"SCENES OF CURRENT AFFAIRS

OFFERING AMBIGUOUS NARRATIVE

SUGGESTIONS AND BLURRED LINES BETWEEN FICTION AND REALITY"
ARTWISTA GALLERY, BERLIN DE

@victor.polster

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VOICES OF LIBERATION - RELEASED

Voices of Liberation is an 11-part WW-II docu series, released on Netflix Netherlands May 2022 and Streamz Belgium September 2022.

Produced by CZAR FILM & TV (BE) in co-production with Interstellar Pictures (NL) & NL Film.

SLAVE ISLAND - IN PRODUCTION

Slave Island is a documentary that deals with the delicate topic of slave trading between families, according to principles of Sumbanese culture and the Marapu religion. Rina was sold for cattle and sent abroad as a child, simply because she was born as someone else's property. Brought back by Catholic nuns after many years of abuse in Malaysia, she now faces the people who stood against her freedom.

Produced by Harald House (BE) in co production with Baltic Film Production (ES) and KOI Films (FR)

ABOUT.

Awards

EMERGENTES 2021 - Lisboa Photo Festival, Lisboa, PT

Festival of Ethical Photography 2021 Lodiand Codogno IT

Exhibitions

A portrait of a Covid nurse Festival of Ethical Photography Lodiand Codogno IT, September 25th to October 24th, 2021

Grensgevallen Les Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles Arles FR, 2018

Julia M. Free Permanent exhibition in the Berlaymont building, the headquarters of the European Commission Brussels BE, 2016

Grensgevallen Conception Photography Show New York US, 2016

Grensgevallen Mister Bean Leuven BE, 2015

London 2012 Olympics Nacht van de Journalistiek The Egg Brussels BE, 2013

Amsterdam Jazz portraits BHART#1 Contemporary Arts Festival Antwerp BE, 2012

Amsterdam Jazz portraits NEL Amstelveld Amsterdam NL, 2011

Interviews

Grensgevallen MO Magazine BE, 2015
Amsterdam Jazz portraits Entitle Photography Magazine UK, 2012
London 2012 Olympics Apache Newslab BE, 2012
Toine Thys captured by Julia M. Free Knack Focus Magazine BE, 2012

Reviews

Grensgevallen Art Magazine Kunstkrant NL
"Pure photography in exhibition 'Grensgevallen'. This series offers a wide variety of images and remains infectious to watch. It is photography at its most fresh and pure form. The photos last, not only as a series but also individually."

Amsterdam Jazz portraits De Singel International Art Campus BE
"Photos that summarize their fined ambiance of jazz concerts, mastered in black and white. Lots of potential, ambition, and courage."

Jan Jasper Tamboer, culture-critic. Parool Daily Newspaper NL
"She comes, she sees. Photographer Julia M. Free needs a few chances to isolate exactly the image that she has in mind. From a creative vision to

realizing her ideas in a very personal way. Julia has guts and differs from the usual. For example, showed at the Belgian journalistic medium Apache.be, for which they made a run from her own perspective on the impact of the Olympic Games on London. The series of portraits of jazz musicians is remarkable. Julia is currently working on an oeuvre in the demanding surroundings of the European Commission in Brussels."

Clients

CZAR Film & TV BE

Initials LA BE

Harald House Film productions BE

Filmbase Film productions DE

Ruptly TV International Newsagency DE

Reporters International Photo Agency BE

Belga International Newsagency BE

Shimera Studio BE

Melting Prod. Studio BE

European Commission

European Parliament

Flemish Government

Flemish Parliament

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