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Thierry Frémaux (; born 29 May 1960 in Tullins) is the director of the Institut Lumière, of the Lumière Film Festival and of the
Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
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Education and career

Frémaux has a '' diplôme d'études approfondies'' (equivalent to a Master of Advanced Studies) in film history from Lumière University Lyon 2. In 2017, Frémaux gathered a collection of the early films by
Auguste and Louis Lumière The Lumière brothers (, ; ), Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) and Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1948), were French manufacturers of photography equipment, best known for their ' motion ...
into a whole feature film ''Lumière ! l'aventure commence'', also narrating the original version of the film, in French.


See also

* '' Letter in Motion to Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux''


Bibliography

*' (2017, Grasset; ) (English translation: ''Official Selection'')


References


External links

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Biographie de Thierry Frémaux
in LeFigaro.fr (in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fremaux, Thierry 1960 births Living people People from Tullins French film critics Cannes Film Festival people Officers of the Legion of Honour