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Michaël R. Roskam Biography

Birth Name:Michaël Reynders

Birth Place:Sint-Truiden, Flanders, Belgium

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Camera department, Location management

Fast Facts

  • His short film "Carlo" won the Audience Award at the Leuven International Short Film Festival
  • Variety named him one of the "10 Directors to Watch․"
  • Received the Magritte Award for Best Screenplay for "Bullhead․"
  • Graduated from the Binger Film Institute in Amsterdam with a master degree in script writing and development
  • Studied painting and contemporary art at Sl․ Lucas Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels
  • His first short film, which he penned in 2002, was called "Haun․"
  • Worked as a journalist for the Flemish newspaper "De Morgen" and as a copywriter
  • Known for directing such crime dramas as "The Drop" and "Bullhead․"

Awards

  • 2004Audience Award-Flemish Short Film Competition: winner
  • 2006Joseph Plateau Award-Best Belgian Short Film (Beste Belgische Kortfilm): nominated
  • 2007PANORAMA-: nominated
  • 2011Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2011Next Wave Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2011André Cavens Award-: winner
  • 2011Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2011Prix Nouveau Genre-: winner
  • 2011Ensor-Best Debut (Beste Debuut): winner
  • 2011Ensor-Best Screenplay (Beste Scenario): nominated
  • 2011Ensor-Best Director (Beste Regie): winner
  • 2011Ensor-Best Film (Beste Film): winner
  • 2011Golden Starfish Award-Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2011Crystal Arrow-: nominated
  • 2011Propeller of Motovun-Best Film: winner
  • 2011Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011Golden Eye Award-Best International Feature Film: nominated
  • 2012Magritte Award-Best Script (Meilleur scénario original ou adaptation): winner
  • 2012Magritte Award-Best Flemish Co-Production (Meilleur film flamand en coproduction): winner
  • 2012Directors to Watch-: winner
  • 2012Tromsø Palm-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Festival Prize-Best Feature: winner
  • 2013Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2014Black Pearl Award-New Horizons Competition: nominated
  • 2014Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014Special Mention-International Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Golden Eye Award-Best International Feature Film: nominated
  • 2017Golden Peacock-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Ensor-Best Director (Beste Regie): winner
  • 2018Ensor-Best Screenplay (Beste Scenario): nominated
  • 2018Magritte Award-Best Flemish Co-Production (Meilleur film flamand en coproduction): nominated
  • 2022Golden Frog-TV Series Competition: nominated
  • 2024Astra TV Award-Best Directing in a Limited Series or Streaming Movie: nominated