Pierre Viot

Pierre Viot (9 April 1925 – 6 August 2020) was a French executive. He served as a senior advisor on the French Court of Audit.

Pierre Viot
Secretary General of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board
In office 1971–1973
Secretary General of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
In office 1973–1984
President of the Cannes Film Festival
In office 1984–2000
Preceded by	Robert Favre Le Bret
Succeeded by	Gilles Jacob
President of the Paris Opera
In office 1985–1987
President of the Opéra Bastille
In office 1985–1990
Personal details
Born	9 April 1925 Bordeaux, France
Died	6 August 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 95)

Biography

Former student of the École nationale d'administration (Jean-Giraudoux promotion, 1950-1952).^[1] Viot headed the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée from 1973 to 1984. He was elected as President of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, replacing Robert Favre Le Bret until 2000. He presided over the Opéra Bastille from 1985 to 1990, and the Paris Opera from 1985 to 1987.

Viot died on 6 August 2020 at the age of 95.^[2]

Distinctions

• Commander of the Legion of Honour (1999)^[3]
• Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite (2013)^[4]