Borbála Nagy

Borbála was born and raised in a family of dancers in Hungary. After having studied Movie Sciences and worked as a journalist in Budapest, in 2011 she moved to Germany. There she started her film directing studies at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). Since then her shorts have been shown at international festivals worldwide. Her latest work, LAND OF GLORY (2020) won the German Short Film Award and the Hungarian Film Critics’ Prize.

Borbála is an alumna of the Talents Sarajevo (2017), the Berlinale Talents (2020) and the Cannes Cinéfondation Residence (2021-2022). At the moment Borbála is developing her first feature, THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD. In May 2022 this project received production the fund from the Inkubátor Debut Film Program in Hungary.

Films

NOTHING TO SEE HERE – IN DEVELOPMENT
fiction feature, satire
– writer, director

Best pitch at Budapest Debut Film Forum, Hungary, 2020
Best pitch at Wendland Shorts, Germany, 2019

THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD – IN DEVELOPMENT
fiction feature, dramedy
– writer, director

Production grant at Inkubátor Debut Film Program, Hungary, 2022
Most promising fiction feature at Budapest Debut Film Forum, 2022

LAND OF GLORY (PANNÓNIA DICSÉRETE)
fiction, satire, 27 min, 2020
– writer, director

Hungarian Film Critics’ Prize, Hungary, 2022
Best Short Film at Friss Hús Budapest, Hungary, 2021
Special Award TV5MONDE for the Best Production at DISFF, Greece, 2021
Best Production at Filmschoolfest Munich, Germany, 2021
Grand Award at Alter-Native Film Festival, Romania, 2021
German Short Film Award, Germany, 2020
Best Medium-Length Film at Achtung Berlin Film Festival, Germany, 2020
Third Jury Prize and Audience Award at Cologne Short Film Festival, 2020

EVERYTHING ALRIGHT (MINDEN RENDBEN)
fiction, drama, 13 min, 2018
– writer, director

Nomination for the German Short Film Award, Germany, 2018
Nomination for the German Film Critics Association Award, Germany, 2018