Ayşe Polat

Director

Festivals and Awards - Selection

2025 |
Bayerischer Filmpreis - Director Award | "Im Toten Winkel"
2024 |
Preis der deutschen Filmkritik - Best Script | "Im Toten Winkel"
2024 |
Deutscher Filmpreis - Golden Lola: Best Director, Golden Lola Best Script, Best Film (Bronze) | "Im Toten Winkel"
2023 |
International Film Festival Oldenburg - German Independence Award | "Im Toten Winkel"
2023 |
International Filmfestival Istanbul - Golden Tulip: Best National Film, Best Script, Best Editing, FIPRESCI-Award | "Im Toten Winkel"
2023 |
34. Ankara Film Festival - Best Director, Best Script, Best Camera, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actress | "Im Toten Winkel"
2023 |
Dohuk International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Award | "Im Toten Winkel"
2018 |
Beyond the Borders Documentary Filmfestival - Best Socio-political Documentary | "The Others"
2005 |
Preis der deutschen Filmkritik | "En Garde"
2004 |
Intl. Film Festival Locarno - Silver Leopard: Best Film | "En Garde"
2004 |
Otto-Sprenger - Directing Award | "En Garde"

Film / TV - Selection

2027 |
Ein Platz in der Welt | feature film | Director: Ayşe Polat | PunktPunktPunkt Filmproduktion | -financing- script development funding BKM (based on the novel by Robert Walser)
2026 |
untitled Ayşe Polat film | TV movie | Director: Ayşe Polat | PunktPunktPunkt Filmproduktion | -development-
2022 |
Im toten Winkel | feature film | Director: Ayşe Polat | Mitos Filim, PunktPunktPunkt Filmproduiktion | WDR, arte | World premiere in Encounters at Berlinale 2023
2022 |
Tatort - Borowski und das unschuldige Kind von Wacken | TV series | Director: Ayşe Polat | Letterbox Filmproduktion
2020 |
Tatort - Masken | TV series | Director: Ayşe Polat | Zeitsprung Pictures
2019 |
Der Staatsanwalt | TV series | Director: Ayşe Polat | Novafilm | ZDF
2016 |
Die Anderen | documentary film | Director: Ayşe Polat
2013 |
Die Erben | feature film | Director: Ayşe Polat | WDR
2010 |
Luks Glück | feature film | Director: Ayşe Polat | Intervista Digital Media, PunktPunktPunkt Filmproduktion | ZDF
2003 |
En Garde | feature film | Director: Ayşe Polat | X-Filme Creative Pool | ZDF
1998 |
Auslandstournee | feature film | Director: Ayşe Polat | Mira Filmproduktion | ZDF

Theatre - Selection

Audio - Selection

Languages: German, Turkish, English

Residence: Hamburg, Berlin

Place of birth: Turkey

Nationality: German

Training: 1990-1995 Studied philosophy, cultural studies and German Studies at the FU Berlin and at the University of Bremen, 2014+2015 Artist in Residence in der Kulturakademie Tarabya, Istanbul, 2017+ 2018 Artist in Residence an der FU Berlin/ Filmwissenschaft Cinepoetics – Poetologien audiovisueller Bilder

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