Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin, the son of Turkish immigrants, studied film at Hamburg's Hochschule für Bildende Künste.

Besides acting (in addition to roles in several of his own films, he has appeared in Back in Trouble, Kismet, Planet of the Cannibals, and A Goddamn Job), he has directed numerous music videos. After shooting several short films (Sensin – You're the One!, 1995; Weed, 1996), he made his feature film debut in 1998 with Short Sharp Shock (Kurz und schmerzlos).

This was followed by In July (2000), Solino (2002) and his most successful work to date Head-On (2003), which won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale, the European Film Award for Best Film, and many other prizes. Akin's other films include The Edge of Heaven (2007), Soul Kitchen (2009, Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival), The Cut (2014) and Goodbye Berlin (Tschick, 2016).

MFF Karlovy Vary

Movies
2025	Amrum
2022	Rheingold
2019	30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing
	The Golden Glove
2017	In the Fade
2016	Goodbye Berlin
2014	The Cut
2009	Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation
	Soul Kitchen
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2008	New York, I Love You
2007	The Edge of Heaven
2004	Head-On
	Visions of Europe
2002	Solino
2000	Im Juli.
1998	Short Sharp Shock

Movies

2025

Documentaries
2012	Polluting Paradise
2005	Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2001	Denk ich an Deutschland - Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren

Concerts
2016	Westernhagen - MTV Unplugged

Short
2019	The Golden Glove VR
2007	Altyapi
1996	Getürkt
1995	Sensin - Du bist es!

Movies
2025	Amrum
2022	Rheingold
2019	The Golden Glove
2017	In the Fade
2014	The Cut
2009	Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation
	Soul Kitchen
2008	New York, I Love You
2007	The Edge of Heaven
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2004	Head-On
	Kebab Connection
	Visions of Europe
2000	Im Juli.
1998	Short Sharp Shock

Documentaries
2005	Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
2001	Denk ich an Deutschland - Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren

Short
2019	The Golden Glove VR
1996	Getürkt
1995	Sensin - Du bist es!

Movies
2022	Rheingold
2019	The Golden Glove
2017	In the Fade
2014	The Cut
2013	Mamarosh
2011	Bloot Brothaz
2009	Soul Kitchen
2008	Chiko
2007	The Edge of Heaven
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2004	Visions of Europe

Series
2011	The Girl Named Feriha

Documentaries
2012	Polluting Paradise
2005	Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

Movies
2018	Ronny & Klaid
2005	Robbery Alla Turca
2004	Ein Krasser Deal (TV movie)
2001	Planet der Kannibalen
	The Experiment
2000	Im Juli.
1999	Kismet
1998	Short Sharp Shock
1997	Trickser (TV movie)
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1994	Doppelter Einsatz - Falsche Freunde (TV movie)

Ein Krasser Deal (TV movie)

2001

Trickser (TV movie)

1994

Doppelter Einsatz - Falsche Freunde (TV movie)

Series
2011	Kalbim Seni Seçti
	Episode 11 (E11)
1997	Einsatz Hamburg Süd
1996	SK Babies

Series

2011

Kalbim Seni Seçti

Episode 11 (E11)

1997

Einsatz Hamburg Süd

1996

SK Babies

Documentaries
2016	Man lacht deutsch: Humorgrenzen im Kino (TV movie)
2014	From Caligari to Hitler
2011	Champions: A Comic Tale
2004	Gegen die Wand: Making of
2001	Denk ich an Deutschland - Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren
1978	Paraskinio (series)

Documentaries

2016

Man lacht deutsch: Humorgrenzen im Kino (TV movie)

2014

Paraskinio (series)

Short
2001	Die Liebenden vom Hotel von Osman
1999	Der letzte Flug
1996	Getürkt
1995	Sensin - Du bist es!

Short

2001

Movies
2004	Head-On - book

Head-On - book

Shows
2018	The 75th Golden Globe Awards
2015	Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter
2013	Circus Halligalli - Best of
2007	2007 European Film Awards, The
2002	Into the Night with...
1997	Metropolis
	Nachtstudio
1991	DAS!
1979	NDR Talk Show
1974	3nach9

Shows

2018