# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gilles-jacob
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:59:19.937Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gilles-jacob"
name: "Gilles Jacob"
slug: "gilles-jacob"
description: "Gilles Jacob is a French film critic and essayist who served as president of the Cannes Film Festival between 2001 and 2014."
tagline: "French essayist, film critic and film director"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1930-06-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump