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Fatih Akin
Fatih Akin 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).
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entertainment · German and Turkish filmmaker (born 1973) · film director · actor · screenwriter · film producer · film actor · director · children's writer · also Fatih Akin, Fatih Akın, Akin
Born 25 August 1973 · Q77061
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2026· 13 entries
News18: In A Live-In Relationship? What Delhi HC Ruling On 'Akin To Marriage' And Family Interference Means For Cou
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The Bolton News: WATCH | Akin Famewo on his Bolton Wanderers start and buzz around club
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Cineuropa: Fatih Akin inaugura San Sebastián con Ghost Song
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Cineuropa: Fatih Akin to open San Sebastián with Ghost Song
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35milimetros.es: ‘Geister / Ghost Song’ de Fatih Akin, inaugurará la Sección Oficial del Festival de San Sebastián 2026
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moncloa.com: El Festival de Cine de San Sebastián anuncia que 'Ghost Song' de Fatih Akin abrirá la Sección Oficial
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naiz:: El estreno de «Ghost Song», de Fatih Akin, inaugura la Sección Oficial de Zinemaldia
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marketscreener.com: Akin Tekstil Anonim Sirketi Reports Earnings Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
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El Cine de LoQueYoTeDiga: Espresso: "Ghost song" de Fatih Akin inaugurará la sección oficial del Festival de San Sebastián 2026
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Variety: San Sebastián Sets Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ as Opening Night Film
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Noticine.com: Nuevo film de Fatih Akin completa la competencia de San Sebastián
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Kulturklik: Festival de San Sebastián 2026: El estreno mundial de 'Geister / Ghost Song', de Fatih Akin, inaugurará la Sección Oficial a concurso
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2017· 2 entries
Awarded European Film Academy Young Audience Award for Goodbye Berlin (2017).
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Akin's film In the Fade was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded Peter-Weiss Prize (2012).
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His documentary film Polluting Paradise was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
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2008· 1 entry
Won Charlemagne Medal for European Media (2008).
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2007· 3 entries
Awarded Best Screenplay Award (2007).
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Screenwriter for The Edge of Heaven (2007).
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Akin's The Edge of Heaven, a German-Turkish cross-cultural tale of loss, mourning and forgiveness, won the prize for Best Screenplay at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007
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2005· 1 entry
Directed a documentary about the Istanbul music scene, Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, which includes musicians such as Ceza, Sezen Aksu, Aynur Doğan and Brenna MacCrimmon
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2004· 3 entries
Awarded European Film Award for Best Film for Head-On (2004).
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Awarded European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director for Head-On (2004).
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And received several prizes, among them the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival and the "Best Film" and the "Audience Award" at the 2004 European Film Awards
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2001· 1 entry
Awarded Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2001).
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2000· 1 entry
We forgot to go back (Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren) in 2001 and Solino' in 2002
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1973· 1 entry
Born 1973-08-25.
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