Michaël R. Roskam
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
- 2007PANORAMANominated
- 2011Audience Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
- 2011Next Wave Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011André Cavens AwardWinner
- 2011Teddy - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2011Prix Nouveau GenreWinner
- 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 ArrowNominated
- 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 WatchWinner
- 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