Les Films du Fleuve

Les Films du Fleuve
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded1994
Founders
HeadquartersLiège, Belgium,
ProductsLa Promesse
Rosetta
The Son
L'Enfant
Lorna's Silence
The Kid with a Bike
Rust and Bone
Two Days, One Night
I, Daniel Blake
Tori and Lokita

Les Films du Fleuve is a Belgian art-film production company owned by the Belgian filmmaking duo Dardenne brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, and launched in 1994.

It has produced three Palme d'Or winning films: Rosetta (1999) and L'Enfant (2005) by the Dardenne brothers, and I, Daniel Blake (2016) by Ken Loach, and one Oscar-nominated film: Two Days, One Night (2014) by the Dardenne brothers, which earned Marion Cotillard a nomination for Best Actress at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015.

History

In 1994, the Belgian filmmaking duo Dardenne brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, launched the art-film production company Les Films du Fleuve in Liège, Belgium.[1][2]

The company has produced three Palme d'Or winning films: Rosetta (1999) and L'Enfant (2005) by the Dardenne brothers, and I, Daniel Blake (2016) by Ken Loach, and one Oscar-nominated film: Two Days, One Night (2014) by the Dardenne brothers, which earned Marion Cotillard a nomination for Best Actress at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, making her the first actor to be nominated for an Academy Award for a Belgian film.[3]

Filmography

1990s

Year Title Director Notes
1996 La Promesse Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
1999 Rosetta [1]
Les Siestes grenadine Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud [4]

2000s

Year Title Director Notes
2000 La Devinière Benoît Dervaux [4]
2001 The Milk of Human Kindness Dominique Cabrera [1]
2002 The Son Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
2003 Le Monde vivant Eugène Green [1]
The Mystery of the Yellow Room Bruno Podalydès [1]
Stormy Weather Sólveig Anspach [1]
Le Soleil assassiné Abdelkrim Bahloul [1]
2005 L'Enfant Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
The Axe Costa-Gavras [1]
2006 Vous êtes de la police? Romuald Beugnon [1]
The Colonel Laurent Herbiet [1]
2007 Pourquoi on ne peut pas se voir dehors quand il fait beau Bernard Bellefroid [5]
Madonnen Maria Speth [1]
2008 Lorna's Silence Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
2009 Looking for Eric Ken Loach [1]
The Frontline Renato De Maria [1]

2010s

Year Title Director Notes
2010 Route Irish Ken Loach [6]
2011 The Minister Pierre Schoeller [1]
The Kid with a Bike Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
2012 The Angels' Share Ken Loach [1]
Beyond the Hills Cristian Mungiu [1]
Rust and Bone Jacques Audiard [1]
2013 Marina Stijn Coninx [1]
Playing Dead Jean-Paul Salomé [1]
2014 À ciel ouvert Mariana Otero [7]
40-Love Stéphane Demoustier [1]
Jimmy's Hall Ken Loach [4]
The Price of Fame Xavier Beauvois [4]
Two Days, One Night Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
Wild Life Cédric Kahn [1]
Trois Journées d'août 1914 André Dartevelle [5]
2015 Les Cowboys Thomas Bidegain [1]
Diary of a Chambermaid Benoît Jacquot [1]
Long Live the Bride Ascanio Celestini [1]
Good Luck Sam Farid Bentoumi [1]
2016 Achter de wolken Cecilia Verheyden [1]
The Dancer Stéphanie Di Giusto [1]
Graduation Cristian Mungiu [1]
Hedi Mohamed Ben Attia [1]
I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach [1]
Pericle Stefano Mordini [1]
Planetarium Rebecca Zlotowski [1]
The Son of Joseph Eugène Green [1]
The Unknown Girl Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
Vangelo Pippo Delbono [1]
2017 The Elephant and the Butterfly Amélie van Elmbt [1]
Endangered Species Gilles Bourdos [1]
Loveless Andrey Zvyagintsev [1]
2018 Carnivores Jérémie Renier and Yannick Renier [1]
Dear Son Mohamed Ben Attia [1]
Don't Shoot Stijn Coninx [1]
Fatwa Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud [1]
One Nation, One King Pierre Schoeller [1]
Paul Sanchez Is Back! Patricia Mazuy [1]
The Sisters Brothers Jacques Audiard [1]
2019 Casanova, Last Love Benoît Jacquot [1]
Sorry We Missed You Ken Loach [1]
Young Ahmed Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
Suzanne and René Maria Reggiani [5]

2020s

Year Title Director Notes
2020 Atarrabi & Mikelats Eugène Green [1]
Honey Cigar Karim Aïnouz [1]
Red Soil Farid Bentoumi [1]
2021 Animals Nabil Ben Yadir [1]
La civil Teodora Ana Mihai [1]
My Night Antoinette Boulat [1]
2022 Tori and Lokita Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne [1]
Harkis Philippe Faucon [1]
The Line Ursula Meier [1]
R.M.N. Cristian Mungiu [1]
Saturn Bowling Patricia Mazuy [1]
2023 Jeanne du Barry Maïwenn [8]
The Old Oak Ken Loach [9]
Black Box Aslı Özge [10]
Holly Fien Troch [1]
Behind the Mountains Mohamed Ben Attia [1]
2024 Julie Keeps Quiet Leonardo Van Dijl [11]
The Most Precious of Cargoes Michel Hazanavicius [4]
Langue étrangère Claire Burger [1]
2025 Enzo Robin Campillo
Adam's Interest Laura Wandel
Young Mothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Julian Cato Kusters
Skiff Cecilia Verheyden
Those Who Watch Over Karima Saïdi
2026 Heysel 85 Salaud Morisset

References

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  3. ^ "Oscars: 40 Foreign-Language Performances That Competed at the Academy Awards | Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night" (2014)". IndieWire. 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023. Cotillard's nomination made her the first actor or actress in a Belgian film to compete for the Oscar.
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  6. ^ "Route Irish". Screen Daily. 12 November 2009.
  7. ^ "À ciel ouvert". Film Diaphana Distribution (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Jeanne du Barry". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ "The Old Oak". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Black Box". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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