Fatih Abay was born and raised in Berlin to Turkish parents and after graduating from school he finished his studies in BA European Studies at University Maastricht and his MA in Political Science at the Central European University. He then returned to Berlin and started his PhD in Cultural Anthropology at European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) with a focus on migration, diversity, racism, gender, critical theory and post-colonial studies. Fatih taught on these topics various courses at several universities in and around Berlin, Germany. Since 2021, Fatih is also working as a researcher and advocacy officer for a civil society organisation based in Berlin, fighting against racism and Islamophobia.
Fatih joined the European Film Academy in 2022 as Diversity and Inclusion Officer and he is happy to combine his private passion for European film with his professional passion for diversity and inclusion. He lives in Berlin and speaks German, Turkish, French, and English fluently and knows his way in Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian, Farsi and Arabic.
Fatih joined the European Film Academy in 2022 as Diversity and Inclusion Officer and he is happy to combine his private passion for European film with his professional passion for diversity and inclusion. He lives in Berlin and speaks German, Turkish, French, and English fluently and knows his way in Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian, Farsi and Arabic.