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İlker Çatak

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor | * 01/11/1984 (40) | Berlin (Germany)
İlker Çatak (born in 1984 in Berlin) is a German writer and director. He won the Student Academy Award in Gold in 2015 with his graduation film Fidelity (Original Title: Sadakat). His filmography includes works such as Once Upon a Time... Indianerland (German: Es war einmal Indianerland, 2017), I Was, I Am, I Will Be (German: Es gilt das gesprochene Wort, 2019) and The Teachers' Lounge (German: Das Lehrerzimmer, 2023) which received numerous awards including an Academy Award nomination for Best International Film and established him as a versatile and innovative filmmaker. ()

Born in Berlin, Germany in 1984, he grew up there and in Istanbul where he completed high school. He then studied film and television directing in Berlin and Hamburg. His graduation film Sadakat won the Student Oscar in Gold in 2015. He followed his debut feature film Es war einmal Indianerland with Es gilt das gesprochene Wort which won Best Screenplay at Filmfest München and the Bronze Lola at the German Film Awards. He has also lectured at universities in the USA, Germany, Türkiye, Japan, Italy and Greece.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime

Awards & Nominations for İlker Çatak

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
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Movies with İlker Çatak as Crew(9)

Directing/Director2023 The Teachers’ Lounge
Writing/Screenplay2023 The Teachers’ Lounge
Directing/Director2023 Alte Schule
Directing/Director2021 Stambul Garden
Directing/Director2019 I Was, I Am, I Will Be
Writing/Writer2019 I Was, I Am, I Will Be
Writing/Story2019 I Was, I Am, I Will Be
Directing/Director2017 Once Upon a Time in Indian Country
Directing/Director2014 Fidelity

TV Shows/Series with İlker Çatak as Crew(1)

Directing/Director??? Scene of the Crime

Full Name: İlker Çatak
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Wednesday, 01/11 1984 (January) in Berlin (Germany) (current age: 40 years + 78 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: German (DE)
Other names for İlker Çatak (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ilker Catak"
İlker Çatak frequently works together with these people:
Anke Sevenich (15x, Actress)
Karl Kranzkowski (14x, Actor)
Hans-Uwe Bauer (14x, Actor)
Marie-Lou Sellem (13x, Actress)
Dietrich Mattausch (13x, Actor)
Angelika Bartsch (13x, Actress)
Götz Schubert (12x, Actor)
Arnd Klawitter (12x, Actor)
Rolf Becker (12x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:329612, Added: 08/14/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024