Film
Theatre
Other Projects And One-off Events
Martin Boross
Photo: Bálint Szajki
Theater and Film director
Founder and artistic director of STEREO AKT, a progressive theater collective established in 2013.
His work has been presented in over 40 cities in 13 countries in Europe and the United States.
He earned his diploma in 2013 at Budapest’s University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE). Since 2011, he has directed 22 original theater productions including on-stage, site-specific, opera, documentary, and participatory works.
His post-dramatic pieces are political and interdisciplinary, often experimenting with the unconventional positioning and participation of the audience. He is interested in using interaction as a dramaturgical technique for critical, creative, reflective audience experiences.
Martin started filmmaking in 2017. Since then, he has directed 2 short films and a documentary, recently completing his debut feature film, Raw Material.
In 2016, he received the Junior Prima Prize, the most prestigious award for Hungarian artists under 30.
contact: martin@stereoakt.hu
AWARDS
- “Future” Award in recognition of STEREO AKT’s work (2024) – by Hungarian Theatre Critics’ Guild
- Nominations: Best Debut Feature; Best Screenplay – RAW MATERIAL(2024) – Hungarian National Film Festival
- Special Mention at National Independent Film Festival, HU – PROMENADE short film (2022)
- Just Film Award – RAW MATERIAL (2022) – Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event – best work-in-progress project in the category “Just Film”
- Best Performance – OUTSTANDING WORKERS (Kiváló Dolgozók) (2021)
audience award at E-Theatre Festival - Best Performance – PROMENADE: Baltimore (2017)
readers’ choice award (Baltimore Magazine) - Junior Prima Prize (2016)
- “TITAN of the year” – for directing BEFORE YOU DIE (Felülről az ibolyát) (2014)
in the framework of an initiative of Füge Productions, one of the most renowned independent production houses in Hungary - Francesc Candel Award (2014)
Given by Lluís Carulla Foundation and the Government of Catalonia for the CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE DIFFERENT KIND for promoting and encouraging the integration of immigrants and promoting good citizenship, coexistence, and the participation of immigrant women and youth.
WORKS
FILM
Raw Material (2023)
debut feature film
Promenade (2022)
short film
Date an Eastern European (2020)
short film
Remake_Bodony (2017)
documentary
THEATRE
Soundfishing (2024)
STEREO AKT
After I left / After I stayed (2024)
STEREO AKT-Budapest Spring Festival
Wonders of Transylvania (2024)
Reactor – Váróterem Projekt – STEREO AKT (Cluj-Napoca, ROM)
Hotel of Change (2022-2023)
STEREO AKT – Zimmertheater Tübingen – Trafó House of Contemporary Arts (Tübingen, DE; Budapest)
ADDRESSLESS: New York (2022)
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater – STEREO AKT (New York, US)
COLONY – Escape Stories (2021)
STEREO AKT – Trafó House of Contemporary Arts (Budapest)
Ex Cathedra (2021)
STEREO AKT – Füge Productions (Budapest)
Outstanding workers (2020)
Örkény István Theatre (Budapest)
European Freaks (2019)
STEREO AKT – Zimmertheater Tübingen (Tübingen, DE; Budapest)
Renewal Painting (2019)
STEREO AKT – Trafó House of Contemporary Arts (Budapest)
PROMENADE: Albuquerque (2018)
Q-Staff Theatre – STEREO AKT (Albuquerque, US)
Semmelweis by Raymond J. Lustig – Matthew Doherty (2018)
Operetta Theatre – Bartók Plusz Opera Festival (Budapest, Miskolc)
Garden of the Protected Men (2018)
STEREO AKT – Füge Productions (Budapest)
Escape Room Europe (2017)
STEREO AKT – hannsjana – Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (Berlin, DE)
PROMENADE: Baltimore (2017)
Single Carrot Theatre – STEREO AKT (Baltimore, US)
Last Chance Clinic by Martin Boross – Gábor Thury (2017)
STEREO AKT – Trafó House of Contemporary Arts (Budapest)
ADDRESSLESS – A Vagabond Role Game (2016)
Lifeboat Unit – STEREO AKT (Budapest)
BUYER’S PARADISE – Tales from the Stock (2016)
Nydanskeren Jimbuts Kulturforening – STEREO AKT – Passage Festival (Helsingor, DK)
ETIQUETTE or The Perfect Human (2016)
STEREO AKT – Füge Productions (Budapest)
We Hear You (2015)
STEREO AKT – Trafó House of Contemporary Arts – Füge Productions (Budapest)
Peekers – Panico Insecto (2014)
STEREO AKT – Szputnyik Shipping Company (Budapest)
Before You Die (2014)
STEREO AKT – Trafó House of Contemporary Arts – Füge Productions (Budapest)
Promenade – Urban Fate Tourism (2013)
Artus – STEREO AKT (Budapest)
The Thirty-Six – The Story of a Fake Messiah by Martin Boross (2012)
Füge Productions – STEREO AKT (Budapest)
Pál Pamlényi Postman Panopticon (2011)
Dinamó Művház – Moving House Foundation (Budapest)
OTHER PROJECTS & ONE-OFF EVENTS
PROvision (2020)
video-performance
About Love (2017)
workshop and interactive performances – Konfrontacje Teatralne Festival (Lublin, PL)
35th Critic Award Ceremony of the Union of Hungarian Critics (2015)
Face to Face (2015-2017)
artistic campaign for LGBTQ rights
Close Encounters of the Different Kind (2014)
community-theatre project
STEREO AKT – FiraTarrega Festival – Füge Productions (Tarrega, SP)
33 mottos (2014)
flashmob in the framework of CAFe Budapest Festival
Behave Yourself! (2013)
site-specific action in Jurányi House