An economist by training, a director by passion, and a film buff. In 2001, his first short film, "Be Flexible," won him an award at the Motovun Festival in Croatia, among others. Three years later, his feature debut, "Tu pa tam" (Here and There), made on a near-zero budget, became a huge hit in Slovenia, gained wide distribution, and was screened at numerous European film festivals. In 2007, he received a British Council nomination for the International Young Film Entrepreneur of the Year Award (IYFEY) and was featured in Screen International magazine as a European Star of Tomorrow. That same year, the Polish broadcaster TVN invited him to direct the immensely popular series "39 i pół" (39 and a Half), and later invited him to collaborate on the project "Letters to Santa." Mitja Okorn has also directed numerous commercials and award-winning music videos. He has been living and working in Poland since 2007.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 26, 1981 (45)
- Kranj, Słowenia
- Director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Mitja Okorn's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mitja Okorn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Mitja Okorn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Happy Day of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Boxer(2024)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Girls to Buy(2021)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
'91 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
All My Friends Are Dead(2020)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Life in a Year(2020)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Me and My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Planet Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Letters to Santa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
39 i pół (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Here and There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 2005 to 2025.
How do Mitja Okorn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Mitja Okorn's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Mitja Okorn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mitja Okorn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jan Belcl shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Jan BelclShared titles: Boxer (2024), Girls to Buy (2021), All My Friends Are Dead (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Jan Belcl
- Lucas ColemanShared titles: Boxer (2024), Girls to Buy (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lucas Coleman
Actors
- Adam WoronowiczShared titles: Boxer (2024), All My Friends Are Dead (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Woronowicz
- Paulina GalazkaShared titles: Girls to Buy (2021), All My Friends Are Dead (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Paulina Galazka
Composers
- Lukasz TargoszShared titles: Boxer (2024), All My Friends Are Dead (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Lukasz Targosz
