Jean-Pierre et Luc DARDENNE

Director

Country: BELGIUM

Biography

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

2011 - LE GAMIN AU VÉLO (THE KID WITH A BIKE) - In Competition Director, Screenplay
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

2011 - Grand Prix - LE GAMIN AU VÉLO (THE KID WITH A BIKE) - Long métrage
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 - Presidents
2000 - Courts métrages - President