Trivia

Used to be banned from entering China because of his film Sept ans au Tibet (1997). But years later, he was hired to direct the Chinese-French co-production Le dernier loup (2015) and had his ban lifted.

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 35th Cannes International Film Festival in 1982.

Annaud uses a three-camera set-up since shooting La Guerre du feu (1981). He employed the same shooting style on his TV miniseries La vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert (2018).

He was sent to the French Cameroons as an Army Film Director by the National Service. During this period he trained locals to make their own movies while working on a series of educational films for the natives.

Education: Vaugirard School; IDHEC, Paris; Sorbonne, Paris (literature).