Jacky Raynal is French directress actress and film editor Shes born in 1940 near Montpellier The film maker has a diploma in Linguistics In the early 60s already a photographer young Jacky Raynal starts working in the field of cinema Shes assistent film editor for the documentarys of G Patriss and F Vienne After that she edits the first films of E Rohmer In 1965 J Raynal gets the license of senior film editor for feature films in CNC National Cinema Center Now shes working with the film directors of the New Wave She edits all of the skecthes of Six in Paris directed by Jean Douchet Jean Rouch JeanDaniel Pollet Eric Rohmer JeanLuc Godard and Claude Chabrol Jacky Raynal continues to work in editing till the end of 70s In 1968 with S Boissonas and O Mosset shes the founder of the Zanzibar group She works with Philippe Garrel Serge Bard Daniel Pommereulle Alain Jouffroy and Patrick Deval J Raynal shoots her first feature film Two Times in Barcelona In 1972 the movie wins the Grand Prix in the Festival of HyèresToulon At that time shes already living in New York There between 1975 and 1992 shes responsible for the programs of Carnegie Hall Cinema and Bleeker Street Cinema She shows there numerous independent international films Her job in New York is appreciated by F Truffaut he compares it with the French Cinematheque and awarded twice by the Village Voice in 1981 and 1991 J Raynal directs New York Story Grand Prix in Melbourne and Hotel New York In the same time she plays in several movies organises numerous international cinema festivals like Colombian Film Festival Israel Film Festival or Avignon Film Festival From 1973 to 1986 with Sid Geffen theyre publishing the independent international cinema review 1000 Eyes Magazine From 2000 Jacky Raynal directs numerous documentarys like Notes on Jonas Mekas 2000 or Eric Rohmer the Film Maker 2010 In 2010 Jacky Raynal is rewarded for her work in arts the Légion dHonneur Knight in the Order Arts and Letters