Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Born	(1920-03-15)15 March 1920 Paris, France
Died	6 October 1989(1989-10-06) (aged 69) Cannes, France
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Film critic, Film director, screenwriter, actor

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (French: [ʒak dɔnjɔl valkʁoz]; 15 March 1920 – 6 October 1989) was a French actor, critic, screenwriter, and director. In 1951, Doniol-Valcroze was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine Cahiers du cinéma, along with André Bazin and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. The magazine was initially edited by Doniol-Valcroze between 1951–1957. As critic, he championed numerous filmmakers including Orson Welles, Howard Hawks, and Nicholas Ray. In 1955, then 23-year-old François Truffaut made a short film in Doniol-Valcroze's apartment, Une Visite. Jacques's daughter Florence played a minor part in it.^[1]

In 1955, he was a member of the jury at the 16th Venice International Film Festival,^[2] and in 1964 a member of the jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]