Achim von Borries

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 childrens books THE THREE ROBBERS MULLEWAPP and LILLI THE WITCH Achim von Borries has directed episodes of wellknown 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 Tukurs debut as a Tatort police inspector