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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.


Work

My artistic practice is a method-driven and improvisation based approach to film making.

The main interest is love and desire within destructive power structures, manipulative mechanisms and limits of heteronormative relationships, mostly set in couples or groups of young adults in a coming-of-age setting.

The shoot consists of long situations that last up to several hours and are filmed with up to four cameras. Fulfilling differentiated sets of rules as well as following intuitions opens up the possibility of engaging in certain patterns of behavior and finding different narrative forms that may then manifest themselves in the viewer's perception.


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
“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 
Rencontres Internationales Berlin 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   

Musarion, 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     

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

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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