Fatih Akin
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).
Acting (20 movies)
The Experiment
2001
A Goddamn Job
2001
In July
2000
Short Sharp Shock
1998
From Caligari to Hitler
2015
Robbery Alla Turca
2005
Getürkt
1997
Ein krasser Deal
2004
Kismet
1999
Planet der Kannibalen
2001
German Dream
2004
Champions: A Comic Tale
2011
Back in Trouble
1997
Schauburg Mon Amour
2024
The Lovers of the Hotel Osman
2001
Ronny & Klaid
2019
We Have Forgotten to Return Home
2001
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
2025
Mona Mur in Conversation
2025
Directing (22 movies)
Head-On
2004
Short Sharp Shock
1998
The Edge of Heaven
2007
In July
2000
Soul Kitchen
2009
Solino
2002
Visions of Europe
2004
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2005
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009
Getürkt
1997
Polluting Paradise
2012
Sensin – Du bist es
1995
The Cut
2014
Rhinegold
2022
New York, I Love You
2008
Goodbye Berlin
2016
In the Fade
2017
We Have Forgotten to Return Home
2001
Amrum
2025
The Golden Glove
2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019
Altyapi
2007
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Sensin – Du bist es | 1995 | Writer |
| Getürkt | 1997 | Writer |
| Short Sharp Shock | 1998 | Screenplay |
| In July | 2000 | Screenplay |
| Head-On | 2004 | Producer |
| Kebab Connection | 2004 | Screenplay |
| Visions of Europe | 2004 | Writer |
| Visions of Europe | 2004 | Producer |
| Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | 2005 | Producer |
| Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul | 2005 | Writer |
| Takva: A Man's Fear of God | 2006 | Producer |
| The Edge of Heaven | 2007 | Screenplay |
| The Edge of Heaven | 2007 | Producer |
| Chiko | 2008 | Producer |
| New York, I Love You | 2008 | Writer |
| Soul Kitchen | 2009 | Producer |
| Soul Kitchen | 2009 | Writer |
| UFO in Her Eyes | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Polluting Paradise | 2012 | Producer |
| Polluting Paradise | 2012 | Writer |
| The Cut | 2014 | Producer |
| The Cut | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Goodbye Berlin | 2016 | Writer |
| In the Fade | 2017 | Producer |
| In the Fade | 2017 | Screenplay |
| The Golden Glove | 2019 | Screenplay |
| The Golden Glove | 2019 | Producer |
| Rhinegold | 2022 | Screenplay |
| Rhinegold | 2022 | Producer |
| Rhinegold | 2022 | Writer |
| Amrum | 2025 | Writer |