name, date and place of birth
Rainer Julian Lipski, *19.07.1975 in Berlin, Germany

Education
1983-1988 Kronach-Grundschule, Berlin
1988-1995 Goethe-Oberschule Berlin, Abitur
1995-1996 military service: musician in the Stabsmusikkorps, Berlin (drums)
1996 five month educational trip through central america (Mexiko, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize)
1996-1997 Faculty of law, Freie Universität Berlin
1998-2001 Religious sciences at the department of philosophy and humanities, Freie Universität Berlin; work in film in various functions Attendee in several film classes at the Hochschule der Künste (HdK), Berlin
1999 Diploma in cinematography at the Kaskeline film academy, Berlin
2001-06 Film and media studies at the Filmakademie Baden Württemberg, Ludwigsburg
2004 Scholarship for the Masterclass “The Hollywood Experience” in Los Angeles, CA (U.S.) endowed by the Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg
2006 Diploma in cinematography at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg


awards: nominated for kodak camera award 2005 “young director`s award” for living iPOD @ cannes 2006 „SPOTLIGHTS“ 2006 silver award jury for living iPOD nominated for vdw newcomer award 2006 adc award for “living iPOD” and milch “nerd” “SPOTLIGHTS” 2005 audience award silver für Nerd “hastig werden wir leiser” @ Filmfest München 2005, febio fest Prag 2006 „kurz und schön“ winner living ipod