Editing Luc Besson (section)

{{short description|French filmmaker (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Luc Besson
| image              = Luc Besson by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| imagesize          = 220px
| caption            = Besson at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in July 2016
| birth_name         = Luc Paul Maurice Besson
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|3|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Paris]], France
| years_active       = 1981–present
| occupation         = {{Flatlist|
*Director
*producer
*screenwriter
}}
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Anne Parillaud]]|1986|1991|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Maïwenn|Maïwenn Le Besco]]|1992|1997|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Milla Jovovich]]|1997|1999|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Virginie Silla]]<br>|2004}}
}}
| children           = 5, including [[Shanna Besson]] and [[Thalia Besson]]
}}

'''Luc Paul Maurice Besson''' ({{IPA|fr|lyk bɛsɔ̃|lang}}; born 18 March 1959) is a French filmmaker. He directed and produced the films ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' (1985), ''[[The Big Blue]]'' (1988), and ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' (1990). Associated with the ''[[Cinéma du look]]'' film movement, he has been nominated for a [[César Award]] for Best Director and Best Picture for his films ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' (1994) and ''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]'' (1999). He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' (1997). He wrote and directed the sci-fi action film ''[[Lucy (2014 film)|Lucy]]'' (2014) and the [[space opera]] film ''[[Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets]]'' (2017).

In 1980, near the beginning of his career, he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup, later renamed Les Films du Dauphin. It was superseded in 2000 when he co-founded [[EuropaCorp]] with longtime collaborator {{Interlanguage link multi|Pierre-Ange Le Pogam|fr}}. As writer, director, or producer, Besson has been involved in the creation of [[Luc Besson filmography|more than 50 films]].