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They were invited by the Walloon-Brussels Delegation in Bucharest as part of a special event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Delegation\u2019s opening an office in Romania.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe film distributed by Independenta Film was then shown in cinemas across Romania. The Kid with a BIke had its official premiere in the international competition at the Cannes Festival in 2011 when it won the Grand Jury Prize.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe film was written, directed and produced by ean Pierre and Luc Dardenne and featured Cecile de France, Thomas Doret and Jeremie Renie. The production tells the touching tale of a 12-year old boy who desperately tries to find the father who had abandoned him in a foster home. The film was also awarded the best original screenplay award in 2011 at the European Film Awards, while Thomas Doret walked away with the Les Magrittes du Cinema award for most promising newcomer. But here\u2019s Jean Pierre Dardenne speaking about the film:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u201cAfter all, I think you have to see this film as a story, because the characters are not essentially very sophisticated. I would even say they are more in the vein of \u2018Pinocchio\u2019. The main character has started a journey of initiation. He enters a forest and has to deal with negative characters, with the Fox. In this sense, I\u2019d say our film has something I would call simplicity. It can even be seen as a fairy tale, with Samantha being the Good Fairy. And just like in any other fairy tale, the main character needs to be disillusioned in order to grow up. In the case of our main protagonist, the illusion he had to lose is that of ever seeing his father again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\tIn 2006, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne were the ones who handed the Camera D\u2019Or Award of the Cannes Film Festival to Romanian filmmaker Corneliu Porumboiu for his debut feature film \u201c12:08. East of Bucharest\u201d. In fact. the two Belgian filmmakers say they are great admirers of Romanian cinema. Here\u2019s Luc Dardenne:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u201dWe are familiar with the work of Cristian Mungiu, Corneliu Porumboiu and Cristi Puiu, and I can say that new wave of Romanian cinema was a revelation for us. I think Cristian Mungiu\u2019s \u2018Four months, Three Weeks and Two Days\u2019 is an exceptional film. As for Corneliu Porumboiu, as chairmen of the Camera D\u2019Or Jury at the Cannes Festival we decided the award should go to this young Romanian filmmaker for his extraordinary comedy. I liked his film so much that the first thing I did when we arrived in Romania was to go and see the balcony where the dictator Ceausescu gave his last speech to the masses. We have a great admiration for Romanian cinema and we are sure this country is full of talented filmmakers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe two Belgian filmmakers have so much faith in Romanian cinema that their film production company \u201cLes Films du Fleuve\u201d co-produced Cristian Mungiu\u2019s latest film:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u201cWe expressed our interest for Cristian Mungiu\u2019s film, even before reading the script. After we read the script we liked it so much that we immediately accepted to coproduce it. We are proud and delighted to be part of this project\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\tAs regards the screening of European films in cinemas, the two French filmmakers believe European productions are not promoted enough:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\u201cWe understand that the problem in Romania has to do with the distribution of the films in cinemas. There is a similar situation in Belgium, where there is an invasion of Hollywood productions. This is unfortunate, because we should be able to see films from all over the world. This is why we hold the Cannes Film Festival in such great esteem, because the people there don\u2019t have prejudices. The jury, the professionals who make the selection of films, are not interested where a particular film was produced. It is remarkable that such festivals still exist, festivals that allow national film industries to become international. Our films won international recognition thanks to this festival\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\tJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne\u2019s first feature film, \u201cFalsch\u201d, was premiered in 1987. Since then, the two won Palme d\u2019Or at the Cannes Film Festival twice, first in 1999 for \u201cRosetta\u201d and again in 2005 for \u201cThe Child\u201d. In 2002, \u201cThe Son\u201d brought the two filmmakers the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, while Olivier Gourmet walked home with the prize for Best Actor.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne, two of the worlds most highly acclaimed filmmakers to come from Belgium visited Romania for the first time to launch their latest film \u201cThe Kid with a Bike. 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