Kevin Kopacka
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Kevin Kopacka | |
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 Kopacka on set, 2023 | |
| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) |
| Occupations | Filmmaker, painter |
Kevin Kopacka is an Austrian–Sri Lankan filmmaker and painter best known for writing and directing the 2021 horror film Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes.
Kopacka grew up in Graz, Austria, as the son of Austrian journalist and writer Werner Kopacka and Ramani Kopacka from Sri Lanka. Kopacka has lived in Berlin, Germany, since 2006, where he completed his studies in fine arts at the Berlin University of the Arts as a Master Student in the class of Japanese artist Leiko Ikemura.[1]
In 2012, Kopacka was named one of the "Top 30 Groundbreaking Artists Under 30" by the US trade magazine Art Business News.[2] He has exhibited his art in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, France and the United States.[3][4]