Alain Terzian

Alain Terzian (born 2 May 1949) is a French-Armenian film producer, Administrator of Cannes Film Festival jury, and former President of Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. He is the chief executive officer of Alter Films and the President of Union of French Producers, UPF.

On 12 March 2009, among with Charles Aznavour, André Santini and Hélène Ségara he attended the opening ceremony of the Yerevan Park in the center of Paris.

Leadership of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma In 2003, he was elected President of Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, a position from which he resigned in 2020 when the collective resignation of the Academy's board of directors led to a profound restructuring of the institution.

Terzian was involved in a dispute in January 2020. A dinner was held to announce the nominees for the 45th César Awards, inviting various actors and staff of nominated films. Invitees were allowed to bring along another figure involved with the film industry with them. Two attendees submitted requests, one for director Claire Denis and the other for writer Virginie Despentes; both are known as feminists. The Academy's leadership rejected Denis and Despentes and refused to allow them at the ceremony. An open letter signed by over 400 figures in the French film industry criticized the "arbitrary, even discriminatory manner" in which these two attendees were rejected, with no reason given, and criticized Terzian directly over the matter as the one who was behind the decision.

Filmography Year Title Director Notes 1975 Vanda Teres Jean-Marie Vincent 1978 Les ringards Robert Pouret 1979 Laura David Hamilton The Medic Pierre Granier-Deferre Les Charlots en délire Alain Basnier 1980 Three Men to Kill Jacques Deray 1981 La revanche Pierre Lary Pétrole! Pétrole! Christian Gion 1982 Le Choc Robin Davis L'indiscrétion Pierre Lary Boulevard des assassins Boramy Tioulong Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt! Denys Granier-Deferre 1983 Le jeune marié Bernard Stora Premiers désirs David Hamilton 1984 La smala Jean-Loup Hubert Year of the Jellyfish Christopher Frank Femmes de personne Christopher Frank Rive droite, rive gauche Philippe Labro 1985 Rendez-vous André Téchiné Nominated - Palme d'Or L'homme aux yeux d'argent Pierre Granier-Deferre 1986 La gitane Philippe de Broca Le débutant Daniel Janneau & Francis Perrin Scene of the Crime André Téchiné Nominated - Palme d'Or 1987 Spirale Christopher Frank Les Innocents André Téchiné Nominated - César Award for Best Film Vent de panique Bernard Stora Club de rencontres Michel Lang 1988 La passerelle Jean-Claude Sussfeld Bonjour l'angoisse Pierre Tchernia 1991 Les clés du paradis Philippe de Broca L'Opération Corned-Beef Jean-Marie Poiré 1993 Fanfan Alexandre Jardin Les Visiteurs Jean-Marie Poiré Nominated - César Award for Best Film 1995 Les Anges gardiens Jean-Marie Poiré 1996 Ma femme me quitte Didier Kaminka 1997 Héroïnes Gérard Krawczyk Les Soeurs Soleil Jeannot Szwarc 1998 The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time Jean-Marie Poiré 1999 Tout baigne! Eric Civanyan 2000 Le prof Alexandre Jardin 2003 I'm Staying! Diane Kurys 2005 Anthony Zimmer Jérôme Salle 2006 Président Lionel Delplanque Le passager de l'été Florence Moncorgé-Gabin 2009 Le coach Olivier Doran Change of Plans Danièle Thompson Le Premier Cercle Laurent Tuel 2011 Requiem pour une tueuse Jérôme Le Gris 2013 Hôtel Normandy Charles Nemes 2015 Chic! Jérôme Cornuau Premiers crus Jérôme Le Gris 2016 Cézanne and I Danièle Thompson 2017 Les ex Maurice Barthélemy 2020 Chacun chez soi Michèle Laroque

Awards Officer of Légion d'honneur Chevalier of Ordre d'honneur (Armenia) (2009) Officer of Ordre national du Mérite Chevalier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres