Fatih Akin
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 25, 1973 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamburg, 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).
Known For
| 2026 | Mein liebster DokumentarfilmSelf | |
| 2025 | All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel KurtizSelf | |
| 2025 | Mona Mur in ConversationSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | Schauburg Mon AmourSelf | |
| 2022 | RhinegoldPeshmerga | |
| 2019 | Ronny & KlaidHimself | |
| 2015 | From Caligari to HitlerSelf - Filmmaker | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf | |
| 2012 | Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyHimself | |
| 2012 | SquareSelf | |
| 2011 | Champions: A Comic TaleSelf | |
| 2005 | Robbery Alla TurcaLokman | |
| 2004 | Ein krasser DealBouncer | |
| 2004 | German DreamFatih Akin | |
| 2003 | Menschen bei MaischbergerSelf | |
| 2002 | Through the Night with...Self | |
| 2002 | NDR Kultur – Das JournalSelf | |
| 2001 | The ExperimentCab Driver (voice) | |
| 2001 | A Goddamn JobEx-Gott | |
| 2001 | Planet der KannibalenMr. Dark | |
| 2001 | The Lovers of the Hotel OsmanAhmet | |
| 2001 | We Have Forgotten to Return HomeHimself | |
| 2000 | In JulyRumänischer Grenzbeamter | |
| 1999 | Black SoulsTony | |
| 1999 | The Last Flight | |
| 1999 | TV totalSelf | |
| 1998 | Short Sharp ShockNejo | |
| 1997 | Getürkt | |
| 1997 | Trickser | |
| 1997 | Back in TroubleKebab-Fatih | |
| 1997 | The German BronxFeroz | |
| 1997 | NachtstudioSelf | |
| 1996 | SK-BabiesBekir | |
| 1995 | Sensin – Du bist es | |
| 1995 | Kral Türkiye Müzik ÖdülleriNominee | |
| 1994 | Doppelter EinsatzErdal | |
| 1991 | DAS!Self | |
| 1979 | Bavarian Film AwardsSelf | |
| 1979 | NDR Talk ShowSelf | |
| 1976 | Kölner TreffSelf | |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9Self | |
| 1964 | Grimme AwardSelf | |
| 1951 | German Film AwardSelf | |
| 1948 | BambiSelf |
| 2025 | AmrumProducer | |
| 2022 | RhinegoldProducer | |
| 2021 | Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay CashCo-Producer | |
| 2019 | The Golden GloveProducer | |
| 2017 | In the FadeProducer | |
| 2014 | The CutProducer | |
| 2012 | Polluting ParadiseProducer | |
| 2011 | UFO in Her EyesExecutive Producer | |
| 2009 | Before Your EyesCo-Producer | |
| 2009 | Soul KitchenProducer | |
| 2008 | ChikoProducer | |
| 2007 | The Edge of HeavenProducer | |
| 2006 | Takva: A Man's Fear of GodProducer | |
| 2005 | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulProducer | |
| 2004 | Head-OnProducer | |
| 2004 | Visions of EuropeProducer |
| 2026 | GeisterDirector | |
| 2025 | AmrumDirector | |
| 2022 | RhinegoldDirector | |
| 2019 | The Golden GloveDirector | |
| 2019 | 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand ReleasingDirector | |
| 2017 | In the FadeDirector | |
| 2016 | Goodbye BerlinDirector | |
| 2014 | The CutDirector | |
| 2012 | Polluting ParadiseDirector | |
| 2009 | Soul KitchenDirector | |
| 2009 | Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the NationDirector | |
| 2008 | New York, I Love YouDirector | |
| 2007 | The Edge of HeavenDirector | |
| 2007 | AltyapiDirector | |
| 2005 | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulDirector | |
| 2004 | Head-OnDirector | |
| 2004 | Visions of EuropeDirector | |
| 2002 | SolinoDirector | |
| 2001 | We Have Forgotten to Return HomeDirector | |
| 2000 | In JulyDirector | |
| 1998 | Short Sharp ShockDirector | |
| 1997 | GetürktDirector | |
| 1995 | Sensin – Du bist esDirector | |
| - | Sie ist ein anatolischer DracheDirector | |
| - | Birds Without WingsDirector |
| 2026 | GeisterWriter | |
| 2025 | AmrumWriter | |
| 2022 | RhinegoldScreenplay | |
| 2022 | RhinegoldWriter | |
| 2019 | The Golden GloveScreenplay | |
| 2017 | In the FadeWriter | |
| 2016 | Goodbye BerlinWriter | |
| 2014 | The CutScreenplay | |
| 2012 | Polluting ParadiseWriter | |
| 2009 | Soul KitchenWriter | |
| 2008 | New York, I Love YouWriter | |
| 2007 | The Edge of HeavenScreenplay | |
| 2005 | Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulWriter | |
| 2004 | Kebab ConnectionScreenplay | |
| 2004 | Visions of EuropeWriter | |
| 2004 | Head-OnWriter | |
| 2000 | In JulyScreenplay | |
| 1998 | Short Sharp ShockWriter | |
| 1997 | GetürktWriter | |
| 1995 | Sensin – Du bist esWriter |
| 2025 | Mädchen Mädchen!Thanks |