Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin

Directing • Born 1973-08-25

Directing1Hamburg, Deutschland

Biography

Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German 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 Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his film In the Fade (2017).

Filmography

44 credits
The Experiment

The Experiment

Movie • 2001

Cab Driver (voice)

A Goddamn Job

A Goddamn Job

Movie • 2001

Ex-Gott

In July

In July

Movie • 2000

Rumänischer Grenzbeamter

Short Sharp Shock

Short Sharp Shock

Movie • 1998

Nejo

From Caligari to Hitler

From Caligari to Hitler

Movie • 2015

Self - Filmmaker

Robbery Alla Turca

Robbery Alla Turca

Movie • 2005

Lokman

Getürkt

Getürkt

Movie • 1997

Sensin – Du bist es

Sensin – Du bist es

Movie • 1995

Trickser

Trickser

Movie • 1997

Ein krasser Deal

Ein krasser Deal

Movie • 2004

Bouncer

Kismet

Kismet

Movie • 1999

Tony

Planet der Kannibalen

Planet der Kannibalen

Movie • 2001

Mr. Dark

German Dream

German Dream

Movie • 2004

Fatih Akin

Champions: A Comic Tale

Champions: A Comic Tale

Movie • 2011

Self

Back in Trouble

Back in Trouble

Movie • 1997

Kebab-Fatih

Schauburg Mon Amour

Schauburg Mon Amour

Movie • 2024

Self

The Lovers of the Hotel Osman

The Lovers of the Hotel Osman

Movie • 2001

Ahmet

Ronny & Klaid

Ronny & Klaid

Movie • 2019

Himself

We Have Forgotten to Return Home

We Have Forgotten to Return Home

Movie • 2001

Himself

The Last Flight

The Last Flight

Movie • 1999

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

Movie • 2012

Himself

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

Movie • 2025

Self

Mona Mur in Conversation

Mona Mur in Conversation

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

Rhinegold

Rhinegold

Movie • 2022

Peshmerga

The German Bronx

The German Bronx

TV • 1997

Feroz

Doppelter Einsatz

Doppelter Einsatz

TV • 1994

Erdal

SK-Babies

SK-Babies

TV • 1996

Bekir

Through the Night with...

Through the Night with...

TV • 2002

Self

Grimme Award

Grimme Award

TV • 1964

Self

German Film Award

German Film Award

TV • 1951

Self

Bambi

Bambi

TV • 1948

Self

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

TV • 1979

Self

Menschen bei Maischberger

Menschen bei Maischberger

TV • 2003

Self

Square

Square

TV • 2012

Self

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

TV • 1976

Self

TV total

TV total

TV • 1999

Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV • 2015

Self

DAS!

DAS!

TV • 1991

Self

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

TV • 1979

Self

3 nach 9

3 nach 9

TV • 1974

Self

NDR Kultur – Das Journal

NDR Kultur – Das Journal

TV • 2002

Self

Nachtstudio

Nachtstudio

TV • 1997

Self

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri

TV • 1995

Nominee

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

TV • 2026

Self

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