Michaël R. Roskam (; born 1972) is a Belgian film director.

Career

Roskam attended St. Lucas Academy of Fine Arts in

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, where he studied painting and contemporary art. He graduated in 2005 from the Binger Film Institute in

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with a master's degree in script writing and development. After several jobs as a journalist for Flemish newspaper ''

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'' 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

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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

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. He was named by ''

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'' as one of the "10 directors to watch" at the 2012 Palm Springs Film Festival. He received the

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and the

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for Best Film by the

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(UCC). In June 2012, Roskam was invited to join the

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along with 175 other individuals.. His film '' The Drop'', starring Tom Hardy,

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and

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, premiered at the

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on 5 September 2014. ''The Drop'' was Gandolfini's last on-screen performance before his death in June 2013. It received positive reviews from critics. Roskam returned to Belgian cinema six years after ''Bullhead'' with '' The Racer and the Jailbird'' (2017), starring

Filmography

Short films

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

Feature films

* '' Bullhead'' (2011) * '' The Drop'' (2014) * '' Racer and the Jailbird'' (2017) * '' The Tiger'' (upcoming)

Television

* '' Berlin Station'' (2016) (Episodes 1, 2) * '' Black Bird'' (2022) (Episodes 1, 2, 3)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roskam, Michael R. 1972 births Living people Belgian film directors Place of birth missing (living people) Magritte Award winners