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Fatih Akin mini-bio: Fatih Akin was born in 1973 in Hamburg of Turkish parentage. He began studying
Visual Communications at Hamburg's College of Fine Arts in 1994. His collaboration
with Wueste Film also dates from this time. In 1995, he wrote and directed his first
short feature, "Sensin - You're The One!" ("Sensin - Du Bist Es!"), which received
the Audience Award at the Hamburg International Short Film Festival. His second
short film, "Weed" ("Getuerkt", 1996), received several national and international
festival prizes. His first full length feature film, "Short Sharp Shock" ("Kurz Und
Schmerzlos", 1998) won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno and the Bavarian Film Award
(Best Young Director) in 1998. His other films include: "In July" ("Im Juli", 2000),
"Wir Haben Vergessen Zurueckzukehren" (2001), "Solino" (2002), the Berlinale Golden
Bear-winner and winner of the German and European Film Awards "Head-On" ("Gegen Die
Wand", 2003), and "Crossing the Bridge - The Sound of Istanbul" (2005).
Fatih Akin mini-bio: Fatih Akin was born in 1973 in Hamburg of Turkish parentage. He began studying
Visual Communications at Hamburg's College of Fine Arts in 1994. His collaboration
with Wueste Film also dates from this time. In 1995, he wrote and directed his first
short feature, "Sensin - You're The One!" ("Sensin - Du Bist Es!"), which received
the Audience Award at the Hamburg International Short Film Festival. His second
short film, "Weed" ("Getuerkt", 1996), received several national and international
festival prizes. His first full length feature film, "Short Sharp Shock" ("Kurz Und
Schmerzlos", 1998) won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno and the Bavarian Film Award
(Best Young Director) in 1998. His other films include: "In July" ("Im Juli", 2000),
"Wir Haben Vergessen Zurueckzukehren" (2001), "Solino" (2002), the Berlinale Golden
Bear-winner and winner of the German and European Film Awards "Head-On" ("Gegen Die
Wand", 2003), and "Crossing the Bridge - The Sound of Istanbul" (2005).
