Biography
Raafed Jarah
Born in Arbil Kurdistan
- 99-02 Study at Institute of Fine Arts Arbil, Kurdistan.
- 2005-2010 Study at the art academy Dusseldorf/ Germany
- 2010 Master of Art, ( Akademieberief ) art academy Dusseldorf.
- 2010-2011 Study Multimedia Design/ Krefeld/ Germany.
- 2012-2013 Study at animation art/ Dusseldorf/ Germany.
- since 2013 an independent animator and filmmaker.
- Lives and works in Dusseldorf/ Germany.
Solo and Group art exhibitions/ film selection and screened at international festivals:
- 2019 Marano Ragazzi Spot Festival in Naples Italy ( Who killed me was not the Sea ).
- 2019 CortoDino Film Festival Dino De Laurentiis in Napoli Italy ( Who killed me was not the Sea ).
- 2019 Animare International Animated Short Film Festival in Forli Italy ( Who killed me was not the Sea ).
- 2019 5 short animated films on Empire Cinema Erbil-Kurdistan. Solo presentation.
- 2019 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at Art All Night – Trenton: 7th Annual Film Festival.
- 2019 The short animated film ” Who killed me was not the sea” selected at the 16th Sedicicorto international Film Festival in Italia.sedicicorto.it
- 2019 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at Art All Night – Trenton in New Jersey USA.
- 2018 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at Portobello Film & Art festival 2018 in London and will be presented on 8th September 2018 in the Festival.
- 2018 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at 14th Anima Arte international animation festival of Brazil and will be presented on 20th September in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
- 2018 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at Sdecicorto the 15th international film festival in Forli Italy, Presented on 5th-14 October.
- 2018 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at the 8th Animare International Animated Short Film Festival in Forli Italy. Presented on 3rd July.
- 2018 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at the 14th Jecheon International Music&Film Festival in Seol South Korea. presented on 9 till 14 August.
- 2018 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at the art Exhibition Ospizio Giovani Artisti/ Young Artists Hospice, in Roma Italia 15 October 2018/ 2019.
- 2018 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at the 6th Art all night in Trenton NJ. The USA. On 16 June.
- 2018 ( Flamenco ) The animated music video selected at the 48th Festival of Nations in Lenzing, Austria in 18 -24 Mai.
- 2017 Jango and Mango selected and presented at Geo film festival in Citadella, Italia.
- 2017 Jango and Mango selected and presented at KIFF in Erbil Kurdistan. Selected
- nominated.
- 2017 Jango and Mango presented at Fanter film festival VII in Cáceres Spain.
- 2017 Jango and Mango selected and presented at Cartoon club Rimini, Italy.
- 2017 “Die Grosse” Exhibition ( Jango and Mango ) at Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Germany.
- 2016 Jango and Mango finalist September 10 at Grand IndieWise Convention Miami, Florida, US.
- 2016 Portsmouth international film festival UK ( Jango and Mango ) selected &
- nominated.
- 2016 Goldensun film Festival in Malta ( Jango and Mango ) Selected.
- 2015 Participation in Cinephone Festival in Spain. Chain faces selected
- 2015 Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne in Australia, (PFFM). ( Jango and Mango )
- Selected.
- 2015 SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s smartphone film festival in Australia. Chain
- faces selected.
- 2015 ( Festival Internacional de Animación (FIA’15) Uroguay. ( Jango and Mango )
- Selected
- 2015 (S) ( Jango and Mango ) short animated film by Raafed Jarah, Germany.
- 2014 (S) “Chain faces” short animated film by Raafed Jarah. Germany.
- 2013 (G) Kunstverein Langenfeld, ( Das Volle Programm ) with 18 artists which Otto Piene, Heinz Mack, Georg Meistermann, Bernard Schulze, Germany.
- 2010 (G) SEEWERK 2010 Moers/ Germany, (Catalog).
- 2010 (G) Rundstedt HR Partners in Berlin/ Germany.
- 2010 (S) Tour art academy Düsseldorf/ Germany.
- 2009 (G) “Rundstedt – rund wie eckig” in Düsseldorf, Germany, (Catalog)
- 2009 (S) Kunstverein Langenfeld, Germany. (Struggling to paint – Paint to fight).
- (S) Presentation, tour art academy Düsseldorf/ Germany.
- 2008 (G) exhibition (HSBC- Trinkaus) Düsseldorf/ Germany.
- (G) Lovells, classes: Lüpertz – Doig – photograph. academy of art Düsseldorf Germany.
- (G) 53 artworks (Kunstmuseum Walter) Glaspalast, Augsburg/Germany (Catalog).
- (G) Gallery Noah Glaspalast, Augsburg/ Germany.
- (G) The Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union, exhibition academy of art Düsseldorf ) in Brussels/ Belgium.
- (S) Catalog (“Kämpfen um zu malen! Malen um zu kämpfen”).
- (G) Tour academy art Düsseldorf. (Catalog, Lüpertz class) Germany.
- 2007 (G) “Rundstedt – rund wie eckig” in Düsseldorf, Germany.
- (G) Markus Lüprtz class gallery (Kunstturm Ratingen) Germany.
- (G) Exhibition and a competition at PSD bank in Düsseldorf/ Germany.
- (G) Tour academy art Düsseldorf/ Germany.
- 2001 (S) Exhibition ” samay daria ” installation in gallery Media/ Arbil.
- 2000 (S) Exhibition (Sonatay tariki) in gallery Media Arbil.
Stage design
- 1998 (S) Three stage plays ( Pekanini marakan, Para, Xanjaraka ) at a stage plays festival in Arbil.