Jan Kounen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Kounen

Dutch-born French film director and film producer

Date of Birth: 02-May-1964

Place of Birth: Utrecht, Netherlands

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director, film producer

Nationality: France, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen on 2 May 1964) is a Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands-born French film director and producer.In France, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann (1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 francs (2007).
Outside France he is better known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru, and for directing some music videos of which, the most notable are the four videos he did for the English pop group Erasure in the 1990s (including three for the project Abba-esque) : Lay all your love on me (1992), Voulez-vous (1992), S.O.S.
(1992) and Always (1994).