İlker Çatak
Known for

Directing

Credits

41

Gender

Man

Birthday

Jan 11, 1984 (40)

Place of birth

Berlin, Germany

Also known as
Ilker Catak
Ількер Чатак

İlker Çatak

Biography

İlker Çatak (born 11 January 1984; Berlin) is a Turkish-German director. İlker Çatak was born in Berlin in 1984 and later lived in Istanbul where he completed high school. İlker studied Film Directing in Berlin and Hamburg, graduating in 2014 at Hamburg Media School. His graduation film SADAKAT received many international awards before winning the Student Academy Award in Gold in 2015. İlker’s first feature film, ONCE UPON A TIME INDIANERLAND debuted in 2017 and is an adaptation of the award-winning youth novel ‘Es war einmal Indianerland’ by Nils Mohl. İlker’s second feature film I WAS, I AM, I WILL BE (2019) received the Bronze Lola at the German Film Awards. His feature film STAMBUL GARDEN was released in Germany in autumn 2021 and also selected at the German Film Awards. İlker’s other projects include directing an episode on the TV show TATORT. His latest film THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE will have its world premiere at the 73. Berlin Film Festival and hit theatres in May 2023.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2008Between Borders
2005Eskimo Frosch
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Yellow LettersWriter
Yellow LettersDirector
2023The Teachers' LoungeDirector
2023The Teachers' LoungeScreenplay
2021Blurred LinesDirector
2019I Was, I Am, I Will BeDirector
2019I Was, I Am, I Will BeStory
2019I Was, I Am, I Will BeWriter
2017Once Upon a Time in Indian CountryDirector
2014FidelityDirector
2014ZeitraumDirector
2014ZeitraumWriter
2014Where We AreDirector
2014ZeitraumProducer
2013Old SchoolDirector
2010When Namibia Was a City...Director
2010When Namibia Was a City...Writer
2010When Namibia Was a City...Producer
2008Between BordersDirector
2008AydaDirector
2008AydaWriter
2008Between BordersWriter
2008Between BordersProducer
2008AydaProducer
2008AydaEditor
2008AydaDirector of Photography
2007Mehrzahl HeimatDirector
2007Mehrzahl HeimatWriter
2007Mehrzahl HeimatProducer
2006Fay GrimSet Runner
2006Fast FiktionDirector
2006Fast FiktionWriter
2006Fast FiktionProducer
2005Æon FluxProduction Assistant
2005One Day in EuropeThird Assistant Director
2005Eskimo FroschDirector
2005Eskimo FroschWriter
2005Eskimo FroschEditor
1970Scene of the CrimeDirector