Charles Gillibert (born 14 September 1977) is a French film producer. Since 2021, he has served as the president of Les Films du Losange.
Life and career 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).↑ http://www.bdarts.org/2011/semaineducinema/2012/01/13/charles-gillibert-deuxieme-membre-du-jury-du-concours-de-courts-metrages/ Charles Gillibert member of the short films jury in 2012
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.
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 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.
Selected filmography Year Title Director Notes2007Paranoid ParkGus Van SantIn Competition – 2007 Cannes Film FestivalSummer HoursOlivier Assayas2010Black VenusAbdellatif KechicheIn Competition – 2010 Venice Film FestivalCertified CopyAbbas KiarostamiIn Competition – 2010 Cannes Film Festival2011StretchCharles de MeauxThe FairyDominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno RomyDirectors' Fortnight – 2011 Cannes Film Festival2012On the RoadWalter SallesIn Competition – 2012 Cannes Film FestivalLike Someone in LoveAbbas KiarostamiLaurence AnywaysXavier DolanUn Certain Regard – 2012 Cannes Film FestivalSomething in the AirOlivier AssayasIn Competition – 2012 Venice Film FestivalGolden Osella for Best Screenplay2014Clouds of Sils MariaOlivier AssayasIn Competition – 2014 Cannes Film Festival2015MustangDeniz Gamze ErgüvenDirectors' Fortnight – 2015 Cannes Film FestivalNominated – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film2016Things to ComeMia Hansen-LøveRosalie BlumJulien RappeneauPersonal ShopperOlivier AssayasIn Competition – 2016 Cannes Film FestivalLost in ParisDominique Abel and Fiona Gordon2017KingsDeniz Gamze Ergüven24 FramesAbbas Kiarostami2018Knife + HeartYann GonzalezIn Competition – 2018 Cannes Film FestivalNon-FictionOlivier AssayasIn Competition – 2018 Venice Film Festival2020My Best PartNicolas Maury2021Bergman IslandMia Hansen-LøveIn Competition – 2021 Cannes Film FestivalAnnetteLeos Carax2022Nobody's HeroAlain GuiraudieScarletPietro MarcelloDirectors' Fortnight – 2022 Cannes Film FestivalRodeoLola QuivoronUn Certain Regard – 2022 Cannes Film Festival2023A SilenceJoachim Lafosse2024It's Not MeLeos CaraxCannes Premiere – 2024 Cannes Film FestivalMisericordiaAlain Guiraudie Filmlovers! Arnaud DesplechinSpecial Screenings – 2024 Cannes Film Festival 2025 The Chronology of Water Kristen Stewart 2026 Minotaur Andrey ZvyagintsevIn Competition – 2026 Cannes Film Festival TBA Couture Alice Winocour Post-production
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