Hugues Gentillon

Hugues Gentillon
MPAH 2014 Haiti Movie Awards
Born	Hugues Gentillon (1974-12-17) December 17, 1974 (age 42) Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Hispaniola
Residence	Tortuga, Haiti, Hispaniola
Education	Marie-Yolène, Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial, Collège Roger Anglade, Miami Dade College, University of Florida, Barry University, American University of the Caribbean, New York Film Academy, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Medical University of Lodz, Academy of Art University,
Alma mater	Academy of Art University, Medical University of Lodz, Miami Dade College, University of Florida, Collège Roger Anglade
Occupation	Filmmaker, medical researcher, conceptual artist, philanthropist
Years active	2011–present
Notable work	Love Me Haiti, A Place To Coexist : YUGY
Awards	MPAH Best Short Film 2014, INTERSTUDENT 2014: Best Int'l Student in Poland

Hugues Gentillon (born December 17, 1974), is a Haitian film director, screenwriter, producer, physician-scientist, entrepreneur, conceptual artist, philanthropist, and founder of Yugy Pictures Entertainment, a film production company based in the USA.

Gentillon holds dual Haitian-U.S. citizenship and studies in Europe. He reveals the convenience of being able to travel the world with an American passport. Nevertheless, he also shows his pride for his native country with the film Love Me Haiti, which won the 2014 Haitian Oscar.

Gentillon's MFA thesis film got distribution deals right after graduation. His embellishment of the properties and characterization of the protagonist and proper cast paid off. Gentillon selected, directed and ensured that French actress Aurelia Khazan's interpretation of the character Jeudi Forstner fits in with the nuances of the overall picture to bring together the story and that the story is told in line with his vision – making French actress Aurelia Khazan won Best Interpretation Award/Unesco Prize for Peace.

Gentillon grew up in Port-au-Prince, on the island of Haiti. Gentillon's mother was born on the northwest peninsula of Haiti, and his father came from the southwest peninsula of the country. His parents were both entrepreneurs and thus could afford to place him at Marie-Yolène preschool, at age 4.

From 1980 to 1991, Gentillon attended the Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial, an all-boy catholic institution, where he particularly excelled himself in the areas of history, arts-&-humanities, languages, theology, math, and natural sciences like astrophysics.

From 1985, Gentillon began traveling to Florida every summer vacation to visit his relatives and to study English.

In 1991, Gentillon's parents transferred him to Roger-Anglade catholic school, where he successfully completed "Baccalauréat 1 & 2" with focus in math and science.

After High school, he was further educated in the USA and in Europe.

Gentillon career in cinema blasted off like a rocket with the screening of his MFA thesis film Love Me Haiti at popular events such as Festival de Cannes,Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), Boston Cinema/Motion Pictures Association of Haiti (MPAH), and Bahamas International Film Festival.