Bora Dağtekin
Bora Dağtekin (born 27 October 1978, in Hannover) is a German screenwriter and filmmaker who has directed several of the most successful German-language films, notably Fack ju Göhte.
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Years active | 1994–present |
Biography
Dağtekin was born and raised in Hannover to a German mother and a Turkish father and moved to Ludwigsburg to study screenwriting at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, graduating in 2006. His thesis screenplay was an retelling of the classic German play The Robbers as an action film.[1]
Career
Dağtekin worked as a writer in the advertising industry before finding employment as a writer for various German television series, among them the soap opera Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten. His directorial debut was Türkisch für Anfänger (2006-2009); he also wrote and directed a feature-length film with the same name in 2012.[2]
His biggest success was the 2013 film Fack ju Göhte, which was the fourth-most successful German film ever as measured by audience numbers and spawned a movie franchise with two sequels as well as a musical.
Personal life
Dağtekin is known to keep his private life out of the public eye.[3] He has stated in interviews that his films are unapologetically commercial rather than artistic and that this is a reflection of his personal taste, as he does not enjoy the more experimental style of art films.[1]
Filmography
Producer
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Notes | |
2019 | Das perfekte Geheimnis | co-producer | |
2013 | Fack ju Göhte | co-producer | |
2012 | Türkisch für Anfänger (film) | co-producer |
Director
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Notes | |
2019 | Das perfekte Geheimnis | Director | |
2017 | Fack ju Göhte 3 | Director | |
2015 | Fack ju Göhte 2 | Director | |
2013 | Fack ju Göhte | Director | |
2012 | Türkisch für Anfänger (film) | Director |
Writer
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Notes | |
2019 | Das perfekte Geheimnis | Screenplay | |
2017 | Fack ju Göhte 3 | Screenplay | |
2015 | Fack ju Göhte 2 | Screenplay | |
2013 | Fack ju Göhte | Screenplay | |
2012 | Türkisch für Anfänger (film) | Screenplay | |
2010 | Undercover Love | Screenplay | |
2006-08 | Türkisch für Anfänger | 40 episodes | |
2007-08 | Doctor's Diary | 8 episodes | |
2008 | ProSieben FunnyMovie - Eine wie keiner | ||
2006 | Where Is Fred? | Screenplay | |
2006 | Wilde Jungs | ||
2004-05 | Schulmädchen | 7 episodes | |
2005 | Season Greetings | ||
2004 | Meine schönsten Jahre | 1 episode (punch-up) | |
2003 | Toyotafahrer leben länger | ||
2001 | Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten | 1 episode |
Awards
- 2006: Deutscher Fernsehpreis (Türkisch für Anfänger for best series)
- 2007: Adolf-Grimme-Preis
- 2007: Civis media prize
- 2008: BANFF World Television Award
- 2008: Deutscher Fernsehpreis (Doctor's Diary as the best series)
- 2008: Deutscher Comedypreis (Doctor's Diary as te best comedy-series)
- 2009: Adolf-Grimme-Preis (Doctor's Diary)
- 2009: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (Doctor's Diary)
- 2009: Winner TV Festival Monte Carlo (Türkisch für Anfänger)
References
- Mühling, Jens; Lippitz, Ulf. "Ich bin ein Kommerzschwein". Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- "Starportät Bora Dagtekin". Gala.de.
- https://web.de/magazine/unterhaltung/thema/bora-dagtekin