The French Dispatch director is Wes Anderson, a three-time Academy Award nominee. Anderson is an American filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter who has directed some of the most acclaimed films of the past two decades, including The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Moonrise Kingdom. He is known for his distinctive visual style, which often features symmetrical shots, bright colors, and quirky characters. Anderson's latest film, The French Dispatch, is a love letter to journalism set in a fictional 20th-century French city.