Musician Dictionary

Wim Wenders

German filmmaker (born 1945)

DescriptionGerman filmmaker (born 1945)
Source: Wikidata
Born1945-08-14
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceDüsseldorf Düsseldorf
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaGermany
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryDE
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipGermany
Source: Wikidata
Occupationscreenwriter film director university teacher actor photographer director film producer
Source: Wikidata
Member ofAcademy of Arts of the GDR Directors Guild of America Academy of Arts, Berlin Writers Guild of America West Deutsche Filmakademie
Source: Wikidata
AwardsEuropean Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award European Film Award for Best Director Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Golden Lion Leopard of Honour Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Palme d'Or Ring of Honour of the City of Wuppertal European Film Award for Best Documentary Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Silver Bear Robert-Bresson Award honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University Golden Medal for Merit to Culture FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes Berliner Bär Un certain regard Award Cannes Best Director Award Helmut Käutner Prize François Chalais Prize Goya Award for Best Documentary Film Honorary Golden Bear BAFTA Award for Best Direction César Award for Best Documentary Film Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia Herbert Strate Award Order of Merit of Berlin Order of the Rising Sun Medal for Merit to Culture Goya Awards César Award Golden Bear Praemium Imperiale German Film Honorary Award
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Wenders Wim וים ונדרס 文溫德斯

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