Fatih Akin was born in 1973 in Hamburg of Turkish parentage. He began
studying Visual Communications at Hamburg's College of Fine Arts in
1994. His collaboration with Wueste Film also dates from this time. In
1995, he wrote and directed his first short feature, "Sensin - You're
The One!" ("Sensin - Du bist es!"), which received the Audience Award
at the Hamburg International Short Film Festival. His second short
film, "Weed" ("Getürkt", 1996), received several national and
international festival prizes. His first full length feature film,
"Short Sharp Shock" ("Kurz und schmerzlos", 1998) won the Bronze
Leopard at Locarno and the Bavarian Film Award (Best Young Director) in
1998. His other films include: "In July" ("Im Juli", 2000), "Wir haben
vergessen zurückzukehren" (2001), "Solino" (2002), the Berlinale
Golden Bear-winner and winner of the German and European Film Awards
"Head-On" ("Gegen die Wand", 2003), and "Crossing the Bridge - The
Sound of Istanbul" (2005).
Amrum(2025)
Rheingold(2022)
30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing(2019)
The Golden Glove(2019)
In the Fade(2017)
Goodbye Berlin(2016)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach(2025)as Dollman
Beginner: Es war einmal...(2016)as Worried Resident
Hirsiz Var!(2005)as Lokman
Ein krasser Deal(2004)as Türsteher
Planet der Kannibalen(2001)as Mr. Dark
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash(2021)
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul(2005)
Djangos Erben(2008)
One Breath(2015)
Keske Olmasaydi...(2007)
Vineta(2006)
The Times in Pictures(1957)as Self
Días de cine(1991)as Self - Interviewee
Arts24(2023)as Self
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz(2025)
Konbini(2013)as Self
Mona Mur in Conversation(2024)as Self
Im Reich der Filme(2020)as Self
Cinema mil(2005)as Self
