Janez Burger (born 21 March 1965) is a Slovene film director, screenwriter and producer.

Born in Kranj, Socialist Republic of Slovenia, Burger grew up in Železniki and now lives and works in Ljubljana .

In 1996 he graduated from film and TV direction at FAMU [1] and moved back to Ljubljana.

In Slovenia he established his theatre group Burgerteater.

Idle Running had been presented at more than 60 festivals worldwide and won the Grand Prize and the Findling Award in Cottbus.