İlker Çatak

In 2009, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Film and Television Directing at the Dekra Medienhochschule Berlin.

[5] His graduation short Fidelity (Original: Sadakat) won the Foreign Film Gold Medal at the 2015 Student Academy Awards.

[9] Stambul Garden (German: Räuberhände, 2021) won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actor in 2022.

In February 2023, his feature The Teachers' Lounge (German: Das Lehrerzimmer) premiered at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.

[12] In June 2024, Çatak was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.