- Tends to use the same actors, which are close friends, in most of his films.
- Armenian like Sergei Parajanov, William Saroyan, Charles Aznavour, Atom Egoyan, Cher, Steven Zaillian or Mikhail Vartanov.
- He is married to actress Ariane Ascaride, who is a regular collaborator. Guédiguian met her at Aix-en-Provence University.
- French citizen of Armenian and German descent. His mother was German and his father Armenian.
- Born in 1953 in Marseille to a German mother and an Armenian father. He still lives in Marseille, where he shot many of his films.
- Head of the 'Horizons' jury at 73th Venice International Film Festival in 2016.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival in 2018.
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