Eva Borušovičová
Eva Borušovičová | |
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| Born | 5 January 1970 |
| Died | 2 June 2025 (aged 55) Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Other names | Maxim E. Matkin |
| Alma mater | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, screenwriter, director |
| Spouse | Norbert Moravanský |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Soňa Borušovičová-Karvayová (sister) |
Eva Borušovičová (5 January 1970 – 2 June 2025) was a Slovak writer, film director and screenwriter. She was also known as a writer under her own name as well as under the pseudonym Maxim E. Matkin.
Early life and career
[edit]Eva Borušovičová was born in Levice on 5 January 1970. Her younger sister, Soňa Borušovičová-Karvayová, is a screenwriter.[1] Borušovičová studied dramaturgy and directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, graduating in 1988. Already as a student, she worked as a dramaturge for the public broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia, notably being involved with the popular children's show Od Kuka do Kuka.[2]
Borušovičová directed three movies: Blue Heaven (1997), Amálka, ja sa zbláznim! (1999) and Love me if you Dare (2001). She wrote the script for the 2009 movie Janosik: A True Story, directed by Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik. She also wrote screenplays for theatre plays.[3]
Borušovičová was one of the earliest Internet personalities in Slovakia. She became known for publishing short stories discussing the life experience of millennials on the inZine website in the early 2000s. The stories were published under her own name and under the name Maxim E. Matkin, widely considered a pseudonym of Borušovičová.[4]
Personal life and death
[edit]Borušovičová resided in Bratislava, together with her husband, the physician, Norbert Moravanský, and their three children.[5] She died of uveal melanoma on 2 June 2025, at the age of 55.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Borušovičová, Eva, 1970-". skcinema.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Orviská, Veronika. "Zomrela spisovateľka a scenáristka Eva Borušovičová". kultura.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Zomrela spisovateľka, scenáristka a režisérka Eva Borušovičová". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Kúdelková, Kristína. "Mala dobré vety a nepotrebovala sa pod ne podpísať. Zomrela Eva Borušovičová, autorka Matkina". kultura.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "E. Borušovičová: Naša hodnota je v našej jedinečnosti". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Stuppacherová, Bianka (3 June 2025). "Známa režisérka zomrela na uveálny melanóm. Nie je to rakovina kože". Pravda (in Slovak).
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