Francis Girod

{{short description|French film director}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox person

| image = Francis Girod 1990.jpg

| caption = Francis Girod (1990)

| name = Francis Girod

| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|10|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Semblançay, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|11|19|1944|10|9|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bordeaux, France

| occupation = Film director, actor, screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1967–2006

}}

Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film L'enfance de l'art was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/321/year/1988.html |title=Festival de Cannes: L'enfance de l'art |access-date=26 July 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}} In 1994 he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1994/04_jury_1994/04_Jury_1994.html |title=Berlinale: 1994 Juries |access-date=9 June 2011 |work=berlinale.de}}