Jacques Molitor

Jacques saw the light in tiny LUXEMBOURG on February 15th, 1980 (as you can see on the photo, he was the life of the party!).

After two years of medical studies, he enrolled at IAD ("Institut des Arts de Diffusion", Belgium) to pursue the craft of film.

Fed up by the rainy weather, Jacques took a trip to California to participate in summer production workshop « directing intensive » at the prestigious UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (2003), attending lectures by actor William H. Macy.

In 2008, Jacques co-wrote (with Xavier Seron) and directed his first professional short WITH THE DUST ("En compagnie de la poussière"). This story of a failed gay romance, exploring the intersection of love and death, was screened in the official short competition at Locarno film festival as well as in numerous international festivals: Les Films du Monde in Montréal, Ghent, Dresden Filmfest, Torino LGBT, etc. "With the Dust" was also screened on  ARTE.

In 2015, Jacques released his first fiction feature MAMMEJONG, a drama about a man-child who tries to sever the unhealthy ties that bind him to his mother to win the heart of a troubled young woman. The Samsa films /WrongMen production premièred at Max Ophüls festival in Saarbrücken and has since been screened in numerous venues like New Filmmakers NYC, Chicago European Union Festival and Francophone Film Festival in Rome.

Jacques co-created the RTL television documentary series "routwäissgro" and directed one of the most controversial episodes, featuring an intimate yet critical portrait of young right-wing politician Joe Thein. Jacques's interest in documentary filmmaking had started with 2013's SWEETHEART COME (produced by Red Lion), tackling unconventional sexuality and relationships in Luxembourg. His most recent documentary project is the 40-minute documentary LISTEN, shot in Sénégal and Guinea-Bissau. The aesthetically powerful tryptich portrays West African NGO Enda Santé's work in HIV prevention.

Jacques also co-directed the first season of successful Belgian series COYOTES in 2020 with Gary Seghers (“Public Enemy”), released as part of NETFLIX ORIGINALS.

Jacques’s second fiction feature, WOLFKIN aka KOMMUNIOUN (prod: Les Films Fauves), a horror drama, was picked up by WTF sales and made the rounds of fantastic film festivals in 2022 (FrightFest, Sitges, Imagine, MotelX, BIFFF) before being released to cinemas in Luxembourg and several other countries. It won the Filmpräis 2023 for best national feature and for best artistic/technical contribution (Amandine Klee’s photography).

Eager to continue life-long learning, Jacques has also attended workshops by Peter Webber ("Hannibal Rising") and script doctor legend John Truby.