Julie Gayet
President of the Jury, French actress and producer
Julie Gayet is a French actress, producer, and director, born on June 3, 1972 in Suresnes. Her career begins in 1992 with an appearance in Blue by Krzysztof Kieślowski. In 1995, Agnès Varda gives her her first major role in One Hundred and One Nights. She goes on to appear in films such as Delphine 1, Yvan 0 by Dominique Farrugia (1996), Shall We Kiss? by Emmanuel Mouret (2007), 8 Times Up by Xabi Molia (2009), The French Minister by Bertrand Tavernier (2013) and TV series like Call My Agent! (2015). In 2013, she is a member of the Un Certain Regard jury at the Cannes Film Festival, chaired by Paolo Sorrentino. In 2007, Julie Gayet founds the production company Rouge International, which has produced films such as Raw by Julia Ducournau, The Insult by Ziad Doueiri, and Mimosas by Oliver Laxe, as well as documentaries like Faces Places by Agnès Varda and JR, and The State Against Mandela and the Others by Nicolas Champeaux and Gilles Porte.
In 2021, she launches the Sœurs Jumelles Festival, held in Rochefort every year at the end of June, where a selection of unreleased musical documentaries is presented.
