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Kilian van de Water is a german designer and artist living in Düsseldorf. His work focuses on illustration, animation and conceptual visual identities combining the advantages

of these fields. Since 2023 he lectures Animation & Motion Design at the Peter Behrens School of Arts in Düsseldorf. He also designs websites and creates animated short films, which have been shown at various film festivals and the NRW Forum  Düsseldorf. Since 2020 he organises the annual Trickfilm Festival Düsseldorf.

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EXHIBITIONS/SCREEINGS​

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DEMO Festival 

Festival for Motion Design, Netherlands

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NRW Forum Düsseldorf

Sweetnes of doing nothing, 

Zeitgenössische Illustration

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Reeperbahn Festival

(IN) BETWEEN Exhibition

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Kansas City Underground Festival

Official Selection

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Desenzano Film Festival

Official Selection

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NRW Forum Düsseldorf:

Düsseldorfer Designer*innen

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Kunstfreunde Köln:

Ein impuls

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Pretty Portal Galery:

Silence Kills Exhibition

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Offene Ateliers Münster

Group Exhibition

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Rooooom Galery

Solo Exhibition

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Leipziger Buchmesse

 

 

AWARDS & COMPETOTIONS

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Art Film Awards:

Honorable Mention

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Awwwards:

1x Honorable Mention

1x Mobile Excellence

 

The Imagination Project:

(1/3) Winners

 

Design Rush:

Best Website Design

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PRESS

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PAGE Magazin

Trickfilm Festival Düsseldorf

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Design Rush

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The Dorf: 

Trickfilm Festival Düsseldorf curated by Kilian van de Water

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Rheinische Post Print Edition:

Poster Protest - Silence Kills

 

BELLA triste Magazine Print Edition

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Feel free to get in touch

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