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Michaël R. Roskam
Michaël R. Roskam (; born 1972) is a Belgian film director. Career Roskam attended St. Lucas Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he studied painting and contemporary art. He graduated in 2005 from the Binger Film Institute in Amsterdam with a master's degree in script writing and development. After several jobs as a journalist for Flemish newspaper ''De Morgen'' and as a copywriter, Roskam wrote a script for a short film titled ''Haun'' in 2002. This was followed by ''Carlo'' (2004), another short film, which was produced and 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. The latter was filmed in Los Angeles. 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. He was named by ''Variety'' as one of the "10 directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. With more than 41,500 inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in Limburg. The municipality includes the former communes (now ''deelgemeenten'') of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Belgium, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Melveren, Metsteren, Ordingen, Runkelen, Velm, Wilderen, and Zepperen. The city is in the centre of Belgium's fruit-producing region, ''Haspengouw'' (Hesbaye), which is renowned for its pears, apples (Jonagold), and Cherry, sweet cherries. History Origins and Golden Age The municipality developed around an Sint-Truiden Abbey, abbey founded in the 7th century by St. Trudo, a Franks, Frankish nobleman. Legend has it that as a boy, Trudo was playing, building a small church with some rocks. When a woman scornfull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
