‪The feted directors [pictured] join Costa Gavras, Michel Hazanavicius, Jaime Rosales and Harvey Weinstein who have also this week expressed concern about the possible loss of protection for local industries.

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are the latest to join the debate about Europe’s “cultural exception” possibly being abandoned in new trading relations between the EU and US.

‪The feted directors join Costa-Gavras, Michel Hazanavicius, Jaime Rosales and Harvey Weinstein who have also this week expressed concern about the possible loss of protection for local industries.

In an open letter, the brothers called on the industry to “please vote for the exclusion, please save culture!”

Voting on the resolution takes place on May 23.