Les Films du Fleuve
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Liège, Belgium, |
| Products | La 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
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp "Les Films du Fleuve [BE]". Cineuropa. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "The Euro 75: Les Films du Fleuve (Belgium)". Screen Daily. 15 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Les Films du Fleuve (Belgium)". Unifrance. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Les Films du Fleuve". Film-documentaire.fr. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Route Irish". Screen Daily. 12 November 2009.
- ^ "À ciel ouvert". Film Diaphana Distribution (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Jeanne du Barry". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "The Old Oak". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Black Box". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (19 May 2023). "New Europe Film Sales Boards 'Julie Keeps Quiet' by Leonardo Van Dijl (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Les Films du Fleuve at Unifrance
- Les Films du Fleuve at Cineuropa