Michel Seydoux began his career as assistant to the president of the Central Organization of Youth Camps and Activities (OCCAJ), from 1968 to 1970. In 1971, he founded Caméra One, a feature film production company, which he manages. A former president of Air Littoral Holding, he also served as president of the LOSC Lille football club until January 2017. He is currently a director of Gaumont and a member of the board of directors of Pathé. He has produced or co-produced more than 40 feature films, including Alejandro Jodorowsky’s La danza de la realidad, Alain Cavalier’s Pater, Jean-Paul Rappeneau’s Cyrano de Bergerac, Alain Resnais’ On connaît la chanson, Nikita Mikhalkov’s Burnt by the Sun, Alain Resnais’ Smoking/No Smoking, and Joseph Losey’s Don Giovanni. The Oak, co-directed in 2022 with Laurent Charbonnier, is his first film. It has garnered nearly 500,000 admissions in theaters.