Jean-Louis Livi
Jean-Louis Livi is a French film producer and agent.
Livi was nominated for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Film Awards for producing The Father.
Early life
Jean-Louis Livi is the son of Giuliano/Julien Livi, 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 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.