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Fatih Akin (b. 1973)

Alias:
Fatih Akın

Birthplace:
Hamburg, Deutschland

Born:
August 25, 1973

Biography from TheMovieDB

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).

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Film Production

Author:
2004  Head-On

Co-Producer:
2004  Head-On
2009  Before Your Eyes
2021  Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

Director:
1995  Sensin – Du bist es
1997  Getürkt
1998  Short Sharp Shock
2000  In July
2001  We Have Forgotten to Return Home
2002  Solino
2004  Head-On
2004  Visions of Europe
2005  Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2007  Altyapi
2007  The Edge of Heaven
2008  New York, I Love You
2009  Before Your Eyes
2009  Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009  Soul Kitchen
2012  Polluting Paradise
2014  The Cut
2016  Goodbye Berlin
2017  In the Fade
2019  30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019  The Golden Glove
2021  Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
2022  Rhinegold
2025  Amrum
????  Geister weinen nicht
????  Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache

Executive Producer:
1995  Sensin – Du bist es
1997  Getürkt
1998  Short Sharp Shock
2000  In July
2001  We Have Forgotten to Return Home
2002  Solino
2004  Head-On
2004  Visions of Europe
2005  Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2007  Altyapi
2007  The Edge of Heaven
2008  New York, I Love You
2009  Before Your Eyes
2009  Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009  Soul Kitchen
2011  UFO in Her Eyes
2012  Polluting Paradise
2014  The Cut
2016  Goodbye Berlin
2017  In the Fade
2019  30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019  The Golden Glove
2021  Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
2022  Rhinegold
2025  Amrum
????  Geister weinen nicht
????  Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache

Producer:
1995  Sensin – Du bist es
1997  Getürkt
1998  Short Sharp Shock
2000  In July
2001  We Have Forgotten to Return Home
2002  Solino
2004  Head-On
2004  Visions of Europe
2005  Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2006  Takva: A Man's Fear of God
2007  Altyapi
2007  The Edge of Heaven
2008  Chiko
2008  New York, I Love You
2009  Before Your Eyes
2009  Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009  Soul Kitchen
2011  UFO in Her Eyes
2012  Polluting Paradise
2014  The Cut
2016  Goodbye Berlin
2017  In the Fade
2019  30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019  The Golden Glove
2021  Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
2022  Rhinegold
2025  Amrum
????  Geister weinen nicht
????  Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache

Screenplay:
1995  Sensin – Du bist es
1997  Getürkt
1998  Short Sharp Shock
2000  In July
2001  We Have Forgotten to Return Home
2002  Solino
2004  Head-On
2004  Kebab Connection
2004  Visions of Europe
2005  Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2006  Takva: A Man's Fear of God
2007  Altyapi
2007  The Edge of Heaven
2008  Chiko
2008  New York, I Love You
2009  Before Your Eyes
2009  Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009  Soul Kitchen
2011  UFO in Her Eyes
2012  Polluting Paradise
2014  The Cut
2016  Goodbye Berlin
2017  In the Fade
2019  30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019  The Golden Glove
2021  Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
2022  Rhinegold
2025  Amrum
????  Geister weinen nicht
????  Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache

Thanks:
1995  Sensin – Du bist es
1997  Getürkt
1998  Short Sharp Shock
2000  In July
2001  We Have Forgotten to Return Home
2002  Solino
2004  Head-On
2004  Kebab Connection
2004  Visions of Europe
2005  Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2006  Takva: A Man's Fear of God
2007  Altyapi
2007  The Edge of Heaven
2008  Chiko
2008  New York, I Love You
2009  Before Your Eyes
2009  Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009  Soul Kitchen
2011  UFO in Her Eyes
2012  Polluting Paradise
2014  The Cut
2016  Goodbye Berlin
2017  In the Fade
2019  30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019  The Golden Glove
2021  Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
2022  Rhinegold
2025  Amrum
2025  Mädchen Mädchen!
????  Geister weinen nicht
????  Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache

Writer:
1995  Sensin – Du bist es
1997  Getürkt
1998  Short Sharp Shock
2000  In July
2001  We Have Forgotten to Return Home
2002  Solino
2004  Head-On
2004  Kebab Connection
2004  Visions of Europe
2005  Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2006  Takva: A Man's Fear of God
2007  Altyapi
2007  The Edge of Heaven
2008  Chiko
2008  New York, I Love You
2009  Before Your Eyes
2009  Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009  Soul Kitchen
2011  UFO in Her Eyes
2012  Polluting Paradise
2014  The Cut
2016  Goodbye Berlin
2017  In the Fade
2019  30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019  The Golden Glove
2021  Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
2022  Rhinegold
2025  Amrum
2025  Mädchen Mädchen!
????  Geister weinen nicht
????  Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache

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