Jan Kounen
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1964 — Present
s Film director, film producer
Personal Info
- Born
- May 02, 1964
- Age
- 61
- Birth Place
- Jan Coenen ( 1964-05-02 ) 2 May 1964 (age 61) Utrecht , Netherlands
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Dutch-born French film director and producer. In France, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann (1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 Francs (2007). Outside France he is better known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru, and for directing music videos of which the most notable are the four videos he made for the English pop group Erasure in the 1990s (including three for the EP project Abba-esque): Lay All Your Love on Me (1992), Voulez-Vous (1992), S.O.S. (1992), and Always (1994).
After studying at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, where he directed his first short films, Jan Kounen began work as assistant operator and director of music videos and documentaries. In 1989 he made the short film Gisele Kerosene, crowned Grand Prix in the category of Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival.
In the early '90s Kounen worked in advertising and made two highly acclaimed short films, Vibroboy and Little Red Riding Hood, the latter seeing him work with Emmanuelle Béart. In 1996 he made his first feature film, Dobermann, starring French actor Vincent Cassel.
After studying at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, where he directed his first short films, Jan Kounen began work as assistant operator and director of music videos and documentaries. In 1989 he made the short film Gisele Kerosene, crowned Grand Prix in the category of Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival.
In the early '90s Kounen worked in advertising and made two highly acclaimed short films, Vibroboy and Little Red Riding Hood, the latter seeing him work with Emmanuelle Béart. In 1996 he made his first feature film, Dobermann, starring French actor Vincent Cassel.
Life & Career Details
Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Dutch-born French film director and producer. In France, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann (1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 Francs (2007). Outside France he is better known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru, and for directing music videos of which the most notable are the four videos he made for the English pop group Erasure in the 1990s (including three for the EP project Abba-esque): Lay All Your Love on Me (1992), Voulez-Vous (1992), S.O.S. (1992), and Always (1994).
After studying at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, where he directed his first short films, Jan Kounen began work as assistant operator and director of music videos and documentaries. In 1989 he made the short film Gisele Kerosene, crowned Grand Prix in the category of Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival.
In the early '90s Kounen worked in advertising and made two highly acclaimed short films, Vibroboy and Little Red Riding Hood, the latter seeing him work with Emmanuelle Béart. In 1996 he made his first feature film, Dobermann, starring French actor Vincent Cassel.
After studying at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, where he directed his first short films, Jan Kounen began work as assistant operator and director of music videos and documentaries. In 1989 he made the short film Gisele Kerosene, crowned Grand Prix in the category of Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival.
In the early '90s Kounen worked in advertising and made two highly acclaimed short films, Vibroboy and Little Red Riding Hood, the latter seeing him work with Emmanuelle Béart. In 1996 he made his first feature film, Dobermann, starring French actor Vincent Cassel.
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