Jean-Pierre et Luc DARDENNE

Director

Country: BELGIUM

Biographie

The Belgian director, Luc Dardenne and his brother Jean-Pierre directed and produced numerous documentaries including Le Chant du rossignol (1978), Leçons d'une université volante (1982) with their production company Dérives. Luc Dardenne and his brother directed The Promise (1996), then Rosetta (1999) which received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Festival in 1999. He runs a screenplay writing workshop at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Films presented in Cannes

2008 - LE SILENCE DE LORNA (LORNA’S SILENCE) - In Competition - Director, Screenplay
2007 - CHACUN SON CINÉMA (TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA) - Out of Competition - Director
2005 - L'ENFANT - In Competition - Director, Screenplay
2002 - LE FILS - In Competition - Director, Director, Screenplay, Screenplay
1999 - ROSETTA - In Competition - Director, Director, Screenplay, Screenplay
1996 - LA PROMESSE - Section parallèle - Director, Director
1987 - FALSCH - Section parallèle - Director, Director

Awards

2008 - Award for Best Screenplay - LE SILENCE DE LORNA (LORNA’S SILENCE) - Long métrage
2005 - Palme d'Or - L'ENFANT - Long métrage
1999 - Palme d'Or - ROSETTA - Long métrage

Member of the jury

2006 - Caméra d’Or - Présidents
2000 - Courts métrages - Président