Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin is a German filmmaker whose work as a director, screenwriter and producer often explores migration, identity and cross-cultural life. His major films include *Head-On* (2004), which won the Golden Bear, *The Edge of Heaven* (2007), winner of the Cannes Best Screenplay award, and *In the Fade* (2017). Akin also directed the music documentary *Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul*, bringing Istanbul’s musical culture to an international audience.