donaukapitän stands for socially relevant poetic stories.
Donau means 'danube' in German, a major river in Europe connecting many countries and cultures - the west and east, the north and south. In the same sense we want to explore connecting points by telling stories in the language of cinema.
FILMOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
Tuna Kaptan is a German-Turkish filmmaker working between documentary and fiction. His films explore themes of cultural identity, social outsiders, and existential longing.
He founded the production company donaukapitän in 2012. A graduate of University of Television and Film Munich and ENERC Buenos Aires, his work has earned recognition and accolades at festivals like IDFA (Two at The Border), DOK Leipzig (Turtle Shells) or Clermont-Ferrand (Are you listening mother?). His debut feature Rohbau, won the German Cinema New Talent Award and was released in theaters 2024. He's a member of the German Film Academy.
2011 BORDO MAVI
2012 MR. SIEBZEHNRÜBL
2013 TWO AT THE BORDER
2014 ARMADA BIZERTA
2016 24 H BAYERN
2017 SUBSUELO
2017 TURTLE SHELLS
2019 ARE YOU LISTENING MOTHER?
2025 ISHAQ