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Mehmet Aktaş

Mehmet Aktaş

Founder & Artistic Director
Gründer & Künstlerischer Leiter
Avakar & Rêveberê Hunerî

Mehmet Aktaş is a writer and producer as well as the founder and CEO of mîtosfilm. Aktaş was born in Turkey in 1966 and grew up in Istanbul. He has lived in Germany since 1995, where he founded the distribution and production company mîtosfilm in Berlin, which focuses on international co-productions. Aktaş was able to celebrate successes as an author and producer. His most recent production, INN THE BLIND SPOT (2023), premiered at the 73rd Berlinale in February, and has won many international international awards, including the FIPRESCI AWARD at the 42nd Istanbul International Film Festival. Theatrical release is set for January 2024. THE EXAM (2021) by Shewkat Amin Korki, premiered at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI AWARD. MEMORIES ON STONE (2014) by director Shawkat Amin Korki, for which Aktaş both wrote the screenplay and produced the film, won various awards at film festivals around the world, including Best Film of the Arab World at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Best Film at the 52nd Antalya International Film Festival and the UNESCO Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It was Iraq's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. Aktaş is well known for films like Bahman Ghobadi’s No one Knows about Persian Cats (2009), which won the “Un Certain Regard“ award at the film festival in Cannes. His production RESEBA - THE DARK WIND (2016), for which Aktaş also wrote the screenplay, was awarded as Best Muhr Fiction Feature at the Dubai International Film Festival and won the Grand Newcomer Award in Mannheim-Heidelberg, as well as the UNESCO PRIZE for Human right. The film is Iraq's official Oscar submission for 2018. The feature film HOUSE WITHOUT DACH by Soleen Yusef also received international awards. It won the Grand Jury Prize in Montreal and was honored with the prestigious First Steps Award for best full-length feature film in Germany. His production DAS MILAN-PROTOKOLL by Peter Ott celebrated its premiere at the 66th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival. The documentary he produced, THE LEGEND OF THE UGLY KING, about the life of the Turkish-Kurdish filmmaker Yilmaz Güney, directed by Hüseyin Tabak, was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and was awarded the Granit Prize at the 51st Hof Film Festival. His latest production The Exam by Shawkat Amin Korki was shown in the Crystal Globe Competition in Karlovy Vary and won the Critics' Prize FIPRESCI there.


FILMOGRAPHY (Selection)



IN THE BLIND SPOT

2023 I Fiction I 117 min I Germany

Producer

Director: Ayse Polat

Production: mîtosfilm Co-Production: WDR / ARTE

World Premiere: Berlinale 2023 (Encounters Section)

Awards (selection):

42nd Istanbul International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Award, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Golden Tulip for Best Film



THE RAIN BRIDE

2022 I Fiction I 97 min I KRG-Iraq

Co-writer and producer

Director: Hussein Hassan

Supported by Cultural Ministry of Kurdistan Regional Government

World premiere: Gothenburg Film Festival 2023



THE EXAM

2021 I Fiction I 89 min I KRG-Iraq, Germany

Producer

Director: Shawkat Amin Korki

Production: mîtosfilm and Masti Films

Supported by Cultural Ministry of City of Culture, Suleymaniya

World Premiere: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021

Awards (selection):

Oscar Entry - Iraq 2021

Karlovy Vary IFF: FIPRESCI Award

Tirana IFF: Best Screenplay

Santa Barbara IFF: Best Film



THE LEGEND OF THE UGLY KING

2017 I Documentary I Germany / Austria

Producer

Director and author: Hüseyin Tabak

Production: mîtosfilm, Aichholzer Filmproduktion, MarangozFilm

Funding: FFA, ORF, Austrian Film Institute, Hamburg FF

World premiere: 42nd Toronto International Film Festival



THE MILAN PROTOCOL

2016 I Feature Film I Germany

Producer

Director and author: Peter Ott

Production: mîtosfilm, WDR, HR / ARTE, MMC Movies

World Premiere: 66th Mannheim-Heidelberg IFF



SOMETHING USEFUL

2016 I Feature Film I Turkey I Germany I France I Netherlands

Co-producer

Director: Pelin Esmer

Production: sine film, mars production, mîtosfilm, Les Films de l’Après Midi, Topkapi Films

World Premiere: Istanbul Film Festival 2017



HOUSE WITHOUT A ROOF

2016 I Feature Film I Germany I Kurdistan

Producer

Director: Soleen Yusef

Production: mîtosfilm, SWR, ARTE, Essence Film GmbH

World Premiere: Munich Film Festival 2016

Awards:

Montreal WFF – Grand Jury Prize

Filmfest München – Best Production

First Steps Award – Best Full-Length Feature Film

PeaceFilmPreis – Osnabrück



RESEBA – THE DARK WIND

2016 I Feature Film I Kurdistan I Germany I Qatar

Producer and author

Director: Hussein Hassan

Production: mîtosfilm

World Premiere: 4th Duhok IFF

Awards (selection):

Mannheim-Heidelberg IFF – Grand Newcomer Award

Dubai IFF – Best Muhr Feature

Asia Pacific Screen Awards – UNESCO Award

Vesoul IFF – Audience Award

Dhaka IFF – FIPRESCI Prize



GULÎSTAN, LAND OF ROSES

2015 I Canada I Germany

Producer

Director: Zayne Akyol

Production: Périphéria Productions & mîtosfilm

World Premiere: Vision du Réel

Festival: HOT DOCS DOC ALLIANCE AWARD



MEMORIES ON STONE

2014 I Feature Film I 97 min I Kurdistan I Germany

Producer and author

Director: Shawkat Amin Korki

Oscar Entry Iraq

World Premiere: 49th Karlovy Vary IFF

Awards (selection):

Abu Dhabi FF – Best Film of the Arab World

Asia Pacific Screen Awards – UNESCO Award

Cinedays Skopje – Best Director

Fantasporto IFF – Best Film, Best Screenplay

Peace on Earth FF – Best Feature Narrative

River Run FF – Best Film

Asian World FF – Special Jury Award

Antalya IFF – Best International Film

Duhok IFF – Best Director



Festivals (selection):

Busan IFF, Kolkata IFF, Santa Barbara IFF, Cine del Sur, Moscow IFF, Filmfest Munich



SONG OF MY MOTHER

2014 I Feature Film I 100 min I Turkey I France I Germany

Producer

Director: Erol Mintas

Awards (selection):

Sarajevo FF – Heart of Sarajevo Award

Antalya IFF – Best Feature Debut



LETTER TO THE KING

2014 I Feature Film I 90 min I Norway

Author

Director: Hisham Zaman

Awards (selection):

Amanda Award – Best Screenplay

Göteborg IFF – Dragon Award

Lecce European Cinema – FIPRESCI Prize



BEFORE SNOWFALL

2013 I Feature Film I 100 min I Norway I Germany I Kurdistan

Producer

Director: Hisham Zaman

World Premiere: Tromsø IFF

Awards: Göteborg IFF, Tribeca FF, Amanda Award (6 noms), Prishtina FF, Abu Dhabi FF



NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS

2009 I Doc-Fiction I 106 min I Iran I Germany

Producer

Director: Bahman Ghobadi

World Premiere: Cannes – Un Certain Regard, Special Jury Prize



APRES LA CHUTE

2009 I Fiction I 63 min I Germany I France

Producer

Director: Hiner Saleem

World Premiere: Locarno 2009



THE LAND OF LEGEND

2008 I Feature Film I 73 min I Iran I Germany

Producer

Director: Rahim Zabihi

World Premiere: Locarno 2008



CLOSE UP KURDISTAN

2007 I Documentary I 104 min I Germany

Producer

Director: Yuksel Yavuz

World Premiere: Crossroads of Europe Lublin – Special Mention



DOL

2007 I Feature Film I 90 min I Kurdistan I Germany I France

Producer

Director: Hiner Saleem

World Premiere: Berlinale – Forum Section



WAR IS OVER

2004 I Documentary I 52 min I Iran I Germany

Producer

Director: Bahman Ghobadi

World Premiere: Leipzig Documentary & Animation Festival



Mehmet Aktaş ist Autor und Produzent, sowie Gründer und Geschäftsführer von mîtosfilm. Aktaş wurde 1966 in der Türkei geboren und ist in Istanbul aufgewachsen. Seit 1995 lebt er in Deutschland, wo er in Berlin den Verleih und die Produktionsfirma mîtosfilm gründete, die sich auf die internationale Koproduktionen fokussiert. Aktaş konnte als Autor, sowie Produzent Erfolge feiern. Seine jüngste Produktion IM TOTEN WINKEL (2023) feierte Premiere bei der 73. Berlinale im Februar, und konnte sich viele internationale Preise sichern, unter anderem den FIPRESCI-Preis beim 42. Istanbul International Film Festival. Der Kinostart ist für Januar 2024 angesetzt. THE EXAM (2021) von Shewkat Amin Korki, feierte seine Premiere auf dem Karlovy Vary Filmfestival und gewann dort den FIPRESCI AWARD. MEMORIES ON STONE (2014) von Shawkat Amin Korki, für den er sowohl das Drehbuch verfasste als auch produzierte, gewann auf internationalen Film Festivals zahlreiche Preise. Darunter Best Film of the Arab World bei dem Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Bester Film bei dem 52. Antalya International Film Festival, sowie den UNESCO PRIZE bei den Asia Pacific Screen Awards für „Diversity“. Der Irak wählte MEMORIES ON STONE zum offiziellen Oscar-Kandidaten. Aktaş ist bekannt für Filme wie Bahman Ghobadi's NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS (2009), der bei den Filmfestspielen in Cannes den Preis "Un Certain Regard" gewann. Seine Produktion RESEBA – THE DARK WIND (2016), für welche Aktaş auch das Drehbuch schrieb, wurde als Best Muhr Fiction Feature beim Dubai International Film Festival ausgezeichnet und gewann den Grand Newcomer Award in Mannheim-Heidelberg, sowie erneut den UNESCO PRIZE für Menschenrecht. Der Film ist die offizielle Oscar-Einreichung von Irak für 2018. Auch der Spielfilm HAUS OHNE DACH von Soleen Yusef wurde international ausgezeichnet. Er gewann in Montreal den Großen Jurypreis und wurde in Deutschland mit dem renommierten First Steps Award als bester abendfüllender Spielfilm geehrt. Seine Produktion DAS MILAN-PROTOKOLL von Peter Ott hat seine Premiere beim 66. Mannheim-Heidelberg Filmfestival gefeiert. Der von ihm produzierte Dokumentarfilm DIE LEGENDE VOM HÄSSLICHEN KÖNIG über das Leben des türkisch-kurdischen Filmemachers Yilmaz Güney von Regisseur Hüseyin Tabak lief im Toronto International Film Festival und wurde mit dem Granit-Preis bei den 51. Hofer Filmtagen ausgezeichnet. Seine aktuellste Produktion The Exam von Shewkat Amin Korki lief im Crystal Globe Wettbewerb auf Karlovy Vary und gewann dort den Kritiker Preis Fipresci.


FILMOGRAFIE (Auswahl)


IM TOTEN WINKEL

2023 I Fiction I 117 min I Deutschland

Produzent

Regie: Ayse Polat

Production: mîtosfilm Co-Production: WDR / ARTE

Weltpremiere: Berlinale 2023 (Encounters Section)

Awards (selection):

42. Istanbul International Film Festival: FIPRESCI-Preis, Bestes Drehbuch, Bester Schnitt, Golden Tulip für den Besten Film



THE RAIN BRIDE

2022 I Fiction I 97 min I KRG-Iraq

Co-Autor und Produzent

Regie: Hussein Hassan

Supported by Cultural Ministry of Kurdistan Regional Government

Weltpremiere: Göteborg Film Festival 2023



THE EXAM

2021 I Fiction I 89 min I KRG-Iraq, Deutschland

Produzent

Regie: Shawkat Amin Korki

Production: mîtosfilm and Masti Films

Supported by Cultural Ministry of City of Culture, Suleymaniya

Weltpremiere: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021

Awards (selection):

Oscar Entry – Irak 2021

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: FIPRESCI-Preis

Tirana International Film Festival: Bestes Drehbuch

Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Bester Film



DIE LEGENDE VOM HÄSSLICHEN KÖNIG

2017 I Dokumentarfilm I Deutschland / Österreich

Produzent

Regie und Autor: Hüseyin Taban

Produktion: mîtosfilm, Aichholzer Filmproduktion, MarangozFilm

Förderung: FF Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Österreichisches Filminstitut, ORF

Weltpremiere: 42. Toronto International Film Festival



DAS MILAN-PROTOKOLL

2016 I Spielfilm I Deutschland

Produzent

Regie und Autor: Peter Ott

Produktion: mîtosfilm, WDR, HR / arte, MMC Movies

Förderung: NRW, FF Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, DFFF

Weltpremiere: 66. Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg



SOMETHING USEFUL

2016 I Spielfilm I Türkei I Deutschland I Frankreich I Niederlande

Co-Produzent

Regie: Pelin Esmer

Produktion: sine film, mars production, mîtosfilm, Les Films de l’Après Midi, Topkapi Films

Förderung: Hubert Bals, Türkisches Kulturministerium, Netherlands Film Fund, Eurimages, World Cinema Fund

Weltpremiere: Istanbul Film Festival 2017



HAUS OHNE DACH

2016 I Spielfilm I Deutschland I Kurdistan

Produzent

Regie und Autor: Soleen Yusef

Produktion: mîtosfilm, SWR, arte, Essence Film GmbH

Weltpremiere: Filmfest München 2016

Awards:

Montreal WFF – Jury Grand Prize

Filmfest München – Beste Produktion

First Steps Award – Bester abendfüllender Spielfilm

Friedensfilmpreis – Osnabrück



RESEBA – THE DARK WIND

2016 I Spielfilm I Kurdistan I Deutschland I Katar

Produzent und Autor

Regie: Hussein Hassan

Produktion: mîtosfilm

Weltpremiere: 4. Duhok International Film Festival

Awards (Auswahl):

Mannheim-Heidelberg – Grand Newcomer Award

Dubai IFF – Best Muhr Feature

Asia Pacific Awards – UNESCO Award

Vesoul IFF – Audience Award

Dhaka IFF – FIPRESCI Preis



GULÎSTAN, LAND DER ROSEN

2015 I Kanada I Deutschland

Produzent

Regie: Zayne Akyol

Produktion: Périphéria Productions, mîtosfilm

Weltpremiere: Vision du Réel

Festival: HOT DOCS – Doc Alliance Award



MEMORIES ON STONE

2014 I Spielfilm I 97 min I Kurdistan I Deutschland

Produzent und Autor

Regie: Shawkat Amin Korki

Oscar-Entry Irak

Weltpremiere: 49. Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Awards (Auswahl):

Abu Dhabi FF – Best Film of the Arab World

Asia Pacific Screen Awards – UNESCO Award

Cinedays Skopje – Best Director

Fantasporto IFF – Best Film, Best Screenplay

Peace on Earth FF – Best Feature Narrative

River Run FF – Best Film, Best Main Actor (Hussein Hassan), Best Editing

Asian World FF – Special Jury Award

Antalya IFF – Best International Film

Duhok IFF – Best Director



Festivals (Auswahl):

Busan IFF, Kolkata IFF, Santa Barbara IFF, Cine del Sur, Moscow IFF, Filmfest München



SONG OF MY MOTHER

2014 I Spielfilm I 100 min I Türkei I Frankreich I Deutschland

Produzent

Regie: Erol Mintas

Awards (Auswahl):

Sarajevo FF – Heart of Sarajevo Award für Best Film

Antalya IFF – Best Feature Film Debut, Best Music, Best Main Actor (Feyyaz Duman), Best Supporting Actor (Aziz Capkurt)





Mehmet Aktaş nivîskar û produser e. Herwiha avakar û rêvebirê Mîtosfilmê ye. Aktaş, sala 1966an li Tirkiyeyê ji dayik bûye û li Stenbolê mezin bûye. Ji sala 1995an ve li Almanyayê dijî, li Berlînê şerîkeya belavkirin û çêkirina filman Mîtosfilm ava kir ku balê dikişîne ser berhemên navneteweyî. Aktaş, kariye serkeftina xwe wekî nivîskar û her wisa wek produser pîroz bike. Senaryoya Memories On Stone (2014) ya Shawkat Amin Korki, ji aliyê Mehmet Aktaş ve hat nivîsandin û ew çêkerê filmê ye jî. Filmê di festîvalên filman yên navneteweyî da gelek xelat wergirtine. Bo nimûne: – Di Festîvala Filman ya Abu Dhabi da: "Best Film of the Arab World" – Di 52yemîn Festîvala Filman a Navneteweyî ya Antalya da: "Best Film" – Xelata "UNESCO PRIZE" li Ekrana Asya-Pasîfîkê ya "Pirrengî"yê. Dewleta Iraqê, Memories On Stone wek berbijêra fermî ya Oscarê hilbijart. Aktaş bi filma Bahman Ghobadî No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009) tê naskirin ku di Festîvala Filman a Cannesê da xelata "Un Certain Regard" girt. Reşeba – The Dark Wind (2016), ya ku senaryoya wê ji aliyê Mehmet Aktaş ve hatiyê nivîsîn, di Festîvala Filman ya Dubaî ya Navneteweyî da xelata "Best Muhr Fiction Feature" girt û li Mannheim-Heidelberg Xelata Grand Newcomer Award girt û herwiha "UNESCO PRIZE", xelata ji bo mafê mirovan wergirt. Film, ji bo şandina fermî ya Iraqê ji bo Oscarê sala 2018an hat hilbijartin. Filma metrajdirêj HAUS OHNE DACH ya Soleen Yusef xelatên navneteweyî jî stendin. Xelata Jûriyê ya Mezin li Montrealê girt û bi First Steps Award a ji bo çêtirîna filma metrajdirêj li Almanyayê hate xelatkirin. Berhema wî DAS MILAN-PROTOKOLL ya Peter Ott pêşandana xwe li 66emîn Festîvala Filman a Mannheim-Heidelberg pîroz kir. Belgefilma DIE LEGENDE VOM HÄSSLICHEN KÖNIG, ya li ser jiyana derhênerê kurd Yilmaz Güney ji aliyê derhêner Huseyîn Tabak ve hatiye çekirin, di Festîvala Filman a Navneteweyî ya Toronto da hate nîşandan û di 51emîn Festîvala Filman a Hofê da xelata "Granit-Preis" girt. Berhema wî ya dawîn The Exam ya Shewkat Amin Korki di pêşbaziya Crystal Globe da li Karlovy Vary hate pêşandan û li wir xelata rexnegiran "FIPRESCI" girt.


FILMOGRAF (hilbijartin)


EXAM (Ezmûn)

2021 | fîlmê dirêj | Almanya | Kurdistan

Hilbetîn

Derhêner: Shewkat Amin Korkî

Hilberîn: mîtosfilm bi Masti Films re di hilberîna hevpar de bun: Almanya, Herêma Xweser Kurdistan – Iraq, Qatar

Pêşandana cîhanî: 55. Festîvala Navneteweyî ya Karlovy Vary



DOL

2007 | fîlmê dirêj | 90 min | Kurdistan | Deutschland | Frankre

Hilberîner fransî

Derhêner: Hiner Saleem

Premiyera cîhanê: Berlinale – Forum



DIE LEGENDE VOM HÄSSLICHEN KÖNIG

2017 | belgefîlm | Almanya / Avusturya

Hilberîner

Derhêner û nivîskar: Hüseyin Taban

Hilberîn: mîtosfilm, Aichholzer Filmproduktion, MarangozFilm

Fînansekirin: Filmförderung HHSH, Österreichisches Filminstitut, ORF

Pêşandana cîhanî: 42. Toronto IFF



DAS MILAN-PROTOKOLL

2016 | fîlmê dirêj | Almanya

Hilberîn

Derhêner û nivîskar: Peter Ott

Hilberîn: mîtosfilm, WDR, HR / ARTE, MMC Movies

Fînansekirin: NRW, HHSH, DFFF

Pêşandana cîhanî: 66. Mannheim-Heidelberg IFF



SOMETHING USEFUL

2016 | fîlmê dirêj | Tirkiye | Almanya | Fransa | Hollanda

Hev-hilberîner

Derhêner: Pelin Esmer

Hilberîn: sine film, mars production, mîtosfilm, Les Films de l’Après Midi, Topkapi Films

Fînansekirin: Hubert Bals, Wezareta Çanda Tirkiyê, Netherlands Film Fund, Eurimages, World Cinema Fund

Pêşandana cîhanî: Festîvala Stenbolê 2017



HAUS OHNE DACH

2016 | fîlmê dirêj | Almanya | Kurdistan

Hilberîn

Derhêner û nivîskar: Soleen Yusef

Hilberîn: mîtosfilm, SWR, ARTE, Essence Film GmbH

Pêşandana cîhanî: Festîvala Munîhê 2016

Xelat:

Montreal WFF – Jury Grand Prize

Filmfest München – Beste Produktion

First Steps Award – Bester Abendfüllender Spielfilm

Friedensfilmpreis – Osnabrück



RESEBA – THE DARK WIND

2016 | fîlmê dirêj | Kurdistan | Almanya | Qatar

Çêker û nivîskar

Derhêner: Huseyîn Hesen

Hilberîn: mîtosfilm

Premiyera cîhanî: 4. Duhok IFF

Xelat:

Mannheim-Heidelberg – Grand Newcomer Award

Dubai IFF – Best Muhr Feature

Asia Pacific Awards – UNESCO Award

Vesoul IFF – Audience Award

Dhaka IFF – FIPRESCI Preis



GULÎSTAN, LAND DER ROSEN

2015 | Kanada | Almanya

Hilberîn

Derhêner: Zayne Akyol

Hilberîn: Périphéria Productions Inc., mîtosfilm

Festîval: HOT DOCS DOC ALLIANCE AWARD



MEMORIES ON STONE

2014 | fîlmê dirêj | 97 min | Kurdistan | Almanya

Çêker û nivîskar

Derhêner: Shawkat Amin Korki

Oscar Entry: Iraq

Premiyera cîhanî: 49. Karlovy Vary IFF

Xelat:

Abu Dhabi FF – Best Film of the Arab World

Asia Pacific Awards – UNESCO Award

Cinedays Skopje – Best Director

Fantasporto IFF – Best Film, Best Screenplay

Peace on Earth FF – Best Feature Narrative

River Run FF – Best Film, Best Main Actor (Hussein Hassan), Best Editing

Asian World FF – Special Jury Award

Antalya IFF – Best International Film

Duhok IFF – Best Director, Best Feature Length



Festîval:

Busan IFF, Kolkata IFF, Santa Barbara IFF, Cine del Sur, Moscow IFF, Filmfest München



SONG OF MY MOTHER

2014 | fîlmê metrajdirêj | 100 min | Tirkiye | Fransa | Almanya

Hilberîner

Derhêner: Erol Mintas

Xelat:

Sarajevo FF – Heart of Sarajevo Award für Best Film

Antalya IFF – Best Feature Film Debut, Best Music, Best Main Actor (Feyyaz Duman), Best Supporting Actor (Aziz Capkurt)



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