Boris T. Matic was born in 1966, in Doboj, Bosnia - Herzegovina. After studying psychology and journalism, he worked as a screenwriter and producer.
He is the founder, the first director and a co-owner of Motovun Film Festival, and since 2003 he has been the founder and director of Zagreb Film Festival, the largest film festival in Croatia.
From 2008 he has been running the cinema Europa in Zagreb through his engagement in Zagreb Film Festival.