Philippe Faucon (French pronunciation: [filip fokɔ̃]; born 26 January 1958) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer.

Philippe Faucon was born in Oujda, the son of a French soldier and an Algerian pied-noir mother.

He grew up between Morocco and Algeria, where his father did his military service.

After completing his studies at Aix-Marseille University, he began to work in film and in 1984, he directed his first short film, titled La Jeunesse.

[3] In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Faucon signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.