Mennan Yapo


Mennan Yapo is a German director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Born in Munich to Turkish parents, Yapo has been in the film business since 1988, working in various assistant jobs and as a publicist at first.
From 1995, Yapo worked as a screenwriter and producer, as well as a supporting actor.
1999 marked Yapo's first outing as a director. His directing debut, the short subject Framed, was nominated for the Deutscher Filmpreis and shown at numerous international festivals.
In 2002, Yapo started working on his first full-length directing work, the thriller Soundless which became a German box-office success in 2004. It also won international critical acclaim.
Yapo's Hollywood directing debut, the drama film Premonition, starring Sandra Bullock, was released to cinemas in March 2007 and grossed $85 million worldwide.

Filmography

Director
Producer
  • 1996: After Hours
  • 1999: Framed
  • 2001: Birth:day
  • 2013: Planet USA
Actor