Boroka Biro

The New Year That Never Came (2024) Director of Photography

On the brink of revolution in 1989 Romania, six lives intersect amid protests and personal struggles, leading to the explosive fall of Ceausescu and the communist regime. Awards: Nominee European Film Academy (European Film Awards) - European Discovery 2024 – Prix FIPRESCI Venice International Film Festival 2024 •⁠ ⁠Best Film - Orizzonti •⁠ ⁠FIPRESCI for Best Film •⁠ ⁠Bisato d'Oro for best Screenplay •⁠ ⁠Special mention for cinematography - Authors under 40 „Valentina Pedicini” for Boróka Biró •⁠ ⁠Jury prize @ Bucharest International Film Festival •⁠ ⁠Best Film @ B3 Festival of the Moving Image din Frankfurt, Germany •⁠ ⁠Jury special mention @ „Molodist” International Film Festival, Kiev Arras Internațional Film Festival, France •⁠ ⁠Silver Atlas, best director •⁠ ⁠Youth Jury Prize •⁠ ⁠Best film (Golden Pyramid) @ Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt •⁠ Silver Peacock for Best Director @ Goa International Film Festival, India Original Film Festival/ Festival Autorskog Filma, Belgrade, Serbia •⁠ ⁠„Aleksandar Saša Petrović” Award for Best Film •⁠ ⁠„Gordan Mihić” Award for best screenplay •⁠ ⁠jury special mention for editing for Vanja Kovacevic Palm Springs International Film Festival •⁠ ⁠Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize

If We Smarten Up (2020) Director of Photography

After the sale of the family flat, live-in maid Maria finds herself homeless and stranded. Making the most of a desperate situation, she decides to declare the broom cupboard, located on the same floor as her former flat, her new home. Her neighbours however are everything but pleased by this solution. They start to see the elderly maid as an intrusion into their lives, devaluing their properties, stealing their doormats, and can’t help but wonder how they could get rid of her. Inspired by real events.

Polar Bears in The Desert (2020) Director of Photography

A summer day in the life of three sexagenarian neighbours and good friends, who believe they still have a lot to live for, even though they are fighting for survival.

Thank You For Your Teeth (2020) Director of Photography

Josh, a 6 y.o. kid living with his mother and sister, discovers that for each tooth lost he receives five dollars. He makes a quick calculation and understands that an entire bike is sitting in his mouth. Stop Motion 40+ festival selections and 10+ awards.