Achim von Borries

Known for WritingBorn 1968-11-13 (age 57)Munich, Germany

Achim von Borries, born 1968 in Munich, studied History, Political Science and Philosophy from 1989 to 1993 at the Freie Universität Berlin. In 1992 he continued his studies at the German Film and Television Academy (dffb). Borries was highly praised for his impressive screen debut ENGLAND! (2000), which was also his graduating film at the dffb. ENGLAND! ran successfully at several festivals and won 15 international awards including two from the German Film Critics Award in 2002 (Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography for Jutta Pohlmann). It was followed by his second directorial feature film LOVE IN THOUGHTS starring August Diehl, Daniel Brühl and Anna Maria Mühe in the main roles, which celebrated its premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the USA in 2004. Together with his sister Bettine he wrote the screen adaptations of the classic children’s books THE THREE ROBBERS, MULLEWAPP and LILLI THE WITCH. Achim von Borries has directed episodes of well-known German television series such as "Unter Verdacht" with Senta Berger. In 2010 for the 40th anniversary of the “Tatort” crime series, he directed the anniversary episode “Wie einst Lilly”, which also marked Ulrich Tukur’s debut as a “Tatort” police inspector.Read more

Movies & web series

Babylon Berlin

England!

Good Bye, Lenin!

Paul Is Dead

Trick or Treaters

Alone in Berlin

The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station

Under Suspicion

Love in Thoughts

4 Days in May

Friends Forever

Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan

Scene of the Crime

Sechzehneichen

Alaska Johansson

Blond: Eva Blond!

Grimme Award