Film
Nicolas Winding Refn by Jeremy Jakubowicz
Photographed by Jeremy Jakubowicz
Jeremy Jakubowicz first photographed Nicolas Winding Refn at the Cannes Film Festival 2019, for his series Too Old to Die Young. Seven years later, he photographed him again at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, where he presented Her Private Hell.
- 2026Cannes Film Festival · Her Private Hell2 photos
- 2019Cannes Film Festival · Too Old to Die Young1 photo
Nicolas Winding Refn is a Danish director, screenwriter and producer. The Pusher trilogy made his name, and Drive won him the Best Director award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, followed by Only God Forgives and The Neon Demon, both also in competition. He went on to create the series Too Old to Die Young and Copenhagen Cowboy.
Career highlights
- Pusher
- Drive, Best Director, Cannes 2011
- Only God Forgives
- The Neon Demon
- Copenhagen Cowboy
Biography sources
Nicolas Winding Refn at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, Her Private Hell
16 May 2026 · Cannes · 79th Cannes Film Festival, out of competition
In May 2026, Nicolas Winding Refn returned to Cannes with Her Private Hell, shown out of competition as a midnight screening, his first feature in ten years. On 16 May, two days before the screening, Jeremy Jakubowicz photographed him in a black cardigan and sunglasses, in black and white.
The other celebrities Jeremy Jakubowicz photographed at the festival are on the Cannes Film Festival photographer page.
Nicolas Winding Refn at the Cannes Film Festival 2019, Too Old to Die Young
18 May 2019 · Cannes · 72nd Cannes Film Festival, out of competition
In May 2019, Nicolas Winding Refn presented two episodes of his series Too Old to Die Young out of competition in Cannes. Jeremy Jakubowicz photographed him in a black suit, slim tie and tinted glasses.
The other celebrities Jeremy Jakubowicz photographed at the festival are on the Cannes Film Festival photographer page.
Every celebrity Jeremy Jakubowicz has photographed is on the celebrity photographer page; to book a shoot, write to him through the contact form.