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name: "Humbert Balsan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/humbert-balsan"
fi1m_id: "humbert-balsan"
imdb_id: "nm0051116"
tmdb_id: 35524
wikidata_id: "Q321395"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 August 1954"
died: "10 February 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:47:32.119218+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Humbert Balsan

## Identity

Humbert Balsan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/humbert-balsan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** humbert-balsan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0051116
- **TMDB ID:** 35524
- **Wikidata ID:** Q321395
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbert_Balsan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q321395, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051116/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35524

Actor. Born 21 August 1954 in Arcachon, Gironde, France. Died 10 February 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 August 1954, Arcachon, Gironde, France
- **Died:** 10 February 2005
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbert_Balsan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q321395, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051116/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35524

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Loulou*](https://film.one/film/loulou.md) (80)

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## Biography

Humbert Balsan was a French film producer. He began his career in cinema as an actor, appearing in small roles including as Michel in Maurice Pialat's *Loulou* (1980). He later moved into production, founding Ognon Pictures and working on more than sixty films.

Balsan produced films by directors including Youssef Chahine, Sandrine Veysset and Claire Denis. He served as president of the European Film Academy and held positions with Unifrance and the Cinémathèque française. He was born on 21 August 1954 in Arcachon and died on 10 February 2005 in Paris.

*Sources: fr.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, allocine.fr.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Loulou* (1980), Fi1m 80, as Michel — [page](https://film.one/film/loulou.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Man from London* (2008), Producer
- *A Perfect Friend* (2006), Producer
- *Manderlay* (2005), Co-Producer, In Memory Of
- *The Intruder* (2005), Producer
- *The Great Journey* (2004), Producer
- *When the Sea Rises* (2004), Producer
- *When A Woman Sings* (2004), Producer
- *Alexandria... New York* (2004), Producer
- *The Gate of the Sun* (2004), Producer
- *Seekers of Oblivion* (2004), Producer
- *The Kite* (2004), Producer
- *Process* (2004), Producer
- *Grande école* (2004), Producer
- *La vie nue* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Mimi* (2003), Associate Producer
- *The Bathers* (2003), Co-Producer
- *Divine Intervention* (2002), Producer
- *The Adversary* (2002), as Dr. Michel Philippot
- *Women Who Loved Cinema* (2002), Producer
- *The Legend of Rose Al-Youssef* (2002), Producer
- *Transfixed* (2001), Producer
- *Every Night* (2001), Thanks
- *Paris, My Little Body Is Very Tired of This Big World* (2000), Producer
- *The City* (1999), Executive Producer
- *Victor...* (1998), Producer
- *Terminale* (1998), Producer
- *After Sex* (1997), Producer
- *Destiny* (1997), Producer
- *Will It Snow for Christmas?* (1996), Producer
- *The Proprietor* (1996), as Maître Vicks · Producer
- *Surviving Picasso* (1996), Co-Producer
- *Lumière & Company* (1995), Associate Producer
- *Jefferson in Paris* (1995), Co-Producer
- *Boys and Girls* (1995), Executive Producer
- *La Lumière des étoiles mortes* (1994), Producer
- *Mercedes* (1993), Producer
- *The Surveyors of Montmarte* (1993), Producer
- *Sabine* (1993), Producer
- *Walking a Tightrope* (1991), Producer
- *Mr. & Mrs. Bridge* (1990), Associate Producer
- *L'amour* (1990), Producer
- *Alexandria Again and Forever* (1989), Producer
- *Un médecin des lumières* (1988), series, Producer
- *Frequent Death* (1988), as Alexian
- *The Veiled Man* (1987), Producer
- *The Sixth Day* (1986), Executive Producer
- *Adieu Bonaparte* (1985), Producer
- *Thieves After Dark* (1984), as Insp. Martin
- *Histoire du caporal* (1984), Producer
- *A Brutal Game* (1983), as Le Journaliste
- *Liberty Belle* (1983), as Poker player
- *I Married a Shadow* (1983), as Bertrand Meyrand
- *Le Jour le plus court* (1983), as Marceau
- *Aspern* (1982), as L'éditeur
- *All Fired Up* (1982), Actor
- *Quartet* (1981), as Impresario's Friend
- *Chanel Solitaire* (1981), as Robert
- *Merry-Go-Round* (1981), as The knight
- *Une femme au bout de la nuit* (1980), as Xavier's disciple
- *Loulou* (1980), as Michel — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/loulou.md)
- *Swimming Instructor* (1979), Producer
- *Un Balcon en forêt* (1978), as Lt. Grange
- *The Devil, Probably* (1977), Second Assistant Director
- *A Dream Longer Than the Night* (1976), as L'homme oiseau
- *Noroît (Une Vengeance)* (1976), as Jacob
- *The Conquistadores* (1976), Actor
- *Lancelot of the Lake* (1974), as Gauvain

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2006: Best Film Not in the English Language (nominated), for *Le Grand Voyage*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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