Gabor Fabricius
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| Born | October 25, 1938 Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupation | novelist, filmmaker and cultural lobbyist |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Education | Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Central Saint Martins College |
| Notable award(s) | Cannes Film Festival Gold Media Lion British Council Multicultural Achievement Award |
Gábor Fabricus (born October 25, 1975) is in the Hungarian advertising and media industry, a filmmaker and cultural lobbyist. He is the co-founder and creative director of Republic Group Ltd.,[1] one of Hungary’s advertisement and production companies.
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[edit] Biography
Fabricius was born in Budapest, Hungary. Following a passion for visual art and music, Fabricius started his career as the keyboardist and VJ for various bands before he turned towards the media. He is a graduate of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Designin Budapest and Central Saint Martins College[2] in London. His professors included Mike Figgis,[3] Andy Haslam[4] and Patricia Austin.[5]
Ambitious to establish a stance in the a cultural and artistic scene in Central Europe, Fabricius focused on social awareness and civil campaigns, affiliating with commercials, music videos, short features, printed press, web 2.0 projects, and other cinematic, musical and multimedia initiatives. Among these were Live,[6] the widely popular Sziget Festival[7] documentary, Ittvan.org,[8] the non-profit foundation raising national identity and awareness, and Alter & Kiss,[9] the recently re-launched Central European fashion label.
Since 2007, Fabricius has been a professor in Media Theory, Trends, and Visual Communication at WERK Akademia[10] in Budapest.
[edit] Accolades
- In 2000, Fabricius won a Gold Media Lion in Cannes for his film Dance.[11]
- In 2008, Fabricius received a special award for multicultural achievement from the British Council.
[edit] Published works
In April 2009, Fabricius published his first novel Puha Neon Fejlövés[12] (Soft Neon Headshots), which deals with many issues and personal questions he has been confronted with in the world of power and fame during his past 10 years. The book tells the story of a newborn-yet-collapsing Eastern European capitalism.
[edit] References
- ^ "Hello Republic". http://www.hellorepublic.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Central Saint Martins College". http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Mike Figgis". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001214/. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Andy Haslam". http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/csm-profiles_41811_37313035353537.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-26.[dead link]
- ^ "Patricia Austin". http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/51537.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Live on YouTube". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqhJmZE7C_g. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Sziget Festival". http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Ittvan.org". http://www.ittvan.org/. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Alter & Kiss". http://www.alterkiss.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "WERK Akademia". http://www.werkakademia.hu/. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Dance". http://www.hellorepublic.com/city.php. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Puha Neon Fejlövés". http://www.puhaneonfejloves.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
