Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing Am Anfang war das Feuer (1981), Der Name der Rose (1986), Der Liebhaber (1992), Sieben Jahre in Tibet (1997) and Der letzte Wolf (2015). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including four César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film, Sehnsucht nach Afrika (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
