Directing
Fatih Akin
Born 25 August 1973 in Hamburg, Deutschland
93 credits
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
Directing 25
- TBASie ist ein anatolischer DracheFilmDirector
- TBAVögel ohne FlügelFilmDirector
- 2026Ghost SongFilmDirector
- 2025AmrumFilmDirector
- 2022RhinegoldFilmDirector
- 2019The Golden GloveFilmDirector
- 201930/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand ReleasingFilmDirector
- 2017In the FadeFilmDirector
- 2016Goodbye BerlinFilmDirector
- 2014The CutFilmDirector
- 2012Polluting ParadiseFilmDirector
- 2009Soul KitchenFilmDirector
- 2009Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the NationFilmDirector
- 2008New York, I Love YouFilmDirector
- 2007The Edge of HeavenFilmDirector
- 2007AltyapiFilmDirector
- 2005Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulFilmDirector
- 2004Head-OnFilmDirector
- 2004Visions of EuropeFilmDirector
- 2002SolinoFilmDirector
- 2001We Have Forgotten to Return HomeFilmDirector
- 2000In JulyFilmDirector
- 1998Short Sharp ShockFilmDirector
- 1997GetürktFilmDirector
- 1995Sensin – Du bist esFilmDirector
Acting 30
- 2026Mein liebster DokumentarfilmSeriesSelf
- 2025All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel KurtizFilmSelf
- 2025Mona Mur in ConversationFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Schauburg Mon AmourFilmSelf
- 2022RhinegoldFilmPeshmerga
- 2019Ronny & KlaidFilmHimself
- 2015From Caligari to HitlerFilmSelf - Filmmaker
- 2012Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyFilmHimself
- 2011Champions: A Comic TaleFilmSelf
- 2005Robbery Alla TurcaFilmLokman
- 2004Ein krasser DealFilmBouncer
- 2004German DreamFilmFatih Akin
- 2001The ExperimentFilmCab Driver (voice)
- 2001We Have Forgotten to Return HomeFilmHimself
- 2001Planet der KannibalenFilmMr. Dark
- 2001A Goddamn JobFilmEx-Gott
- 2001The Lovers of the Hotel OsmanFilmAhmet
- 2000In JulyFilmRumänischer Grenzbeamter
- 1999TV totalSeriesSelf
- 1999Black SoulsFilmTony
- 1999The Last FlightFilm
- 1998Short Sharp ShockFilmNejo
- 1997GetürktFilm
- 1997The German BronxSeriesFeroz
- 1997Back in TroubleFilmKebab-Fatih
- 1997TrickserFilm
- 1996SK-BabiesSeriesBekir
- 1995Sensin – Du bist esFilm
- 1995Kral Türkiye Müzik ÖdülleriSeriesNominee
- 1994Doppelter EinsatzSeriesErdal
Writing 19
- 2026Ghost SongFilmWriter
- 2025AmrumFilmWriter
- 2022RhinegoldFilmScreenplay, Writer
- 2019The Golden GloveFilmScreenplay
- 2017In the FadeFilmWriter
- 2016Goodbye BerlinFilmWriter
- 2014The CutFilmScreenplay
- 2012Polluting ParadiseFilmWriter
- 2009Soul KitchenFilmWriter
- 2008New York, I Love YouFilmWriter
- 2007The Edge of HeavenFilmScreenplay
- 2005Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulFilmWriter
- 2004Head-OnFilmWriter
- 2004Kebab ConnectionFilmScreenplay
- 2004Visions of EuropeFilmWriter
- 2000In JulyFilmScreenplay
- 1998Short Sharp ShockFilmWriter
- 1997GetürktFilmWriter
- 1995Sensin – Du bist esFilmWriter
Production 17
- 2026Ghost SongFilmProducer
- 2025AmrumFilmProducer
- 2022RhinegoldFilmProducer
- 2021Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay CashFilmCo-Producer
- 2019The Golden GloveFilmProducer
- 2017In the FadeFilmProducer
- 2014The CutFilmProducer
- 2012Polluting ParadiseFilmProducer
- 2011UFO in Her EyesFilmExecutive Producer
- 2009Soul KitchenFilmProducer
- 2009Before Your EyesFilmCo-Producer
- 2008ChikoFilmProducer
- 2007The Edge of HeavenFilmProducer
- 2006Takva: A Man's Fear of GodFilmProducer
- 2005Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulFilmProducer
- 2004Head-OnFilmProducer
- 2004Visions of EuropeFilmProducer
Crew 2
Filmography from TMDB.