Michaël R. Roskam

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.{{cite web|last=Bumgardner|first=John|title=Oscar nominated 'Bullhead' Austin debut|url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/oscar-nominated-bullhead-austin-debut|publisher=KXAN.com|accessdate=30 January 2012|date=22 January 2011}}

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.{{cite web|title=Michael R. Roskam|url=http://www.savagefilm.be/michael|publisher=Savage Film|access-date=30 January 2012}}{{cite web|title=Opnames debuutfilm Michael Roskam starten in maart|url=http://focus.knack.be/entertainment/film/filmnieuws/opnames-debuutfilm-michael-roskam-starten-in-maart/article-1194701835853.htm|work=Knack|access-date=28 January 2012|language=Dutch|date=16 March 2010}}

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.{{cite web|last=Rohter|first=Larry|title=A Belgian Surprise and a Snub for Germany in Oscar Race|url=http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/a-belgian-surprise-and-a-snub-for-germany-in-oscar-race/|work=The New York Times|access-date=28 January 2012|date=24 January 2012}} He was named by Variety as one of the "10 directors to watch" at the 2012 Palm Springs Film Festival.{{cite web|title="10 DIRECTORS TO WATCH" AT 2012 PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL|url=http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/news/detail.aspx?NID=319&FID=53&year=2011|publisher=Palm Springs International Film Festival|access-date=28 January 2012|date=29 December 2011}} He received the Magritte Award for 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2012/20120629a.html|title=Academy Invites 176 to Membership|publisher=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=29 June 2012|access-date=19 July 2013}}.

His film The Drop, starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Matthias Schoenaerts and James Gandolfini, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 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 Matthias Schoenaerts.

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

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

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

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Category:1972 births

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Category:Belgian film directors

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Category:Magritte Award winners