Fatih Akin 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).
Akin in 2023
Akin in 2019
The Golden Bear is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin.
Golden Bear
Mati Diop with the Golden Bear for Dahomey in 2024
Nicolas Philibert with the Golden Bear for On the Adamant in 2023
Carla Simón with the Golden Bear for Alcarràs in 2022