Jean-Jacques Annaud

Jean-Jacques Annaud (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak ano]; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed Black and White in Color (1976), Quest for Fire (1981), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Bear (1988), The Lover (1992), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Black Gold (2011), and Wolf Totem (2015). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including five César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award.

Annaud's first film, Black and White in Color (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His most recent film is Notre-Dame on Fire, released in 2022.