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Fatih Akın is a German film director, actor, screenwriter, and film producer born in Hamburg on August 25, 1973. He speaks German and Turkish, with Turkish as his native language. Akın began his professional work period in 1995 and is a member of the Deutsche Filmakademie. He received his education at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg.
His notable works include *Head-On*, *Goodbye Berlin*, and *The Edge of Heaven*. Other listed works are *Soul kitchen*, *Aus dem Nichts*, *In the fade*, *Müll im Garten Eden*, and *Gegen die Wand*. Akın has received the European Film Award for Best Film and the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. He has also been nominated for the European Film Award for Best Director and the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1973
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Soul kitchen
- Aus dem Nichts
- In the fade
- Müll im Garten Eden
- Gegen die Wand
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Film & TV
Hamburg, Deutschland
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…
Known for
- Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm — Self2026
- All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz — Self2025
- Mona Mur in Conversation — Self (archive footage)2025
- Schauburg Mon Amour — Self2024
- Rhinegold — Peshmerga2022
- Ronny & Klaid — Himself2019
- From Caligari to Hitler — Self - Filmmaker2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy — Himself2012
- Square — Self2012
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1973-08-25 ) 25 August 1973 (age 52) , Hamburg , West Germany
- Occupations
- Film director, screenwriter, producer
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Spouse
- Monique Obermüller ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fatih
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg
- Languages spoken
- Turkish
- Native language
- Turkish
- Notable work
- The Edge of Heaven
- Image
- Fatih Akin-68626.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fatih Akın
- date of birth
- 1973-08-25
- name in native language
- Fatih Akın
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Fatih Akin
- member of
- Deutsche Filmakademie
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Encyclopedic overview
Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın; born 25 August 1973) is a German and Turkish 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).
Early life
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