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Wim Wenders

Ernst Wilhelm Wenders

German filmmaker (born 1945).

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Country of Citizenship

Germany

Occupation

Film Director
Actor
Photographer
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Film Producer
Director

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Educated At

University of Television and Film Munich
 (1967 - 1970)
Start Time
: 1967
End Time
: 1970

Date of Birth

8/14/1945

Instance Of

Human

Place of Birth

Düsseldorf
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
British Occupation Zone in Germany
Country
:
Allied-Occupied Germany

Official Website

https://www.wim-wenders.com/

Member Of

Academy of Arts of the GDR
Academy of Arts, Berlin
Deutsche Filmakademie
Writers Guild of America, West
Directors Guild of America

Given Name

Ernst

Work Location

Berlin
Los Angeles

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
French
German

Spouse

Ronee Blakley
 (1979 - 1981)
Start Time
: 1979
End Time
: 1981
Lisa Kreuzer
 (1974 - 1978)
Start Time
: 1974
End Time
: 1978
Donata Wenders
 (1993 - )
Start Time
: 1993
Edda Köchl-König
 (1968 - 1974)
Start Time
: 1968
End Time
: 1974

Commons Gallery

Wim Wenders

Position Held

President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
 (1989 - 1989)
Replaces
:
Ettore Scola
Replaced By
:
Bernardo Bertolucci
Start Time
: 1989
End Time
: 1989
President of the Jury at the Venice International Film Festival
 (2008)
Replaces
:
Zhang Yimou
Replaced By
:
Ang Lee
Point in Time
: 2008

Notable Work

Wings of Desire
Faraway, So Close!
Buena Vista Social Club
Paris, Texas

Described by Source

UbuWeb
Obálky Knih
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Name in Native Language

Ernst Wilhelm Wenders

Sex or Gender

Male

Unmarried Partner

Isabelle Weingarten
 (1981 - 1982)
Start Time
: 1981
End Time
: 1982
Solveig Dommartin

Award Received

43 items
Golden Lion
 (1982)
For Work
:
The State of Things
Point in Time
: 1982
Palme D'Or
 (1984)
For Work
:
Paris, Texas
Point in Time
: 1984
Cannes Best Director Award
 (1987)
For Work
:
Wings of Desire
Point in Time
: 1987
Helmut Käutner Prize
 (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
 (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
Pour Le Mérite for Sciences and Arts Order
 (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
 (12/2/2004)
Point in Time
: 12/2/2004
Ring of Honour of the City Wuppertal
 (3/10/2012)
Point in Time
: 3/10/2012
Leopard of Honour
 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎
 (2/19/1993)
Point in Time
: 2/19/1993
Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal
 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
European Film Award for Best Director
 (1988)
For Work
:
Wings of Desire
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1st European Film Awards
Point in Time
: 1988
European Film Award for Best Documentary
 (1999)
For Work
:
Buena Vista Social Club
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th European Film Awards
Together With
:
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Point in Time
: 1999
European Film Award for Best Documentary
 (2011)
For Work
:
Pina
Statement Is Subject Of
:
24th European Film Awards
Point in Time
: 2011
BAFTA Award for Best Direction
 (1985)
For Work
:
Paris, Texas
Point in Time
: 1985
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
 (10/7/2005)
Point in Time
: 10/7/2005
Pour Le Mérite
Goya Award for Best Documentary Film
 (2008)
For Work
:
Invisibles
Point in Time
: 2008
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
 (1993)
For Work
:
Faraway, So Close!
Point in Time
: 1993
Honorary Golden Bear
 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival De Cannes
 (1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival De Cannes
 (1984)
Point in Time
: 1984
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes
 (1984)
For Work
:
Paris, Texas
Point in Time
: 1984
Silver Bear
 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
Robert-Bresson Award
 (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Un Certain Regard Award
 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes
 (2014)
For Work
:
The Salt of the Earth
Award Rationale
: Special mention
Point in Time
: 2014
François Chalais Prize
 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
César Award for Best Documentary Film
 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
Herbert Strate Award
 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
Berliner Bär
 (2024)
Point in Time
: 2024
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes
Statement Is Subject Of
:
2024 Cannes Film Festival
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Honorary Award
Award Rationale
: Prix spécial du 50e anniversaire
Honorary Doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
 (1989)
Point in Time
: 1989
European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
 (2024)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
37th European Film Awards
Point in Time
: 2024
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Duplicate Entry
Order of Merit of Berlin
Order of the Rising Sun
Medal for Merit to Culture
Goya Awards
 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
5th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival
 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
César Award
 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
Golden Bear
 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
Praemium Imperiale
 (2022)
Point in Time
: 2022

Start of Work Period

1967

Employer

Hochschule Für Bildende Künste Hamburg

Related Category

Category:Films Directed by Wim Wenders
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Copyright Representative

Reproduction Right Not Represented by CISAC Member

Nominated For

European Film Award for Best Film
 (1988)
For Work
:
Wings of Desire
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1st European Film Awards
Point in Time
: 1988
European Film Award for Best Director
 (1988)
For Work
:
Wings of Desire
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1st European Film Awards
Point in Time
: 1988
European Film Award for Best Documentary
 (1999)
For Work
:
Buena Vista Social Club
Statement Is Subject Of
:
12th European Film Awards
Together With
:
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Point in Time
: 1999
European Film Award for Best Film
 (2005)
For Work
:
Don't Come Knocking
Statement Is Subject Of
:
18th European Film Awards
Together With
:
Arte France Cinéma
Together With
:
Reverse Angle Production
Point in Time
: 2005
European Film Award for Best Director
 (2005)
For Work
:
Don't Come Knocking
Statement Is Subject Of
:
18th European Film Awards
Point in Time
: 2005
European Film Award for Best Documentary
 (2011)
For Work
:
Pina
Statement Is Subject Of
:
24th European Film Awards
Together With
:
Gian-Piero Ringel
Point in Time
: 2011
European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
 (2015)
For Work
:
The Salt of the Earth
Statement Is Subject Of
:
28th European Film Awards
Together With
:
Sebastião Salgado
Together With
:
David Rosier
Together With
:
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Point in Time
: 2015
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
 (2024)
For Work
:
Perfect Days
Statement Is Subject Of
:
96th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2024
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
 (1/15/2015)
For Work
:
The Salt of the Earth
Statement Is Subject Of
:
87th Academy Awards
Together With
:
David Rosier
Together With
:
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Point in Time
: 1/15/2015

Has Works in the Collection

Harvard Film Archive
Photography Collection
Location
:
New York Public Library Main Branch
J. Paul Getty Museum

Birth Name

Ernst Wilhelm Wenders

Pseudonym

Wim Wenders

Family Name

Wenders
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