CARLOS VIN LOPES
ABOUT

Brazilian-born director/writer, art director & visual artist based in Berlin since 2012, Carlos Vin Lopes completed a MA in Visual Communication at the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee. He held a scholarship from the prestigious German institution DAAD. His work has been featured in film festivals and museums worldwide (Bolivia, France, Germany, Poland, USA). 

He is one of the founders of the visual arts & design studio Grupppo based in Berlin and since 2024 he is one the professor at Catalyst - Institute for Creative Arts and Technology also in Berlin teaching Image Composition, Narrative and Storyboarding & Animation for the Bachelor degree course.

He has been working professionally as a film director, screenwriter, editor and art director since 2014, with projects mostly concentrated in Germany, Italy and Brazil.

Carlos Vin Lopes works on cultural and artistic projects with a focus on multidisciplinarity between filmmaking, design and storytelling.


Education


Master’s Degree in Visual Communication at Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee - Germany (2012-2016)

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship Holder for Visual Communication at Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee - Germany (2012-2014)

First Year Bacharel Degree in Architecture & Urbanism at Universidade Federal da Bahia - Brazil (2010-2011)

Bacharel Degree in Visual Communication at Universidade Salvador - Brazil (2005-2009)


Experience 


Grupppo Studio - Berlin, Germany
(2022 - )
Co-Founder of the Image-Making & Storytelling Studio Grupppo - Graphic Design, Visual Art, Film, Directing, Writing, 3D, Branding, Art Direction, Social Media, Editorial, Web.

Catalyst Institute For Creative Arts And Technology - Berlin, Germany
(2024 - )
Professor of Image Composition, Narrative, Storyboarding & Animation for the Bachelor degree students at Catalyst Berlin.

Passage - Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
(2021 - )
Passage is a residency programme for lens-based artists organised in the Eastern Germany region of the Dübener Heide. Over the decades, the area has experienced extensive changes in landscape and land use, transitioning from its industrial past to more recent environmental interventions. The programme’s aim is to document the current socio-geographical status and emphasise the transitional nature of this territory through the research and interpretation of the artists-in-residence.
Together with his partners at Grupppo Studio, they are responsible in creating videos, visual materials and graphics for this residency programme.

The Worlddrooms Films - Berlin, Germany
(2014 - 2019)
Film director, screenwriter and graphic designer for the film production company The Worldrooms Film.


Theater Acker Stadt Palast - Berlin, Germany
(2014 - 2016)
Filmmaker and graphic designer for artistic projects at the theater Acker Stadt Palast.


Awards/Exhibitions


The Colorado International Invitational Poster
Exhibition 2024 - USA
He has been invited to exhibit two of his latest works at the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition 2024.

Songscapes Book 2024 – Hong Kong
He was invited to exhibit one of his works in the book Songscapes dedicated to design and motion projects connected with music, published by Victionary Books.

Fusion Festival 2023 – Germany
Speaker of the discussion panel about diversity in the art and film industry in Germany.

Art Director Club  2023 – Germany
Selected and invited to Future Diversity BIPoC 2023 by Art Director Club Germany.

OFFF DACH 2022 – Germany & Austria
Speaker at Design & Visual Art Event OFFF DACH 2022.

FREE THE WORK – USA
Invitation to be one of the “Creator Spotlights” of the non-profit organization “Free The Work”, which is committed to realizing equity in media and creating opportunities for underrepresented creatives behind the lens in television, film and marketing.

The Colorado International Invitational Poster
Exhibition 2024 - USA
One of 80 designers/artists from around the world to exhibit at the Curfman Gallery, Lory Student Center, Hatton Gallery and Visual Arts Building in Colorado, USA.

International Art Design Poster Biennial – Bolivia
First prize at the International Art Design Poster Biennale in Bolivia, La Paz.

Cannes Film Festival – France
He screened his short film “Smile, Mirror” at Cannes Film Festival.

European Independet Film Festival - France
Nominated in the category Best Screenplay with his short film “Smile, Mirror”.

Lisbon International Film Festival - Portugal
He wrote and directed the webseries “Blind Data”, nominated at Lisbon Film Festival.

Ottawa Internattional Film Festival - Canada
He wrote and directed the webseries “Blind Data”, nominated at Ottawa Film Festival.

Caminhos Film Festival - Portugal
He directed and wrote the short film “Strawberry Jam”, nominated in the best short film category.

Die Serieale - Germany
He wrote and directed the webseries “Blind Data”, nominated at Die Seriale.

10th International Poster Triennial in Toyama - Japan
He was selected for a exhibition in Toyama, Japan to show some of his graphic design works.

22th International Biennial of Poster In Warsaw - Poland
He was selected for a exhibition in Warsaw, Poland to present two large format posters.



Skills
Film
Video
Design
Art Direction
Short Film 
Storytelling
Music Video
Documentary
Graphic Design
Print
Visual Art
Collage
Posters
Photography
Filmmaking
Experimental
Visual Identity
Motion Graphics
Screenwriting
Color Grading
Editing


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