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Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Department: Directing

Biography

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.

Known For

King Kongs Faust

King Kongs Faust

1985

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

2008

Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

1976

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

2008

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

2022

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

2003

Lightning Over Water

Lightning Over Water

1980

Janela da Alma

Janela da Alma

2001

Close Up

Close Up

2012

Die 2050er - Everything will change

Die 2050er - Everything will change

2022

Snowblind

Snowblind

2010

Room 999

Room 999

2023

Candy Man

Candy Man

1968

Dream Island

Dream Island

1991

Without Me

Without Me

1993

Tango Berlin

Tango Berlin

1997

The Million Dollar Hotel

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002

La torcedura

La torcedura

2004

Cronología

Cronología

2010

Hitler in Hollywood

Hitler in Hollywood

2011

Zwischen den Zeiten

Zwischen den Zeiten

2011

Cannes Uncut

Cannes Uncut

2023

Notebook on Cities and Clothes

Notebook on Cities and Clothes

1989

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013

Report from Hollywood

Report from Hollywood

1985

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

2011

Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring

Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring

1993

Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe

1990

The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995

Why Are We (Not) Creative?

Why Are We (Not) Creative?

2021

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

2008

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

2011

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002

Cinématon

Cinématon

1978

From Our Side

From Our Side

2022

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

2022

CAN and Me

CAN and Me

2022

The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth

2014

BAM150

BAM150

2012

Zeroville

Zeroville

2019

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

2003

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

2015

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022

The Heart and the Legs

The Heart and the Legs

1989

Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

1983

Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

1982

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

2004

Back to Room 666

Back to Room 666

2008

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

2022

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

2006

Kleiner Mann ganz groß

Kleiner Mann ganz groß

1994

Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

2015

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

2012

French Cinema Mon Amour

French Cinema Mon Amour

2015

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

2011

Room 666

Room 666

1982

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

1995

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

2016

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

1975

3 American LPs

3 American LPs

1969

A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

2013

Talking with Ozu

Talking with Ozu

1993

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

2017

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

2015

Summer in the City

Summer in the City

1972

Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

1990

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

1976

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

2008

Long Shot

Long Shot

1978

Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

2016

Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years

Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years

2008

The State of Things

The State of Things

1982

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

1994

The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

2017

Living the Light: Robby Müller

Living the Light: Robby Müller

2018

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

1990

Alekan, la lumière

Alekan, la lumière

1988

Love and So Forth

Love and So Forth

1968

Viaggio in Bergmania

Viaggio in Bergmania

2011

Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

2007

FreeDogme

FreeDogme

2000

Restoring Time

Restoring Time

2015

Paul Auster: What If

Paul Auster: What If

2019

Tausend Augen

Tausend Augen

1984

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

1990

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

2015

Beyond the Bolex

Beyond the Bolex

2018

Alekan le magnifique

Alekan le magnifique

1998

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

The Art of Football from A to Z

The Art of Football from A to Z

2006

Now

Now

2021

Three for the Road

Three for the Road

2016

A Trick of the Light

A Trick of the Light

1995

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020

Veränderung

Veränderung

2020

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

2018

Cinématon XXII

Cinématon XXII

1982

Love in Hollywood

Love in Hollywood

1996

Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities

1974

Wrong Move

Wrong Move

1975

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

1987

The American Friend

The American Friend

1977

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

2021

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

2020

Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders

Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders

1982

What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me

2009

High Maintenance

High Maintenance

2020

Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'

Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'

2024

Why Are We Creative?

Why Are We Creative?

2018

The Keys to Freedom

The Keys to Freedom

2025

A Weekend at the Beach

A Weekend at the Beach

2015

The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

2025

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

2025

In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders

In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders

1995

Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders

Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders

2018

La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione

La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione

2025

Films to Die For

Films to Die For

2025

Plankton Salesmen

Plankton Salesmen

2017

Filmstudio, mon amour

Filmstudio, mon amour

2015

Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show

Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show

1998

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

German Film Award

German Film Award

1951

Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

1984

Bambi

Bambi

1948

Schawinski

Schawinski

2011

Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?

Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?

2018

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979

Volle Kanne

Volle Kanne

1999

Riverboat

Riverboat

1992

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

1998

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

1976

Midi Première

Midi Première

1975

Nachtcafé

Nachtcafé

1987

Sabine Christiansen

Sabine Christiansen

1998

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

1979

Wortwechsel

Wortwechsel

1982

Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

2004

live - die ZDF-talkshow

live - die ZDF-talkshow

1987

Nachtstudio

Nachtstudio

1997

Directors Talks

Directors Talks

2023

Menschen

Menschen

1982

Im Palais

Im Palais

2004

Dickes B

Dickes B

2007

Im Dialog

Im Dialog

1997

Westpol: Eins zu eins

Westpol: Eins zu eins

2010

ZIBB

ZIBB

2003

German Genius

German Genius

2023

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

2020

Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

1992

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

2026