Wim Wenders

Directing·Aug 14, 1945·Düsseldorf, Germany

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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023). Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018). Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wim Wenders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
FFrom Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter Zumthor2026 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
I'll Be Gone in June2026 · Producer	Producer
Films to Die For2025 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione2025 · Actor	Actor
The Ozu Diaries2025 · Self	Self
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende2025 · Self	Self
The Keys to Freedom2025 · Wim Wenders, Director, Writer	Wim Wenders, Director, Writer
NNow is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'2024 · Self	Self
Perfect Days2023 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
Some Body Comes Into the Light2023 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party2023 · Producer	Producer
Anselm2023 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Room 9992023 · Self	Self
Cannes Uncut2023 · Self	Self
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer2022 · Self	Self
CAN and Me2022 · Self	Self
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary2022 · Self	Self
From Our Side2022 · Actor	Actor
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors2022 · Self	Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory2022 · Self	Self
Die 2050er - Everything will change2022 · Actor	Actor
PPrésence2022 · Director	Director
Why Are We (Not) Creative?2021 · Self	Self
Now2021 · Self	Self
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner2021 · Self	Self
High Maintenance2020 · Self	Self
Good Morning, the Wind Blows2020 · Self	Self
A Black Jesus2020 · Producer	Producer
Wim Wenders, Desperado2020 · Self	Self
Veränderung2020 · Self, Director, Writer	Self, Director, Writer
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper2020 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Zeroville2019 · Larry	Larry
Paul Auster: What If2019 · Self - Filmmaker	Self - Filmmaker
Beyond the Bolex2018 · Self	Self
Living the Light: Robby Müller2018 · Self	Self
Why Are We Creative?2018 · Self	Self
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word2018 · Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer	Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders2018 · Self - filmmaker	Self - filmmaker
Submergence2018 · Director	Director
Plankton Salesmen2017 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life2017 · Self	Self
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov2017 · Self	Self
Along for the Ride2016 · Self	Self
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez2016 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider2016 · Self	Self
Three for the Road2016 · Self	Self
A Weekend at the Beach2015 · Self	Self
Filmstudio, mon amour2015 · Sé stesso	Sé stesso