Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1945-08-14 (Age: 81)
Place of Birth
Düsseldorf, Germany
Wim Wenders
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.
Filmography (122)
Films to Die For
2025
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
2025
The Ozu Diaries
2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025
The Keys to Freedom
2025Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'
2024
Room 999
2023
Cannes Uncut
2023
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022
CAN and Me
2022
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
2022
From Our Side
2022
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
2022
