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Julian Rabus works as a director and producer in the field of media art and narrative film since 2016. His works are shown as multi-channel installations in gallery contexts as well as narrative films at festivals.


Education

since 2023
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Exchange student in MFA Film Directing / Prof. James Benning, Prof. Lee Anne Schmitt

since 2022
Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK) Narrative Film / Prof. Thomas Arslan, Nicolas Wackerbarth

2016 - 2022
Akademie der Bildenden Künste München (AdBK)Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Media Art / Prof. Julian Rosefeldt, graduated with honors

as well as Project classes by Philip Gröning, Klaus vom Bruch, Cécile B. Evans, Jonathan Bepler

2019 - 2020

Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe (HfG)
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
Media Art / Prof. Serpil Turhan


2015 - 2016
Freie Universität Berlin (FU) Philosophy and Film Studies

2015
Founding of Rudel Film
Production company for art and auteur films, together with Maximilan Seidel



Exhibitions / Screenings (Selection)



2023
“50th Happenings” Taper Courtyard, LA ︎

2023
“thurs.night” F200, CalArts, LA ︎

2023
“When If Not Now?” MaHalla, Berlin ︎

2022
“Reconstructions” Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin ︎

2022   

“Ten Minutes Older” AKT Kunstverein Amberg ︎

2022   

“B3 Biennial of the Moving Image” Frankfurt am Main ︎

2022   

“Debütant:innen” Villa Stuck, München ︎

2022   

“Graduation Show” AdBK Munich ︎

2022
“Fresco” Akademie der Bildenden Künste ︎ 

2022 
“Rencontres Internationales” HKW Berlin ︎

2022   

“Lassitude” Goethe-Institut Paris ︎

2022   

“Rencontres Internationales Paris” Louvre Museum Auditorium ︎

2021 

“4. Biennale für Videokunst” Galerie der Künstler, München ︎

2021   

“Künstliche Paradiese” Kunstverein Leipzig ︎  

2020   

Competition (short), Biberacher Filmfestspiele

2020    

“Palazzo” Blitz Club München (Deutsches Museum)

2020    

“Storyboard” @ ille Galerie #9, München

2020    

“ZOO” HfG am ZKM Karlsruhe

2019      

“Summertime Sadness” Galerie Foe, München

2019      

“Nackte Singularitäten” Kösk München

2019      

“Ein paar Tage nach der Welt” Akademiegalerie, München

2018      

“Almresidency” Galerie Dismantle, München

2018     

“Summer Show” Nicole Gnesa Galerie, München ︎

2018     

“Plasmonics” Kunstarkaden München

2018     

“Labor” Pavillion Biberach

2018     

“Street” Adac München

2018     

“Utopium” Akademie der Bildenden Künste München

2017     

“Super Realität” Akademiegalerie München

2017     

“Kopfkino” Wasserturm Dachau

Grants and Scholarships

2023    
Happenings Project Funding
CalArts, Los Angeles

2022   
Scholarship for MFA Film Directing
CalArts, Los Angeles

2022   
First Price of Graduation Show
Akademie-Verein,
Munich

2021   
Scholarship of UdK “Deutschlandstipendium”

2021   
Scholarship Program "junge Kunst und neue Wege" 

2020   
“Meisterschüler” of Julian Rosefeldt

2019   
Media Art Scholarship at HfG Karlsruhe

2018   
First Prize for “Utopium” by Akademievereins (AdBK)

2018   
Almresidency Oberkammerloh, Bayern

2017   
Sommer Academy Salzburg at Yorgos Sapountzis

2017   
Scholarship of the internationalen Sommer Academy Venice
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