The Dardennes began making narrative and documentary movies in the late 1970s. They first came to international attention in the mid-1990s with "La Promesse" ("The Promise"). They won their first major international movie prize when "Rosetta" won the Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. All their movies since have played at the Cannes main competition and won one of the major prizes. They have won more awards than any other movie makers in the history of the Cannes Film Festival. 