Jean de Meuron
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
After attending the New York Film Academy (NYFA), USC's School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program in Los Angeles, CA and receiving the UCLA Extension Business & Management of Entertainment Certificate (Earned with Distinction), Jean de Meuron graduated with a Bachelor's degree (Film & Media Studies) from The New School in New York, NY. He was honored with Outstanding Academic Achievement for his consistency on the Dean's List.
Serving as Executive Producer, Jean's short film, 'La femme et le TGV' (2016), starring the iconic Jane Birkin in the leading role, premiered at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in the Pardi di domani section. The short was further recognized with an OSCAR® nomination at the 89TH Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film. Jean produced 'Megan' (2018), an ambitious sci-fi proof of concept, which gathered widespread critical acclaim, global press coverage and multiple festival accolades. Several media publications such as The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Empire, /Film and IndieWire reported on the short. 'Megan' won Best International Sci-Fi Short at the 2018 London International Short Film Festival and went viral online, surpassing 2M views and 32K likes on YouTube. In 2019, 'Megan' was honored with the renowned Telly Award (Silver Winner 40TH Annual Telly Awards) in the Online: General-Viral category. The short also won Best Sci-Fi at the 2019 Los Angeles Film Awards and 2019 New York Film Awards. Jean was an Executive Producer alongside D.J. Caruso on the sci-fi proof of concept short, 'ATOM' (2021). The film gathered 102K views and 2K likes on YouTube since its release.
Jean was an Executive at internationally renowned director Roland Emmerich's Centropolis Entertainment, where he worked on 'Tides'/'The Colony' (2021) and the epic sci-fi disaster film 'Moonfall' (2022), which was theatrically released globally in February 2022. Upon its streaming release on Netflix, 'Tides'/'The Colony' was the #1 Movie in the U.S., claiming the top spot in the Top 10 ranking of the most watched films.
Jean's professional directorial debut, the epic 'Edge of Space' (2024), made the 97TH OSCARS® Shortlist - Live Action Short Film. Since 2019, Jean has been a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the Short Films Branch.
Serving as Executive Producer, Jean's short film, 'La femme et le TGV' (2016), starring the iconic Jane Birkin in the leading role, premiered at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in the Pardi di domani section. The short was further recognized with an OSCAR® nomination at the 89TH Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film. Jean produced 'Megan' (2018), an ambitious sci-fi proof of concept, which gathered widespread critical acclaim, global press coverage and multiple festival accolades. Several media publications such as The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Empire, /Film and IndieWire reported on the short. 'Megan' won Best International Sci-Fi Short at the 2018 London International Short Film Festival and went viral online, surpassing 2M views and 32K likes on YouTube. In 2019, 'Megan' was honored with the renowned Telly Award (Silver Winner 40TH Annual Telly Awards) in the Online: General-Viral category. The short also won Best Sci-Fi at the 2019 Los Angeles Film Awards and 2019 New York Film Awards. Jean was an Executive Producer alongside D.J. Caruso on the sci-fi proof of concept short, 'ATOM' (2021). The film gathered 102K views and 2K likes on YouTube since its release.
Jean was an Executive at internationally renowned director Roland Emmerich's Centropolis Entertainment, where he worked on 'Tides'/'The Colony' (2021) and the epic sci-fi disaster film 'Moonfall' (2022), which was theatrically released globally in February 2022. Upon its streaming release on Netflix, 'Tides'/'The Colony' was the #1 Movie in the U.S., claiming the top spot in the Top 10 ranking of the most watched films.
Jean's professional directorial debut, the epic 'Edge of Space' (2024), made the 97TH OSCARS® Shortlist - Live Action Short Film. Since 2019, Jean has been a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the Short Films Branch.
