Michaël R. Roskam

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Michaël R. Roskam
Born	Michaël Reynders 1972 (age 41–42) Sint-Truiden, Flanders, Belgium
Occupation	Film director

Michaël R. Roskam (Dutch: [ˈmiçɑɛl ˈrɔskɑm]; born Sint-Truiden, 1972) is a Belgian film director.

Career

Roskam attended St. Lucas Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he studied painting and contemporary art, and the Binger Film Institute in Amsterdam where he graduated in 2005 with a master degree in script writing and development.^[1] After several jobs as a journalist for Flemish newspaper De Morgen and a copywriter, he wrote a script for a short film titled Haun in 2002. This was followed by Carlo (2004), another short film which won the Audience Award at Leuven International Short Film Festival. In 2005, he made The One Thing To Do and in 2007 Today is Friday, based on an Ernest Hemingway book, that was filmed in Los Angeles.^[2]^[3]

Roskam made his feature film debut with Bullhead which was released in 2011. On 24 January 2012, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[4] He was named by Variety as one of the "10 directors to watch".^[5] He received the Best Screenplay and the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). In June 2012, Roskam was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences along with 175 other individuals.^[6]

Filmography

Short films

Haun (2002)
Carlo (2004)
The One Thing to Do (2005)
Today is Friday (2007)

Feature films

Bullhead (2011)
The Drop (2014)
The Tiger (2014)

References

↑ Bumgardner, John (22 January 2011). "Oscar nominated 'Bullhead' Austin debut". KXAN.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
↑ "Michael R. Roskam". Savage Film. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
↑ "Opnames debuutfilm Michael Roskam starten in maart". Knack (in Dutch). 16 March 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
↑ Rohter, Larry (24 January 2012). "A Belgian Surprise and a Snub for Germany in Oscar Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
↑ ""10 DIRECTORS TO WATCH" AT 2012 PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Palm Springs International Film Festival. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
↑ "Academy Invites 176 to Membership". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

External links

Michaël R. Roskam at the Internet Movie Database

v t e André Cavens Award for Best Film

1976–1980	The Son of Amir Is Dead – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1976) In the Name of the Führer – Lydia Chagoll (1977) Woman Between Wolf and Dog – André Delvaux (1979) My Name Is Anna Magnani – Chris Vermorcken (1980)

1981–2000	Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1981) Le Lit – Marion Hänsel (1982) Brussels by Night – Marc Didden (1983) Permeke – Patrick Conrad and Henri Storck (1985) The van Paemel Family – Paul Cammermans (1986) Wedding in Galilee – Michel Khleifi (1987) The Abyss – André Delvaux (1988) Wait Until Spring, Bandini – Dominique Deruddere (1989) Monsieur – Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1990) Toto the Hero – Jaco Van Dormael (1991) Man Bites Dog – Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde (1992) Just Friends – Marc-Henri Wajnberg (1993) La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978 – Jan Bucquoy (1994) Manneken Pis – Frank Van Passel (1995) La Promesse – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1996) Gabriel's Dream – Anne Lévy-Morelle (1997) Rosie – Patrice Toye (1998) Rosetta – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1999) Lijmen/Het Been – Robbe De Hert (2000)

2001–present	No Man's Land – Danis Tanović (2001) The Son – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2002) On the Run / An Amazing Couple / After Life – Lucas Belvaux (2003) Gilles' Wife – Frédéric Fonteyne (2004) The Child – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2005) The Only One – Geoffrey Enthoven (2006) Private Property – Joachim Lafosse (2007) Eldorado – Bouli Lanners (2008) Unspoken – Fien Troch (2009) Mr. Nobody – Jaco Van Dormael (2010) Bullhead – Michael R. Roskam (2011) Our Children – Joachim Lafosse (2012) Kid – Fien Troch (2013)

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Name	Roskam, Michael R.
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Short description	Film director
Date of birth	1972
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