Born in 1971 in Marseilles, a French national, Olivier Père graduated in Humanities at the University of Sorbonne (Paris IV).

He joined the French Cinémathèque in 1995, and soon became in charge of the programme, organizing numerous retrospectives and thematic seasons.
Alongside his work there, in 1996 he began a long-standing collaboration with the Belfort « Entrevues » Film Festival, for whom he organized retrospectives.
Since 1997 he has been writing for the cultural publication “Les Inrockuptibles” on film, television, and DVD.

Between 2004 and 2009, Olivier Père heads the Directors’ Fortnight, independent section at the Cannes Festival, organized by the SRF (Société des Réalisateurs de films).

Since September 1, 2009, Olivier Père is the Artistic Director of the Festival del film Locarno.

Bibliography:

Jacques Demy tout entier
Marie Colmant, Olivier Père
Anthologie (broché). Paru en 12/2010

Take 100
The Future of Film: 100 New Directors
Take 100 presents an emerging generation of the most talented filmmakers around the world.
Cameron Bailey and Piers Handling, Trevor Groth, Kim Dong-Ho, Li Cheuk-to, Frédéric Maire, Marco Müller, Olivier Père, Azize Tan, Christoph Terhechte, Sergio Wolf
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