Biography
Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur director, he has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Palme d'Or, a Golden Lion, and an Honorary Golden Bear, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award.
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Awards & recognition
- German Film Honorary Award · 2026
- Berliner Bär · 2024
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2024
- Praemium Imperiale · 2022
- Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal · 2017
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- César Award — Best Documentary Film · 2015
- César Award · 2015
- Golden Bear · 2015
- Honorary Golden Bear · 2015
- François Chalais Prize · 2014
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes · 2014
- Un certain regard Award · 2014
- Ring of Honour of the city Wuppertal · 2012
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2011
- Herbert Strate Award · 2010
- 5th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival · 2008
- Goya Award — Best Documentary Film · 2008
- Goya Awards · 2008
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 2006
- Pour le Mérite — Sciences and Arts order · 2006
- Golden Medal — Merit to Culture · 2005
- Leopard of Honour · 2005
- Helmut Käutner Prize · 2004
- Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia · 2004
- Robert-Bresson Award · 2002
- Silver Bear · 2000
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 1999
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1993
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1993
- honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University · 1989
- European Film Award — Best Director · 1988
- Cannes Best Director Award · 1987
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1985
- FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes · 1984
- Palme d'Or · 1984
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes · 1984
- Golden Lion · 1982
- FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes · 1976
- Medal — Merit to Culture
- Order of Merit of Berlin
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Order of the Rising Sun
- Pour le Mérite
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2024 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2011 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2005 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2005 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 1999 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 1988 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 1988 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Salt of the Earth
Paris, Texas
Reality Winner
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle
Perfect Days
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Wings of Desire
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Alice in the Cities
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Buena Vista Social Club
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Pina
Kings of the Road
Songs of Earth
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Stories We Tell
Tokyo-Ga
The American Friend
Little Hands
Beyond the Bolex
Along for the Ride
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Chocolat
City of Angels
Anselm
Living the Light: Robby Müller
National Bird
Until the End of the World
Lightning Over Water
Wrong Move
A Fuller Life
Room 666
Roving Woman
Hammett
Palermo Shooting
Don't Come Knocking
Our Last Tango
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
The Million Dollar Hotel
Speaking Parts
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
The Clone Returns Home
Radio On
Room 999