Biography
Raafed Jarah
Is a German & Kurdish Multimedia artist, born in Arbil.
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 2013-2020 an independent animator and filmmaker.
Lives and works in Cyprus.
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.
(S) = Solo (G) = Group art exhibition.
