Jan Kounen, Director
80’s : student at l’Ecole des Arts Décoratifs de Nice
1989 : his short Gisele Kerosene won the Grand Prix at the Fantastic Film Festival of Avoriaz.
Early 90’s : Kounen made many commercials and shot two more acclaimed shorts:
Vibroboy and Le Petit chaperon rouge.
1996 : Dobermann, his first feature film, tells the story of an out of control gangster played
by Vincent Cassel.
2003 : Blueberry, the adaptation of the famous comic book, again starring Cassel.
Afterward, he shot the documentaries D’autres mondes (Other Worlds) and Darshan.
2007 : with 99Francs, Kounen came back to a familiar world: the advertising industry. This adaptation of the French bestseller gave him the opportunity to demonstrate his unique virtuosity in film making. The film was a tremendous success in France despite its provocative subject matter.

Jean Dujardin, Actor
Jean Dujardin leads a new generation of contemporary French actors who are noted for their energy and versatility. Coming from cabaret stand-up and TV comedy shows, Dujardin has very successfully crossed over to the comedy film genre. His Character Brice de Nice (which he will later adapt for the cinema) allowed him to win 4 times “Graines de star”, a TV-show dedicated to scout new talents. Then, from 1999 to 2003, he played in the comedy show Un gars, une Fille which was a huge success in France, with an average of a third of the TV-audience per night. Yet, his comedic talents have not prevented him from earning praise in dramatic roles, including such films as Le Convoyeur and Contre-Enquête. Today he is one of the most sought-after actors in France…a career to watch.
(See his selective filmography in the fact sheet for 99 Francs)
Filmography:
99F (2007)
Contre-enquête (2007)
OSS 117, Le Caire nid d’espions (2006)
Il ne faut jurer de rien ! (2005)
L’Amour aux trousses (2005)
Brice de Nice (2005)
Les Dalton (2004)
Mariages ! (2004)
Le Convoyeur (2003)
Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003)

Jocelyn Quivrin, Actor
Born February 14th 1979
Jocelyn Quivrin started his cinematic career at an early age, playing young Louis XIV in Louis, enfant roi when he was 13 years old. Period piece roles were a perfect fit for him: he played in Lautrec, Jacquou le Croquant and Jean de La Fontaine, le défi where he played Louis XIV. Whether he is an extraterrestrial (in Peut-etre), or whether he is a detective (in L’Empire des loups), Jocelyn Quivrin has distinguished himself in many types of films and roles. He played in the Hollywood production Syriana next to Matt Damon and in the Eric Rohmer film “Amours d’Astree et de Celadon” and next to Jean Dujardin in the box office hit of 2007 “99 F”. In 2008 he splits the billing with his partner Alice Taglioni in Notre univers impitoyable, a comedy by Lea Fazer, and was nominated for the César of Best Promising Actor 2008 for his performance in 99F.