Jean-Pierre Jeunet Net Worth
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Net Worth is
$300,000
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a self-taught director who was very quickly interested by cinema, with a predilection for a fantastic cinema where form is as important as the subject. Thus he started directing TV commercials and video clips (such as Julien Clerc in 1984). At the same time he met designer/drawer Marc Caro with whom he made two short ... | Date Of Birth | September 3, 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Roanne, Loire, France |
| Profession | Director, Writer, Producer |
| Spouse | Liza Sullivan (m. 1997) |
| Awards | César Award for Best Film, César Award for Best Director |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nearly all his feature films are edited by Hervé Schneid |
| 2 | His movies often contain an underwater scene (Delicatessen, La cité des Enfants Perdus, Alien: Resurrection) |
| 3 | [closing credits] The closing credits of his movies show images of every actor from the movie. |
| 4 | Makes extensive use of color grading in order to give his movies the desired (often fantastic) ambiance. |
| 5 | Uses a lot of elaborate camera (crane) movements |
| 6 | His movies often focus on the romance between two mavericks (Amélie and Nino, Mathilde and Manech, Louison and Julie). |
| 7 | Often casts Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Ticky Holgado and Rufus |
| 8 | His main characters are often orphans, or have lost one of their parents |
| 9 | Often uses wide camera angles |
| 10 | Likes to cast actors with unusual facial features |
| 11 | Always casts Dominique Pinon |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I got something pretty rare: American power and a lot of money to distribute the film [A Very Long Engagement (2004)] worldwide. I can tell you politicians from right to left are so proud of the film, actors, technicians, everybody except the independent French producers who campaigned against it. But, you know we live in a capitalist world where the only thing is to earn money. They want to get rid of Warners from France. They are not prepared to share the cake. |
| 2 | Cinema since the New Wave always seems to be about a couple fighting in the kitchen. I prefer to write positive stories. |
| 3 | Audrey Tautou looks like a little elf with big eyes, like a deer. She's the perfect actress for me, because she's able to do both comedy and drama. That's pretty rare in France. Most French actors are only able to play realistic. Even Catherine Deneuve plays the same way all the time. |
| 4 | When you are in love with a story, you have to take your time to follow it and to fall in love again one time. You need some time. And I need to be in love with a story because I am going to spend four years of my life inside without pleasure, without seeing anybody, you work 16 hours per day and at the weekend and I need to be in love with each detail. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spoke hardly any English when he made his American debut, Alien: Resurrection (1997). He had translators on the set at all times to interact with the cast and crew. Years later, he had learned enough English to record an English director's commentary for the movie, together with Sigourney Weaver. |
| 2 | Had been developing a big-screen adaptation of Life of Pi (2012) for years. He had written a draft of the screenplay and been location scouting in India with cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, but eventually dropped out due to budget disagreements. |
| 3 | Declined the offer to direct Hellboy (2004) before Guillermo del Toro was involved. |
| 4 | Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1995. |
| 5 | Declined the offer to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), citing that most of the creative decisions for the project had already been taken, and he would have had very little to add. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Snails Set Off | 2017 | Short | |
| Casanova | 2015 | TV Movie | |
| The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | 2013 | ||
| Mic Macs à Tire-Larigot | 2009 | as Jean Pierre Jeunet | |
| A Very Long Engagement | 2004 | ||
| Amélie | 2001 | ||
| Alien: Resurrection | 1997 | ||
| The City of Lost Children | 1995 | ||
| Delicatessen | 1991 | ||
| Foutaises | 1989 | Short as Jean Pierre Jeunet | |
| Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko | 1984 | Short | |
| The Bunker of the Last Gunshots | 1981 | Short | |
| Le manège | 1981 | Short | |
| L'évasion | 1978 | Short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | 2013 | screenplay | |
| Mic Macs à Tire-Larigot | 2009 | scenario - as Jean Pierre Jeunet | |
| A Very Long Engagement | 2004 | story and adaptation | |
| Amélie | 2001 | scenario | |
| The City of Lost Children | 1995 | additional dialogue | |
| Delicatessen | 1991 | screenplay / shooting script | |
| Foutaises | 1989 | Short as Jean Pierre Jeunet | |
| Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko | 1984 | Short screenplay | |
| The Bunker of the Last Gunshots | 1981 | Short scenario | |
| Le manège | 1981 | Short screenplay | |
| L'évasion | 1978 | Short screenplay |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | 2013 | executive producer | |
| Au four et au moulin: les coulisses de Micmacs à Tire-Larigot | 2010 | Video documentary producer | |
| Mic Macs à Tire-Larigot | 2009 | producer | |
| A forradalom arca - Egy pesti lány nyomában | 2006 | Documentary co-producer | |
| A Very Long Engagement | 2004 | producer | |
| Casanova | 2015 | TV Movie executive producer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temps mort autour de Caro & Jeunet | 1995 | TV Short | |
| Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko | 1984 | Short | |
| The Bunker of the Last Gunshots | 1981 | Short |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foutaises | 1989 | Short as Jean Pierre Jeunet | |
| Pas de repos pour Billy Brakko | 1984 | Short | |
| The Bunker of the Last Gunshots | 1981 | Short |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bunker of the Last Gunshots | 1981 | Short | |
| Chili: Les arpilleras de la colère | 1978 | Documentary short |
Animation Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le manège | 1981 | Short animator |
Casting Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amélie | 2001 | voice casting/plaque - uncredited |
Costume Designer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bunker of the Last Gunshots | 1981 | Short |
Set Decorator
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bunker of the Last Gunshots | 1981 | Short |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madame Edouard | 2004 | technical advisor |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk | 2014 | special thanks | |
| The Drain | 2013 | Short special thanks | |
| Entends ce cri... | 2013 | Short grateful thanks | |
| Demain la veille | 2006 | Short thanks | |
| A Year at the Front: Behind the Scenes of 'A Very Long Engagement' | 2005 | Video documentary thanks: end titles | |
| Vidocq | 2001 | special thanks | |
| I Stand Alone | 1998 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| There's Something About Romcoms | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Director, 'Amélie' |
| Étrangement vôtre! | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Le train où vont les choses | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Click Online | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Director |
| La grande librairie | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| C à vous | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de clausura | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Extraordinary Voyage | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Alien Resurrection: Enhancement Pods | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Au four et au moulin: les coulisses de Micmacs à Tire-Larigot | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself |
| In the Spirit Of | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee / Film Director |
| Vivement dimanche | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Salon du cinéma | 2009 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - interviewee / Film Director |
| La traversée du désir | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Greatest Ever Romantic Movies | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| L'hebdo cinéma | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| A Year at the Front: Behind the Scenes of 'A Very Long Engagement' | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself - Director |
| Nos Zamis Lé Hyens | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| La nuit des Césars | 1981-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - César du meilleur réalisateur - César du meilleur film / Himself - César du meilleur premier film - César du meilleur scénario / ... |
| Charlie Rose | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Very Long Engagement: On the Set of a Romantic Epic | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Un long dimanche de fiançailles: le making-of | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Réalisateur |
| On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde | 2002-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| En aparté | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Comme au cinéma | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Celluloid Dreams | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| Home Movies | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
| Un jour dans la vie du cinéma français | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Film Genre | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Alien Evolution | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Festival international de Cannes | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 1997 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Les enfants de la cité perdue | 1995 | Video documentary short | Himself - Réalisateur |
| Eurotrash | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Fine Cooked Meats: A Nod to Jeunet and Caro's feature film 'Delicatessen' | 1991 | TV Short documentary | |
| Bouillon de culture | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 'Alien' Saga | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters | Order of Arts and Letters, France | On February 10, 2016, | |
| 2015 | Harold Lloyd Award | 3D Creative Arts Awards | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013) | |
| 2005 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) |
| 2005 | Lumiere Award | Lumiere Awards, France | Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) | Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) |
| 2003 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2003 | Cinema Award | SACD Awards | ||
| 2002 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay - Original | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Czech Lion | Czech Lions | Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | César | César Awards, France | Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | César | César Awards, France | Best Film (Meilleur film) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Critics Award | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Best Film | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Goya | Goya Awards | Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Guild Film Award - Gold | Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Foreign Film | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Lumiere Award | Lumiere Awards, France | Best Film (Meilleur film) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Lumiere Award | Lumiere Awards, France | Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Silver Clod | Norwegian International Film Festival | Best Foreign Film of the Year (Beste Utenlandske Spillefilm) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Career Achievement Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | ||
| 2002 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | International Filmmaker of the Year | |
| 2001 | Audience Award | Canberra Short Film Festival | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2001 | Audience Choice Award | Chicago International Film Festival | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2001 | Audience Award | Cinéfest Sudbury | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2001 | People's Choice Award | Denver International Film Festival | Best New Feature-Length Fiction Film | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2001 | Audience Award | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2001 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | European Director | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2001 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | Best European Director | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2001 | Crystal Globe | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2001 | Audience Award | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2001 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 1993 | Guild Film Award - Silver | Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) | Delicatessen (1991) |
| 1992 | César | César Awards, France | Best First Work (Meilleure première oeuvre) | Delicatessen (1991) |
| 1992 | César | César Awards, France | Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation) | Delicatessen (1991) |
| 1992 | Audience Jury Award | Fantasporto | Delicatessen (1991) | |
| 1991 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | Delicatessen (1991) |
| 1991 | César | César Awards, France | Best Short Film - Fiction (Meilleur court-métrage de fiction) | Foutaises (1989) |
| 1991 | Best Director | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Delicatessen (1991) | |
| 1991 | Prize of the Catalan Screenwriter's Critic and Writer's Association | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Delicatessen (1991) | |
| 1991 | Gold Award | Tokyo International Film Festival | Delicatessen (1991) | |
| 1990 | Audience Award | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | National Competition | Foutaises (1989) |
| 1990 | Press Award | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | National Competition | Foutaises (1989) |
| 1990 | Jacques Tati Award | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Foutaises (1989) | |
| 1981 | César | César Awards, France | Best Short Film - Animation (Meilleur court-métrage d'animation) | Le manège (1981) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay of the Decade | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2005 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) |
| 2005 | César | César Awards, France | Best Film (Meilleur film) | Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) |
| 2005 | César | César Awards, France | Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) | Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) |
| 2005 | César | César Awards, France | Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation) | Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) |
| 2005 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | Best European Director | Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) |
| 2003 | Silver Condor | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2003 | DVD Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Original Retrospective Documentary, New Release | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2002 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Discover Screenwriting Award | American Screenwriters Association, USA | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2002 | César | César Awards, France | Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2002 | Independent Spirit Award | Empire Awards, UK | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) | |
| 2001 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2001 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 2001 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) |
| 1998 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Alien: Resurrection (1997) |
| 1996 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Foreign Film | La cité des enfants perdus (1995) |
| 1995 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | La cité des enfants perdus (1995) | |
| 1993 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Delicatessen (1991) |
| 1992 | International Fantasy Film Award | Fantasporto | Best Film | Delicatessen (1991) |
| 1991 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | Young European Film of the Year | Delicatessen (1991) |
| 1991 | Best Film | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Delicatessen (1991) | |
| 1991 | Bronze Horse | Stockholm Film Festival | Delicatessen (1991) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Mic Macs à Tire-Larigot (2009) |
Known for movies
Amélie (2001)
as Director
Delicatessen (1991)
as Director
The City of Lost Children (1995)
as Director
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
as Director