About

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 of Turkish parentage. 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 selected the most succesful German short film 2019. In 2023 he completed his first feature film "Rohbau", which premiered at Hof International Film Festival. He's a member of the German Film Academy.

 

 

2009  LOVE, RESPECT AND MY CAR

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)