<sod>'''Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders''' ({{IPA-de|vɪm vɛndəɐs}}; born 14 August 1945) is a German [[filmmaker]], [[playwright]], [[author]], [[photographer]], and a major figure in [[New German Cinema]]. In a career spanning over four decades, he has received some of the highest international film awards, including the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1984 Cannes Film Festival]] for his drama ''[[Paris, Texas (film)|Paris, Texas]]; ''the [[Golden Lion]] for the drama ''[[The State of Things (film)|The State of Things]]'' at the [[Venice Film Festival]] ([[1984 in film|1982]]); and Best Director for the romantic fantasy film ''[[Wings of Desire]]'' at the [[1987 Cannes Film Festival]]. He has been nominated for [[the Academy Awards]] three times, for his documentaries ''[[Buena Vista Social Club (film)|Buena Vista Social Club]]'', about the music of Cuba, ''[[Pina (film)|Pina]]'', about the contemporary dance choreographer [[Pina Bausch]], and ''[[The Salt of the Earth (2014 film)|The Salt of the Earth]]'', about Brazilian photographer [[Sebastião Salgado]]. Since 1996, Wenders has been the president of the [[European Film Academy]] in Berlin.<eod>
<sod>'''Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders''' ({{IPA-de|vɪm vɛndɐs}}; born 14 August 1945) is a German [[filmmaker]], [[playwright]], [[author]], [[photographer]], and a major figure in [[New German Cinema]]. In a career spanning over four decades, he has received some of the highest international film awards, including the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1984 Cannes Film Festival]] for his drama ''[[Paris, Texas (film)|Paris, Texas]]; ''the [[Golden Lion]] for the drama ''[[The State of Things (film)|The State of Things]]'' at the [[Venice Film Festival]] ([[1984 in film|1982]]); and Best Director for the romantic fantasy film ''[[Wings of Desire]]'' at the [[1987 Cannes Film Festival]]. He has been nominated for [[the Academy Awards]] three times, for his documentaries ''[[Buena Vista Social Club (film)|Buena Vista Social Club]]'', about the music of Cuba, ''[[Pina (film)|Pina]]'', about the contemporary dance choreographer [[Pina Bausch]], and ''[[The Salt of the Earth (2014 film)|The Salt of the Earth]]'', about Brazilian photographer [[Sebastião Salgado]]. Since 1996, Wenders has been the president of the [[European Film Academy]] in Berlin.<eod>