This look has the depth of a deep blue (azure blue, ocean blue, blue at heart…), an ancient wisdom, a glint of mischief, and the generosity of an actor who has confided in the greatest directors (Besson, who brought him fame with Nikita, Léon and Le Grand Bleu, Costa-Gavras, Blier, Véber, Poiré, Kassovitz, De Palma…) and audiences the world over.
Success is mysterious. Like a song when it gets into your head or your heart.
Born in Morocco to Andalusian parents, Jean Reno discovered cinema at a very early age, especially American films such as Marlon Brando and James Dean… After the Casablanca Conservatory and military service in Germany, he chose Paris and the Cours Simon. The rest is the same: he became the favorite actor of French cinema, making his mark both in the United States(Mission Impossible, Godzilla, Ronin, Da Vinci Code… and even French Kiss!) and in Japan, where fans, less patient than those of FIFCL, storm the filming locations. As a singer and writer, he excels in every genre, from family comedy to the darkest roles, even lending his voice to Mufasa(The Lion King). In 2026, he will star in the highly anticipated Marsupilami, directed by Philippe Lacheau.
Humble (in his own words: “Success is mysterious. Like a song when it gets into your head or your heart”), faithful, loyal, sensitive and funny, Jean Reno embodies all the values of the Festival International de Comédie de Liège, where he is this year’s special guest. When you love cinema, you love Jean Reno. We intend to confirm this.
The photographer
David Koskas has been a set photographer for over 40 years (“40 years, can you imagine? That’s appalling!”), yet he remembers perfectly that shoot in the Amazon, bringing together Jean Reno and Patrick Bruel under the direction of Francis Veber in Le Jaguar (1996). “I asked them to sit on their actors’ chairs, on a ledge facing the Oyapock River, and then to turn around. Et voilà!”.
David Koskas fell into the world of cinema at the age of 12, because Claude Sautet’s César et Rosalie was filmed in the street where he lived. And so much the better if that image then lives on, like the one that today becomes the poster for the 10th edition of the Liège International Comedy Film Festival. Liège, which he can’t wait to discover, “with eyes wide open”.
The graphic designer
It’s the story of a professional encounter that became an unfailing friendship: “I got my foot in the door of the FIFCL adventure for the 6th edition. I didn’t know anything about Belgium, but I knew that Adrien had wanted us to work together for a long time: it was love at first sight. Today, I’m happy to come to Liège twice a year,” says Edouard Chastenet (120×160.fr).
“For this 10th edition, I was lucky enough to be able to start from a photo by David Koskas, with whom I’d already worked twice. As it didn’t exist in good quality, I chose to redesign it, in the style of Drew Struzan’s movie posters. This ‘poster of yesteryear’ style won everyone over.”
