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In production
	Sarı Zarflar (Yellow Letters) In post-production A co-production of if... Productions, Tyger Films & Liman Film Directed by İlker Çatak Written by İlker Çatak, Ayda M. Çatak, Enis Köstepen

	Zero (working title) In development A production of 23/5 Filmproduktion Written by Johannes Duncker & Hans-Christian Schmid

Feature films
	Das Lehrerzimmer (The Teachers' Lounge) 2023, 98min World premiere at the 73rd Berlinale Winner of five German Film Awards: Best directing, best screenplay, best editing, best female lead and the Golden Lola for best film Released in cinemas worldwide Oscar Nomination - Best International Feature

	Räuberhände (Stambul Garden) 2021, 89min Bayerischer Filmpreis: Best Young Actor Theatrically released in Germany & Turkey Available on DVD and VOD

	Es gilt das gesprochene Wort (I was, I am, I will be) 2019, 120min German Film Awards: Lola in bronze for Best Film, Nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director Filmfest München - German Cinema New Talent Award for Best Screenplay & Best Actor Theatrically released in Germany Available on DVD and VOD

	Es war einmal Indianerland (Once Upon a Time… Indianerland) 2017, 97min 25th Filmfest Hamburg 37th Istanbul Film Fesival German Film Awards: Nomination for Best Editing Filmplus Editing Award: Nomination Theatrically released in Germany Available on DVD and VOD

Short films
	Soft Rains 2021, DCP, 24min Denver Digerati Digital Animation Festival - 2. Jury Award Kaboom Animation Festival: Post VR - Reflecting the Virtual

	Sadakat (Fidelity) 2014, DCP, 25min Winner of the 42nd annual Student Academy Award in Gold 36. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis - Best Short 44. Sehsüchte_Int. Studentenfilmfestival - Producer's Award 21th Palm Springs International ShortFest Shown on more than 30 festivals!

	Short Trip 2014, DCP, 6min 16. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival 27. Filmfest Dresden ISFF Detmold 2015 Short Screens Brussels

	Wo wir sind (Where We Are) 2014, DCP, 13min 35. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis - Best Short 2014 Student Academy Award Finalist Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Kurzfilmpreis 2014 Next Generation Short Tiger 2014 22th CAMERIMAGE Film Festival Shown on more than 40 festivals!

	Alte Schule (Oldschool) 2013, 35mm, 6min 35. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 30. Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg Kurzfilmkatalog 2014 AG Kurzfilm Shown on more than 50 festivals!

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	Zeitraum (A Space in Time) 2013, DCP, 19min 15. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival International Short Film Festival Minsk La Pedrera Short Film Festival #10


	Round & Round 2013, HD, 3min 19. Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche

	Onkel Dayi und die deutschen Strukturen... (Uncle Dayi and the German structures...) 2012, HD, 14min

	me & her 2011, HD, 7min Intl. Short Film Festival Cologne Unlimited - International Competition

	Briefe aus Rom (Letters from Rome) 2011, HD, 15min

	Namibya şehir iken... (Als Namibia eine Stadt war.../When Namibia was a city...) 2010, HD, 24min German film board: highly recommended (Prädikat: besonders wertvoll) 44. Internationale Hofer Filmtage Rio de Janeiro Intl. Short Film Festival - International Competition Intl. Short Film Festival Cologne Unlimited - National Competition, 2. Jury Prize 7. Akbank Short Film Festival Istanbul - Honorary Mention by the Jury 9th Zagreb Film Festival - Golden Pram for the best short film Video available online

	Ayda 2008, HDV, 27min 25. Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg 55. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Open Screening Video available online

	Iki Arada Bir Denizde (Zwischen den Ufern/Between Banks) 2008, DV, 20min 2. Jury Prize, Europäisches Kurzfilmfestival Köln Unlimited Unabhängiges Medienfestival Tübingen 30. Biberacher Filmfestspiele Video available online

	Mehrzahl Heimat (Plural Homeland) 2007, DV, 37min shown on German television

	Lea 2007, DV, 6 min

	Nim Sofyan (2/4) 2006, DV, 5 min

	Fast Fiktion (Almost Fiction) 2005/2006, 16mm, 14 min shown on German national television

	Ramazan 2005, DV, 5 min

	Eskimo Frosch (eskimo frog) 2005, DV, 15 min Winner of the Golden Alex Berlin 2005 Shown on German national television