Bilal Bahadır

Bilal Bahadır is a director, screenwriter, and creator. He was born in Stadthagen and grew up in Ankara, Turkey, before returning to Germany. After completing his Abitur at the Cologne Evening Grammar School, he studied feature film directing and screenwriting at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, where he earned his diploma. His short film My Friend, the German (2016) received multiple awards and premiered at the 50th International Hof Film Festival. In 2024, his first series Uncivilized was released, for which he served as creator, director, and screenwriter. The production was awarded the Grimme Prize in the Fiction category in 2025 and was nominated for the CIVIS Media Prize.