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Fatih Akin
Fatih Akin was born in 1973 in Hamburg of Turkish parentage.
He began studying Visual Communications at Hamburg College of Fine Arts
in 1994. In 1995, he wrote and directed his first short feature, Sensin!
(You're The One!), which received the Audience Award at the International
Short Film Festival Hamburg. His second short film, Weed (Getürkt),
received several national and international festival awards. His first
full-length feature film, Kisa ve Acisiz (Short Sharp Shock)
won the Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival, and
the Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Director in 1998. Short Sharp
Shock was followed by the road movie Temmuzda (In July),
and the emigration drama Solino. His latest feature, Duvara
Karsi (Head-On), won top honors at the Berlin International
Film Festival, marking the first time in eighteen years that a German
entry has taken home the Golden Bear for Best Film. His latest documentary,
Crossing the Bridge - The Sound of Istanbul, (Istanbul Hatirasi)
was presented at the Cannes Film Festival out of competition this year.
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Filmography 1995 Sensin! (kisa) / Du bists es! / You're The One! (short) |
