İlker Çatak – East Coast Tour
German Movie Nights: The Teacher's Lounge
Screening & Discussion
January 31, 7 p.m. (ET)
Location: Goethe-Institut New York
About: The German Film Office is pleased to host a screening of İlker Çatak’s award-winning feature film The Teachers’ Lounge, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, moderated by film critic Tomris Laffly.
A conversation with director İlker Çatak
Conversation
February 3, 12 p.m. (ET)
Location: Tufts University (Boston, Massachusetts)
About: To kick off the new semester the Tufts German Department is proud to welcome the Turkish-German director İlker Çatak for a conversation about his academy award nominated and German film award-winning movie The Teacher's Lounge.
İlker Çatak presents The Teacher's Lounge
Screening & Discussion
February 3, 7 p.m. (ET)
Location: Goethe-Institut Boston
About: Screening of İlker Çatak's award-winning feature film The Teachers’ Lounge, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
Screening & Discussion The Teacher’s Lounge with İlker Çatak
Screening & Discussion
February 5, 4 p.m. (ET)
Location: Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire)
About: Screening of Academy Award nominee film The Teachers' Lounge with Director İlker Çatak in person. Q&A to follow the screening.
Screening & Discussion Es Gilt das Gesprochene Wort (I Was, I Am, I Will Be) with İlker Çatak
Screening & Discussion
February 6, 6 p.m. (ET)
Location: Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts)
About: Film screening of director İlker Çatak's Es gilt das gesprochene Wort (I Was, I Am, I Will Be). After the screening, İlker Çatak will be present for a conversation about the film.
About İlker Çatak

İlker Çatak, born in Berlin, studied film directing at the Hamburg Media School. Today, he works and lives as a screenwriter and director in Berlin. His films mainly deal with themes such as identity, power structures, and social conflicts.
Selected Awards
2024 | Academy Award Nomination for The Teachers’ Lounge
2023 | Golden Lola, Best Director, Best Screenplay for The Teachers’ Lounge
2020 | Bronze Lola for I Was, I Am, I Will Be
2015 | Gold Student Academy Award