Kilian van de Water is a german designer and artist living in Düsseldorf. His work focuses on motion design, animation, illustration 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:
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Kunstfreunde Köln:
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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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1x Honorable Mention
1x Mobile Excellence
(1/3) Winners
Design Rush:
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PRESS
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The Dorf
Illustration zu 10 Jahre the Dorf
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PAGE Magazin
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Vivid Magazin
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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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