CV Sibel Kekilli
SIBEL KEKILLI
Born / Nationality 1980 / German Foreign Languages English, Turkish
Home Town Hamburg (Germany)
MOVIES
2018 BERLIN I LOVE YOU Director: Dennis Gansel
2012 ODYSSEY OF HEROES Director: Berengar Pfahl
2011 WHAT A MAN Director: Matthias Schweighöfer
2010 WHEN WE LEAVE Director: Feo Aladag
2009 PLAYGROUND Director: Tony Laine
2006 EVE DÖNUS / HOME COMING Director: Ömer Ugur
FAY GRIM Director: Hal Hartley
THE LAST TRAIN Director: Joseph Vilsmaier
WINTER JOURNEY Director: Hans Steinbichler
2005 KEBAB CONNECTION Director: Anno Saul
2004 HEAD ON Director: Fatih Akin
TV
2019 FRUST – Das Magazin mit Olli Dittrich, ard Director: Olli Dittrich
2018 BULLETS, FI / UK / GER – Finnish-English Drama series for Elisa (Finnish Streaming company) and UK Sky Director: Antti Jokinen, Pete Riski
2017 BRUDER – Mini series for German channel ZDFNeo Director: Randa Chahoud
SHORTFILM PAARE arte Director: Johann Buchholz
TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DAS FEST DES NORDENS Director: Jan Bonny
TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DAS DUNKLE NETZ Director: David Wnendt
2016 TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DAS VERLORENE MÄDCHEN Director: Raymond Ley
SHORTFILM PAARE arte – cases 13 & 20 Director: Johann Buchholz
2015 TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DIE RÜCKKEHR DES STILLEN GASTES Director: Claudia Garde
TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DIE KINDER VON GARDEN Director: Florian Gärtner
TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DER HIMMEL ÜBER KIEL Director: Christian Schwochow
SHORTFILM PAARE arte – case 9 Director: Johann Buchholz
2014 GAME OF THRONES, HBO, SEASON 4 Episode 1 Two Swords Director: D. B. Weiss Episode 2 The Lion and the Rose Director: Alex Graves Episode 6 The Laws of Gods and Men Director: Alik Sakharov Episode 10 The Children Director: Alex Graves
TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DAS MEER Director: Sabine Derflinger
2013 TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DER ENGEL Director: Andreas Kleinert
TATORT KIEL – BOWROWSKI UND DER BRENNENDE MANN Director: Lars Kraume
GAME OF THRONES, HBO, SEASON 3 Episode 1 Valar Dohaeris Director: Daniel Minahan Episode 2 Dark Wings, Dark Words Director: Daniel Minahan Episode 6 The Climb Director: Alik Sakharov Episode 7 The Bear and the Maiden Fair Director: Michelle Maclaren
Episode 8 Second Sons Director: Michelle Maclaren Episode 10 Mhysa Director: David Nutter
2012 TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DER FREIE FALL Director: Eoin Moore
TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DER STILLE GAST Director: Christian Alvart
GAME OF THRONES, HBO, SEASON 2 Episode 1 The North Remebers Director: Alan Taylor Episode 2 The Night Lands Director: Alan Taylor Episode 3 What Is Dead May Never Die Director: Alik Sakharov Episode 6 The Old Gods and the New Director: David Nutter Episode 7 A Man Without Honor Director: David Nutter Episode 8 The Prince of Winterfell Director: Alan Taylor Episode 9 Blackwater Director: Neil Marshall Episode 10 Valar Morghulis Director: Alan Taylor
2011 GAME OF THRONES, HBO, SEASON 1 Episode 9 Baleor Director: Alan Taylor Episode 10 Fire and Blood Director: Alan Taylor
TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DER COOLE HUND Director: Christian Alvart
TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UND DIE FRAU AM FENSTER Director: Stephan Wagner
2010 TATORT KIEL – BOROWSKI UN EINE FRAGE VON REINEM GESCHMACK Director: Florian Froschmayer
GIER Director: Dieter Wedel
2009 MORDKOMMISSION ISTANBUL – IN DEINER HAND Director: Helmut Metzger DER KOMMISSAR UND DAS MEER – Ein Leben ohne Lüge Director: Thomas Roth
2007 NACHTSCHICHT Director: Lars Becker OTHER
2016 DER HIMMEL UNTER DEN FÜSSEN (“The Sky under the feet”) – Sibel Kekilli’s directing debut for arte “Square Carte Blanche”
2015 SINGLE – Artmovie Director: Jan Bonny & Alex Wissel
2014 SESAME STREET – Elmo and the word of the day
DAS BESTE AM NORDEN – 4 Spots for the German channel NDR Director: Detlef Buck
2013 MEIN HERZ SCHLÄGT IN AFGHANISTAN – Narrator in the documentary for the German channel ZDF
GRÜNER DREHPASS – National support fund Hamburg & Schleswig Holstein Director: Lars Büchel
2004 Recorded Readings of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Author: Jane Austen
AWARDS
2019 Apoxiomeno International Award – for outstanding performances in the category TV for the series “Bullets” and “Tatort”.
2017 Prize for integration of the island Norderney
Federal Cross of Merit – For her untiring commitment to fight for women’s rights
2016 Grimme Award Nomination for Best Fiction series – “Tatort: Borowski und die Rückkehr des stillen Gastes”
Deutscher Hörfilmpreis for best audiodescription – “Tatort: Borowski und der Himmel über Kiel”
Goldene Kamera Nomination for best German series – “Tatort: Borowski und der Himmel über Kiel”
2015 Honorary Title “Inspector of Saxony’s Police”
2014 Emmy Nomination Best Drama series for GAME OF THRONES
Grimme Award Nomination for Best Fiction series – “Tatort: Borowski und der Engel”
SAG Nomination Best Ensemble for GAME OF THRONES
2013 Hollywood Reporter Award for outstanding achievements in the international movie and television industry
GRAZIA Best Dressed Red Carpet Award
2012 Nominated as Best Actress at Bavarian Film Prize for her role in “Tatort Kiel – Borowski und die Frau am Fenster“
Nominated for the Jupiter Award 2012 for her role “Sarah Brandt“ in “Tatort Borowski und der stille Gast“
2011 Best Actress Award “Golden Onion“ for her role in “When We Leave“ from Kommunalen Kino Esslingen
Prize for Best Actress for her role in “When We Leave“ at the International Images Film Festival for Women in Harare, Zimbabwe
Prize for Best Actress in full-length feature film for her role in “When We Leave“ at 7. Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema
German Film Critics Award 2011 as Best Actress for her role in “When We Leave“
Nominated for the MTV Movie Awards 2011 as best Actress for “When We Leave“
2010 Grand Prize 2010 as Best Actress for her role in “When We Leave“ at The International Women’s Film Festival of Salé (Morocco) “Awarded for Best Performance fort he entire cast” for “When We Leave“ 10th Edition of the International Film Festival of Marrakech
Nominated as Best European Actress at European Film Award for her role in “When We Leave“
Best Acting Award for her role in “When We Leave” at the 39th Festival of Noveau Cinema in Montréal
“Video Champion Artist Award“ as Best Actress for her role in “When We Leave“
German Film Award Lola as Best Actress for her role in “When We Leave“
Award for Best Actress for her role in “When We Leave“, Tribeca Film Festival New York
Award for Best Actress for her role in “When We Leave“, Film Festival Turkey / Germany 2008
“When We Leave“ German Oscar entry
2007 Street Master Honoris Causa Berlin
2006 Golden Orange, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for “Eve Dönüs / Homecoming”
Golden Kelebek Istanbul Special Award 2005 Best Actress Zimbabwe International Film Festival for her role in “Head On“
A Special Jury Award for best Performance by an Actress in an internaional Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival 2005
Award for Best Actress for her role in “Head On“ at the 7th International Film Festival Santo Domingo 2005
Best 25 performers of the year, New York Times Magazine
2004 Golden Bear, Berlinale for “Head On“
German Film Award Lola for her role in “Head On“
Award for Best Actress for her role in “Head On”, Film Festival Turkey / Germany 2004
Bunte New Faces Award, Shootingstar
Nominated as Best Actress at European Film Award for her role in “Head On“ Undine Awards Austria Best Actress for “Head On“
Bambi for her role in “Head On“