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Fatih Akin

German filmmaker · Germany · On the map · Directors · Born 1973 · age 53

Fatih Akin is a German and Turkish film director, screenwriter and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film Head-On (2004), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film The Edge of Heaven (2007), and the Golden Globe...

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A life in dates

2026Mein liebster DokumentarfilmSeries2025All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel KurtizFilm201930/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand ReleasingFilm, Director2017European Film Academy Young Audience AwardAwardIn the FadeFilm, 2017Director, Writer2015From Caligari to HitlerFilm2014The CutFilm, Director, Writer2012Peter-Weiss PrizeAwardSquareSeries, 20122011Champions: A Comic TaleFilm2008Charlemagne Medal for European MediaAwardChikoFilm, 2008Producer2007Best Screenplay AwardAwardEuropean Film Award for Best ScreenwriterAwardThe Edge of HeavenFilm, 2007Director, Writer2005Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulFilm, Director, Writer2004European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best DirectorAwardEuropean Film Award for Best FilmAward2002NDR Kultur - Das JournalSeriesSolinoFilm, 2002Director2001Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardA Goddamn JobFilm, 2001Ex-Gott1999TV totalSeriesBlack SoulsFilm, 1999Tony1998Short Sharp ShockFilm, Director, Writer1996SK-BabiesSeries, Bekir1995Sensin - Du bist esFilm, Director, Writer1994Doppelter EinsatzSeries, Erdal1979Bavarian Film AwardsSeries1976Kölner TreffSeries1973Born25 August 1973

People around Fatih

  • Head-On 2004
  • The Experiment 2001
  • Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul 2005
  • Amrum 2025
  • The Edge of Heaven 2007

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

108 credits on file

Television 20

Media & music

Photos 2

Awards

European Film Academy Young Audience Award2017
Peter-Weiss Prize2012
Charlemagne Medal for European Media2008
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter2007
Best Screenplay Award2007
European Film Award for Best Film2004
European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director2004
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2001

About this person

His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film Head-On (2004), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film The Edge of Heaven (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his film In the Fade (2017).

Country
Germany
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1973 · age 53