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Alain Terzian
Born	(1949-05-02) 2 May 1949 (age 75) Paris, France
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1975–present

Alain Terzian (born 2 May 1949) is a French-Armenian film producer, Administrator of Cannes Film Festival jury, and former President of Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. He is the chief executive officer of Alter Films and the President of Union of French Producers, UPF.

On 12 March 2009, among with Charles Aznavour, André Santini and Hélène Ségara he attended the opening ceremony of the Yerevan Park in the center of Paris.

Leadership of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma

In 2003, he was elected President of Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, a position from which he resigned in 2020 when the collective resignation of the Academy's board of directors led to a profound restructuring of the institution.

Terzian was involved in a dispute in January 2020. A dinner was held to announce the nominees for the 45th César Awards, inviting various actors and staff of nominated films. Invitees were allowed to bring along another figure involved with the film industry with them. Two attendees submitted requests, one for director Claire Denis and the other for writer Virginie Despentes; both are known as feminists. The Academy's leadership rejected Denis and Despentes and refused to allow them at the ceremony. An open letter signed by over 400 figures in the French film industry criticized the "arbitrary, even discriminatory manner" in which these two attendees were rejected, with no reason given, and criticized Terzian directly over the matter as the one who was behind the decision.

Filmography

Awards

• Officer of Légion d'honneur
• Chevalier of Ordre d'honneur (Armenia) (2009)
• Officer of Ordre national du Mérite
• Chevalier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

References

1. Marshall, Alex (14 February 2020). "Organizers of France's Oscars Resign, 2 Weeks Before Ceremony". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
2. Dryef, Par Zineb (14 February 2020). "Le monde du cinéma français attaque le fonctionnement des Césars". Le Monde. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

External links

• Alain Terzian at IMDb
• Terzian
• France picks 'Persepolis' as Oscar entry
• Tautou film tops Cesar prize nods
• Yerevan Park in Paris

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