Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin’s international breakthrough came with Head-On, winner of the Golden Bear, as well as the German and European Film Award. His 2007 feature The Edge of Heaven won the Best Screenplay prize at Cannes. The following year, he directed an episode for the compilation film New York, I Love You, followed by his comedy Soul Kitchen that won the Special Jury Prize in Venice and his documentary Polluting Paradise. His 2014 feature The Cut premiered at the Venice Film Festival. In 2017 Fatih Akin achieved his greatest success to date with In the Fade, starring Diane Kruger. Among other prizes the feature was honored with the Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe, the Best Actress award at Cannes 2017 and the German Film Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay. His feature The Golden Glove premiered at the Berlinale.

Festival de Cine de Sevilla