Bora Dağtekin
Bora Dağtekin (born 27 October 1978) is a German screenwriter and film director who has directed several of the most successful German-language films, notably Fack ju Göhte.
Bora Dağtekin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1978 Hanover, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Early life
Dağtekin was born and raised in Hanover 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
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Toyotafahrer leben länger | No | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2005 | Season Greetings | No | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2006 | Where Is Fred? | No | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Eine wie keiner | No | Yes | No | |
| 2012 | Turkish for Beginners | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Fack ju Göhte | Yes | Yes | Co-producer | |
| 2015 | Fack ju Göhte 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Fack ju Göhte 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Das perfekte Geheimnis | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Writer
| Year | Title | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten | Yes | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Meine schönsten Jahre | Yes | 1 episode |
| 2004–2005 | Schulmädchen | Yes | 7 episodes; also co-creator |
| 2006–2008 | Türkisch für Anfänger | Yes | 43 episodes; also creator |
| 2007–2008 | Doctor's Diary | Yes | 24 episodes; also creator |
| 2010 | Undercover Love | Yes | Television film |
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 the 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.
- "Bora Dagtekin | Steckbrief, Bilder und News".