Nataša Burger

Biography

In 1986, she started studying at Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, which lasted until she was accepted to study film direction in Prague. During her student years, she finished multiple short films and documentaries. After her graduation, she returned to Slovenia where she founded her own theater group called Burgerteater in 1997. Together, the members created two plays: Piki and Romi (1997), Mrs. Margareta (1999) and over a hundred improvised performances. In 1997, she directed her first feature film V leru. Its premiere took place in 1999 as a part of the competition in Karlovi Vari, Czech Republic. The film had received 20 different awards and was later screened at over 60 other festivals. In 2002, she recorded her second film Ruševine (Ruins, 2002), which received 13 awards in Slovenia. The first international screening happened in Rotterdam in 2005. She formed her own production house called STARAGARA together with Jani Cvitkovič and they soon produced a film called Odgrobadogroba (From-grave-to-grave). In 2009, the directed her third feature film Circus Fantasticus, which was a collaboration among Slovenia, Ireland, Finland and Sweden and was financed by European film council EURIMAGES. The film was finished in 2010.

Most Known For

Blue Code

Crossing Lines

as Woman

Atlantic Crossing

as Chef at Skaugum

The Zookeeper's Wife

as Roza Anzelowna

1. MISE

Pero

as Herself

1890

as Dora

1890

In Therapy

as Majda Završek

Serena

as Mother in waiting room

Idle Running

as Marina

Far Too Personal

as Sekretářka

Ochránce

Vědma

Ruins

as Ema

Little Trouble Girls

as Mother

Blue Shadows

as Lydia

Loneliness

as Wife

Teddy Bear

as Johanka

The Way to Mandalay

as Journalist