Jacques Martineau

Jacques Martineau (born 8 July 1963) is a French film director and screenwriter who works in collaboration with partner Olivier Ducastel.

Life and career After spending his adolescence in Nice, Martineau moved to Paris to study at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. After graduating, he took up a teaching post at the facility.

In 1995 Martineau met Olivier Ducastel, and the two began a professional and personal relationship. Their first collaborative venture, Jeanne et le Garçon formidable (an HIV/AIDS-themed musical comedy inspired by the films of Jacques Demy and featuring Virginie Ledoyen and Demy's son Mathieu), was released in 1998. The film was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.

Ducastel and Martineau have since directed further films with gay-related storylines, including the ambitious, almost three-hour-long Nés en 68 starring Laetitia Casta and Yannick Renier.

Martineau currently combines film work with a lectureship at Paris X University Nanterre.

Filmography Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 1998 The Perfect Guy Nominated—Berlin Film Festival - Golden BearNominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film 2000 Drôle de Félix Berlin Film Festival - Teddy Jury AwardBerlin Film Festival - Siegessäule Readers Award 2002 My Life on Ice Nominated—Locarno International Film Festival - Golden Leopard 2005 Crustacés et Coquillages Berlin Film Festival - Europa Cinemas Label 2008 Born in 68 2010 Family Tree 2011 Juste la fin du monde Telefilm 2016 Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo Berlin Film Festival - Teddy Audience AwardGuadalajara Film Festival - Premio Maguey Best Feature Film