Kounen, Jan

(May 2, 1964, Utrecht, Nether­lands-)

   Dutch born, he grew up in the south of France and studied at the Decorative Arts School of Nice, where he chose cinema, animation, and pixilation as special fields. Having graduated in 1988, he shot Super-8 (Soft) and 16-mm (La Mort jaune, The Broadword) ama­teur shorts. After shooting commercials (1991-1997) and musical videos (1990-1993), he directed his first feature-length film in 1997 (Dobermann). He was a technical consultant to Kim Chapiron (2006 Sheitan / UK DVD: Satan) and appeared in Cinématon (documentary, short, as himself, Gérard Courant, 1995) and Je suis ton Châtiment / Mondokino (short, Guillaume Bréaud, 1996).

 Filmography

        ◘ Gisèle Kérosène (short; also actor)

        ◘ L'Âge de Plastic (short)

        ◘ Vibroboy (short; also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ Capitaine X / Né pour mourir (short; also co-screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ Le Dernier Chaperon rouge (short; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Dobermann (also uncredited actor)

2002 ◘ Bâtards (uncredited co-director with Frédéric Saurel)

2004 ◘ Blueberry / Blueberry: L'Expérience secrète / Renegade (also co-screenwriter, actor; France / USA / Mexico)

        ◘ D'Autres Mondes (documentary; also producer, cinematographer)

2005 ◘ Darshan—L'Etreinte / USA: Darshan: The Embrace (documentary; also co-screenwriter, co-producer; France / Germany / Japan)

        ◘ 99 Francs (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, actor)

        ◘ 8 (shorts; segment "The Story of Panshin Beka"; also screenwriter)