Luc Besson

Luc Besson

• Creator of global blockbuster franchises including Taken, Transporter, and Taxi, with over $4 billion in worldwide box office earnings
• Visionary director behind iconic films like Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, and Lucy
• Inspiring keynote speaker on creativity, innovation, filmmaking, entrepreneurship, and the future of entertainment

Luc Besson is a celebrated French director, screenwriter, and producer with over 20 feature films to his name. Eight of these rank among the top 100 highest-grossing French films of all time. His work has earned over $4 billion at the global box office.

In 2000, Besson was named the youngest-ever President of the Jury at the Cannes International Film Festival. He has chaired other leading festivals in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Hainan, and Moscow. His international influence was recognised when he was named International Producer of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter in 2017. He has also received César, BAFTA, and Lumière Awards.

Champion of French Cinema, Besson founded EuropaCorp in 2000 to produce world-class films and promote French talent on the global stage. In 2012, he launched Cité du Cinéma, a creative hub dedicated to innovation and collaboration in film.

Recent Work and Future Projects
Besson’s recent film DogMan (2023), starring Caleb Landry Jones, earned praise from critics. He is now working on two new movies: Dracula: A Love Tale, The Last Man, a sci-fi thriller featuring Snoop Dog.g

Beyond cinema, he has authored numerous screenplays, fiction, documentaries, and autobiographies. In 2015, the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques awarded him an honorary medal for his exceptional artistic and entrepreneurial contributions to the French cinema over three decades.

Luc Besson, Global Keynote Speaker and Thought Leader
Fluent in both English and French, Besson shares his expertise through conferences and webinars. His topics include:

Creativity, Entertainment, Innovation, Cinema Ecology, Entrepreneurship and Success.