Yılmaz Arslan


Yılmaz Arslan is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent.

Biography

Yilmaz Arslan was born in Kazanll, Turkey, but has lived in Germany since 1975. In 1992, at the age of just 24, he made his debut film, Langer Gang, for which he subsequently won many awards. By his second film, Yara , he was simultaneously carrying out the roles of director, writer, and producer. The same is true of his 2005 film Fratricide co-produced by and sold in 26 countries. Besides his activities of producer, screenwriter and director, he taught cinema at Goethe Institut network in Europe. He is consultant for script-development of the Medien-und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg. In 2016, he created a new production company: MaxMa Film GmbH

Filmography