About Iris Knobloch
Born 1963. Iris Knobloch is a German lawyer and jurist.
Iris Knobloch (born 13 February 1963 in Munich) is a German film programmer, lawyer, media executive, and the President of the Cannes Film Festival since 2022, the first woman to hold the position.
Career Knobloch studied law at LMU Munich, where she obtained a doctorate. She also holds a Master of Laws degree from New York University.
She began her career as a lawyer at Norr, Stiefenhofer & Lutz and O'Melveny & Myers in Munich, New York and Los Angeles.
In March 2022, she was appointed President of the Cannes Film Festival, succeeding Pierre Lescure in 2023, thus becoming the first woman to hold the position.
Personal life She is the daughter of Charlotte Knobloch and granddaughter of Fritz Neuland, both were Holocaust survivors.
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Who is Iris Knobloch?
German sollicitor & president of the Cannes Film Festival (2023-)
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Iris Knobloch was born on 13 February 1963 in Munich.
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Iris Knobloch is a lawyer and jurist.
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