.[1][2] At 17 years old he co-founded a short-lived cinema magazine, Raccords.[1] He then collaborated as a film critic and journalist with several publications, including Cinéma [fr], Les Nouvelles littéraires and L'Express.[1][2]
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.[3][2] 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.[3] Among his initiatives, were the foundation of the Un Certain Regard selection, the Caméra d'Or award, and the Cinéfondation.[1]
gilles, jacob, confused, with, giles, jacob, born, june, 1930, french, film, critic, essayist, served, president, cannes, film, festival, between, 2001, 2014, born22, june, 1930, 1930, paris, franceoccupationfilm, criticlife, career, editborn, paris, entrepren. Not to be confused with Giles 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 Gilles JacobBorn22 June 1930 1930 06 22 age 93 Paris FranceOccupationFilm criticLife and career EditBorn in Paris the son of an entrepreneur Jacob studied at the Lycee Louis le Grand having Claude Chabrol as a schoolmate 1 2 At 17 years old he co founded a short lived cinema magazine Raccords 1 He then collaborated as a film critic and journalist with several publications including Cinema fr Les Nouvelles litteraires and L Express 1 2 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 3 2 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 3 Among his initiatives were the foundation of the Un Certain Regard selection the Camera d Or award and the Cinefondation 1 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 5 References Edit a b c d Seguret Olivier 7 May 2001 Portrait Il aura tout vu Liberation in French Retrieved 16 January 2023 a b c Vulser Nicole 13 May 2008 Gilles Jacob le commandeur de Cannes Le Monde in French Retrieved 16 January 2023 a b Gilles Jacob n a pas ete ecarte assure la direction du festival de Cannes Le Figaro in French 6 March 2018 Retrieved 16 January 2023 Legion d honneur Gilles Jacob Renaud Lavillenie et Francois Pervis decores RTL in French 20 April 2014 Retrieved 16 January 2023 Aspesi Natalia 16 September 1990 Baruffe a Venezia La Repubblica in Italian Retrieved 16 January 2023 External links EditGilles Jacob at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gilles Jacob amp oldid 1160706169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
