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Hugues Gentillon | |
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| Born | Hugues Gentillon (1974-12-17)December 17, 1974 (age 50) |
| Alma mater | Academy of Art University,Medical University of Lodz,Miami Dade College,University of Florida,Collège Roger Anglade |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, medical researcher, conceptual artist, philanthropist |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Notable work | Love Me Haiti,A Place To Coexist : YUGY |
| Awards | MPAH Best Short Film 2014, INTERSTUDENT 2014: Best Int'l Student in Poland |
Hugues Gentillon (born December 17, 1974) is a Haitian film director, screenwriter, producer, and scientist.[1] He is the founder of Yugy Pictures Entertainment, a film production company based in the United States.[2][3][4]
Gentillon was born on December 17, 1974, inPort-au-Prince,Haiti to Haitian parents. As both his parents were entrepreneurs, he attended several private schools in Haiti until graduating from high school, when he left the country to attend university in theUnited States. After initially studying atMiami Dade College andUniversity of Florida inFlorida, he transferred to several other universities in North America and Europe, includingNew York Film Academy,Academy of Art University,Medical University of Lodz, andUniversité libre de Bruxelles, eventually graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree. In 2014 he screened his MFA thesis filmLove Me Haiti at several film festivals, includingFestival de Cannes,[5][6][7]Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF),[8] Boston Cinema/Motion Pictures Association of Haiti (MPAH),[9] andBahamas International Film Festival.[10] The film won Gentillon several awards, including the 2014 Interstudent special award and the 2014 MPAH award for Best Short Film.[11][12][13][14] A year later Gentillon attended the Festival de Cannes 2015, where he promoted and pre-marketed his filmThe Pearl of Wisdom, a fictional film loosely inspired by a series of events that took place during theAge of Reason (1600-1800).
