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 was born in Munich. He founded the production company donaukapitän in 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media, Theatre and Romance Studies. Later he studied at ENERC Film School in Buenos Aires and graduated in documentary film directing from University of Television and Film Munich. His films won noumerous awards at major international film festivals, among them "Two at the Border" at IDFA and „Turtle Shells“ at Dok Leipzig. His last film "Are you listening mother?" premiered at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, won the prestiguious First Steps Award and was became the most successful German short film 2019. In 2023 his first feature film "Rohbau" premiered at Hof International Film Festival and won the German Cinema New Talent Award. 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?
2023 ROHBAU
2024 ISHAQ (in Preproduction)