Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award.
Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023).
Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018).
Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anselm (2023) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 2 | Perfect Days (2023) | Director / Writer | 8.3 | |
| 3 | Zeroville (2019) | Larry | 4 | |
| 4 | Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 5 | Submergence (2018) | Director / Writer | 6.5 | |
| 6 | Why Are We Creative? (2018) | Self | 8 | |
| 7 | Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 8 | The Salt of the Earth (2014) Oscars 2015 | Director / Writer | 8.7 | |
| 9 | Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2013) | Self | - | - |
| 10 | Pina (2011) Oscars 2012 | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 11 | Palermo Shooting (2008) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 12 | To Each His Own Cinema (2007) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 13 | The Soul of a Man (2003) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 14 | Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 15 | Janela da Alma (2001) | Self | 7 | |
| 16 | The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) | Director / Writer | 6.3 | |
| 17 | Buena Vista Social Club (1999) Oscars 2000 | Director / Writer | 8 | |
| 18 | City of Angels (1998) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 19 | The End of Violence (1997) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 20 | Beyond the Clouds (1995) | Director / Writer | 9 | |
| 21 | Faraway, So Close! (1993) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 22 | Talking with Ozu (1993) | Self | 6 | |
| 23 | Until the End of the World (1991) | Director / Writer | 7.3 | |
| 24 | Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989) | Director / Writer | 3 | |
| 25 | Wings of Desire (1987) | Director / Writer | 7.1 | |
| 26 | Tokyo-Ga (1985) | Director / Writer | 8 | |
| 27 | Paris, Texas (1984) | Director / Writer | 7.5 | |
| 28 | Hammett (1982) | Director / Writer | 4 | |
| 29 | The State of Things (1982) | Director / Writer | 8 | |
| 30 | The American Friend (1977) | Director / Writer | 7.2 | |
| 31 | Kings of the Road (1976) | Director / Writer | 8 | |
| 32 | Wrong Move (1975) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 33 | The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1975) | Director / Writer | 3 | |
| 34 | Alice in the Cities (1974) | Director / Writer | 9 |

