Jean-Louis Livi

Jean-Louis Livi (born 29 January 1941) is a French film producer and agent.

Livi was nominated for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Film Awards for producing The Father (2020).

Early life Jean-Louis Livi is the son of Giuliano/Julien Livi (1917–1994), the older brother of Italian-French actor Yves Montand.

Career Starting in 1970, Livi worked at Artmedia, France's main casting agency, first as an accountant then as an agent. He notably helped launch the career of Gérard Depardieu, becoming his agent in 1971. Livi later headed Artmedia between 1982 and 1990. Between 1990 and 2006, Livi was director of the production companies Film par film and SEDIF (Société d'exploitation et de distribution de films) Productions. Since 2006, he has been the director the production company F comme film. Livi also manages the company Solivagus Productions.

Livi and Bernard Murat have been co-directors of the Théâtre des Mathurins and of the Théâtre Édouard VII in Paris.

In 2021, Livi became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Personal life Livi has been married twice. His first marriage was to Tanya Lopert. He is married to actress Caroline Silhol with whom he has a son named Victor.

Selected filmography Year Title Director Notes 1988 The Little Thief Claude Miller 1991 On peut toujours rêver Pierre Richard Merci la vie Bertrand Blier My Father the Hero Gérard Lauzier Tous les matins du monde Alain Corneau La Totale! Claude Zidi 1992 A Heart in Winter Claude Sautet The Accompanist Claude Miller 1994 My Father the Hero Steve Miner A Pure Formality Associate producer Giuseppe Tornatore The Smile Claude Miller Colonel Chabert Yves Angelo 1995 New World Alain Corneau L'amour conjugal Benoît Barbier 1996 The Best Job in the World Gérard Lauzier 1997 Droit dans le mur Pierre Richard 1998 Stolen Life Yves Angelo 1999 Monsieur Naphtali Olivier Schatzky Chili con carne Thomas Gilou The Frenchman's Son Gérard Lauzier 2000 Passionnément Bruno Nuytten La moitié du ciel Alain Mazars 2001 Read My Lips Jacques Audiard 2002 Sur le bout des doigts Yves Angelo 2003 The Overeater Thierry Binisti 2005 Je vous trouve très beau Isabelle Mergault 2007 The Merry Widow Isabelle Mergault 2008 Leur morale... et la nôtre Florence Quentin A Man and His Dog Francis Huster 2009 Wild Grass Alain Resnais I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive Claude Miller and Nathan Miller Mademoiselle Chambon Co-producer Stéphane Brizé 2010 Une exécution ordinaire Marc Dugain Wandering Streams Pascal Rabaté 2011 La bonté des femmes Yves Angelo and Marc Dugain Television film 2012 10 jours en or Nicolas Brossette La danse de l'albatros Nathan Miller Television film You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Alain Resnais Camille Rewinds Noémie Lvovsky Quelques heures de printemps Stéphane Brizé 2013 Henri Associate producer Yolande Moreau 2014 Life of Riley Alain Resnais Des fleurs pour Algernon Yves Angelo Television film Les trois silences Laurent Herbiet Television film 2015 Floride Philippe Le Guay 2017 Ava Léa Mysius Demain et tous les autres jours Noémie Lvovsky Reinventing Marvin Anne Fontaine 2020 The Father Florian Zeller Night Shift Anne Fontaine 2021 Les lendemains de veille Co-producer Loïc Paillard 2022 Maigret Patrice Leconte The Five Devils Léa Mysius 2023 Casablanca Co-producer Adriano Valerio 2024 Boléro Anne Fontaine À bicyclette ! Mathias Mlekuz Rabia Associate producer Mareike Engelhardt 2026 The Birthday Party Léa Mysius

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Film Result

2021 Best Picture The Father

1994 Best Film Not in the English Language A Heart in Winter

Best Film The Father

Outstanding British Film The Father