İlker Çatak
German film director, screenwriter and film producer · Germany · On the map · Directors · Born 1984 · age 42
İlker Çatak is a German film director and screenwriter of Turkish origin. He is known for The Teachers' Lounge (2023), which received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, and for Yellow Letters (2026), which won the Golden Bear at the 76th Berlin...
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Yellow LettersFilm, 2026Director, Writer2023
The Teachers' LoungeFilm, Director, Writer2021
Blurred LinesFilm, Director2019
I Was, I Am, I Will BeFilm, Director, Writer2017
Once Upon a Time in Indian CountryFilm, Director2014
FidelityFilm, Director2013
Old SchoolFilm, Director2010
When Namibia Was a City...Film, Director, Writer2008AydaFilm, Director, WriterBetween BordersFilm, 2008Director, Writer2007Mehrzahl HeimatFilm, Director, Writer2006Fast FiktionFilm, Director, Writer2005Eskimo FroschFilm, Director, Writer1984Born11 January 1984People around İlker
Godehard Giese İlker directed I Was, I Am, I Will Be (2019)
Almila Bağrıaçık İlker directed Tatort: Borowski und der gute Mensch (2021)
Leonie Benesch İlker directed The Teachers' Lounge (2024)
Özgü Namal İlker directed Yellow Letters (2027)
Axel Milberg İlker directed Tatort: Borowski und der gute Mensch (2021)
Sebastian Urzendowsky İlker directed I Was, I Am, I Will Be (2019)
Jörg Schüttauf İlker directed I Was, I Am, I Will Be (2019)
Eva Löbau İlker directed The Teachers' Lounge (2024)
Elit İşcan İlker directed Yellow Letters (2027)
Anne Ratte-Polle İlker directed I Was, I Am, I Will Be (2019)
Şiir Eloğlu İlker directed Yellow Letters (2027)
Tansu Biçer İlker directed Yellow Letters (2027)
Yusuf Akgün İlker directed Yellow Letters (2027)
Leon Ullrich Also in Once Upon a Time in Indian Country (2017)- Anne-Kathrin Gummich İlker directed The Teachers' Lounge (2024)
- Lina Wendel İlker directed I Was, I Am, I Will Be (2019)
- Michael Klammer İlker directed The Teachers' Lounge (2024)
- Sarah Bauerett İlker directed The Teachers' Lounge (2024)
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He is known for The Teachers' Lounge (2023), which received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, and for Yellow Letters (2026), which won the Golden Bear at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2026.
