Fatih Akin
Born: 1973-08-25 in Hamburg, Deutschland
Known For: Directing
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
2026
- Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm as Self
- Momo 3000 ... (Thanks)
- Geister weinen nicht ... (Director)
2025
- Amrum ... (Director)
- All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz as Self
- Hot Girl Summer ... (Thanks)
- Mona Mur in Conversation as Self (archive footage)
2024
- Schauburg Mon Amour as Self
2022
- Rhinegold as Peshmerga
2021
- Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash ... (Co-Producer)
2019
- The Golden Glove ... (Director)
- Ronny & Klaid as Himself
- 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing ... (Director)
2017
- In the Fade ... (Director)
2016
- Goodbye Berlin ... (Director)
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- From Caligari to Hitler as Self - Filmmaker
2014
- The Cut ... (Director)
2012
- Square as Self
- Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy as Himself
- Polluting Paradise ... (Director)
2011
- UFO in Her Eyes ... (Executive Producer)
- Champions: A Comic Tale as Self
2009
- Soul Kitchen ... (Director)
- Before Your Eyes ... (Co-Producer)
- Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation ... (Director)
2008
- New York, I Love You ... (Director)
- Chiko ... (Producer)
2007
- The Edge of Heaven ... (Director)
- Altyapi ... (Director)
2006
- Takva: A Man's Fear of God ... (Producer)
2005
- Robbery Alla Turca as Lokman
- Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul ... (Director)
2004
- Head-On ... (Director)
- Visions of Europe ... (Director)
- Kebab Connection ... (Screenplay)
- German Dream as Fatih Akin
- Ein krasser Deal as Bouncer
2003
- Menschen bei Maischberger as Self
2002
- Through the Night with... as Self
- NDR Kultur – Das Journal as Self
- Solino ... (Director)
2001
- The Experiment as Cab Driver (voice)
- We Have Forgotten to Return Home as Himself
- Planet der Kannibalen as Mr. Dark
- A Goddamn Job as Ex-Gott
- The Lovers of the Hotel Osman as Ahmet
2000
- In July as Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
1999
- TV total as Self
- Black Souls as Tony
- The Last Flight
1998
- Short Sharp Shock as Nejo
1997
- Nachtstudio as Self
- The German Bronx as Feroz
- Getürkt
- Back in Trouble as Kebab-Fatih
- Trickser
1996
- SK-Babies as Bekir
1995
- Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri as Nominee
- Sensin – Du bist es
1994
- Doppelter Einsatz as Erdal
1991
- DAS! as Self
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1974
- 3 nach 9 as Self
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
1951
- German Film Award as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self