Charles Gillibert (born 14 September 1977) is a French film producer. Since 2021, he has served as the president of Les Films du Losange.

Charles Gillibert
Born (1977-09-14) 14 September 1977 (age 47)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Film producer
Founder of CG Cinéma

Life and career

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Gillibert was born in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune. His parents were Michel Gillibert and Françoise Barquin; he is the brother of the actress Violaine Gillibert and Emmanuel Gillibert, the head of Eggs publicity agency.

In 1995 Gillibert and Nathanaël Karmitz founded the film production company NADA as well as the Kieslowski Award, producing around a hundred short films, art videos and documentaries, many of which were awarded in most of international film festivals.

In 2002, NADA merged with the MK2 group and Charles Gillibert launched MK2 Music, a label in the heart of the connection between music and moving images, facing new creative formats, giving rise to the first cinemix performances. MK2 Music has also produced modern dance performance films with artists such as William Forsythe directed by Thierry de Mey (One Flat Thing Reproduced), Merce Cunningham directed by Charles Atlas (Biped/Pondway) and Angelin Preljocaj by Olivier Assayas (Sonntags Abschied).[1]

Beginning from 2006, Gillibert produced feature films for MK2 on an international scale, he produced more than fifteen feature films until 2013 within MK2 with authors/directors such as Gus Van Sant, Abbas Kiarostami, Walter Salles, Xavier Dolan, Olivier Assayas and Abdellatif Kechiche. Between 2010 and 2013 Charles Gillibert was a member of the MK2 management board . In January 2013, he created CG CINEMA, his own film production company internationally oriented and focused on directors development.[2]

In 2013, Gillibert collaborated in the creation of the investment company Cinémaphore with Julie Gayet and François Pinault before being called by Centre National de la Cinématographie to sit at the Commission for reflection on the new French film financing models.

In 2014, CG CINEMA introduced its first production Clouds of Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas selected at the Cannes Film festival, then Eden by Mia Hansen-Løve selected at the Toronto International Film Festival[3] and the company co-produced Desierto by Jonás Cuarón with Alfonso Cuarón.

As of July 2021, Gillibert has served as president of the French film studio Les Films du Losange alongside managing director Alexis Dantec. They purchased the company from its longtime manager Margaret Ménégoz.[4][5]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Director Notes
2007 Paranoid Park Gus Van Sant In Competition – 2007 Cannes Film Festival
Summer Hours Olivier Assayas
2010 Black Venus Abdellatif Kechiche In Competition – 2010 Venice Film Festival
Certified Copy Abbas Kiarostami In Competition – 2010 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Stretch Charles de Meaux
The Fairy Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy Directors' Fortnight2011 Cannes Film Festival
2012 On the Road Walter Salles In Competition – 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Like Someone in Love Abbas Kiarostami
Laurence Anyways Xavier Dolan Un Certain Regard2012 Cannes Film Festival
Something in the Air Olivier Assayas In Competition – 2012 Venice Film Festival
Golden Osella for Best Screenplay
2014 Clouds of Sils Maria Olivier Assayas In Competition – 2014 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Mustang Deniz Gamze Ergüven Directors' Fortnight2015 Cannes Film Festival
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2016 Things to Come Mia Hansen-Løve
Rosalie Blum Julien Rappeneau
Personal Shopper Olivier Assayas In Competition – 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Lost in Paris Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon
2017 Kings Deniz Gamze Ergüven
24 Frames Abbas Kiarostami
2018 Knife + Heart Yann Gonzalez In Competition – 2018 Cannes Film Festival
Non-Fiction Olivier Assayas In Competition – 2018 Venice Film Festival
2020 My Best Part Nicolas Maury
2021 Bergman Island Mia Hansen-Løve In Competition – 2021 Cannes Film Festival
Annette Leos Carax
2022 Nobody's Hero Alain Guiraudie
Scarlet Pietro Marcello Directors' Fortnight – 2022 Cannes Film Festival
Rodeo Lola Quivoron Un Certain Regard – 2022 Cannes Film Festival
2023 A Silence Joachim Lafosse
2024 It's Not Me Leos Carax Cannes Premiere – 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Filmlovers! Arnaud Desplechin Special Screenings – 2024 Cannes Film Festival
TBA The Chronology of Water Kristen Stewart Post-production

References

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  1. ^ http://www.bdarts.org/2011/semaineducinema/2012/01/13/charles-gillibert-deuxieme-membre-du-jury-du-concours-de-courts-metrages/[permanent dead link] Charles Gillibert member of the short films jury in 2012
  2. ^ "Charles Gillibert • Producteur".
  3. ^ "TIFF.net | Eden". Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ^ "About – les films du losange" (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (15 May 2024). "France's Les Films du Losange Acquires Raymond Depardon's Banner Palmeraie et Desert (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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