DECEMBER 2024
September 5 is nominated for the Golden Globe Awards – Best Motion Picture Drama
DECEMBER 2024
Interview for The Contending.
‘September 5’ Production Designer Julian R. Wagner On the Criticality Of Authenticity
OCTOBER 2024
SEPTEMBER 5 Official Trailer is online.
US Release: November 29
GER Release January 9, 2025
Julian R. Wagner began his creative journey as a photographer before studying design at Bolzano University in Italy and production design at the Filmacademy Baden-Württemberg, where he received a scholarship for a masterclass workshop at UCLA, USA.
His feature debut, COLOR OF THE OCEAN, earned him the Förderpreis Deutscher Film for outstanding artistic achievement, marking the start of his acclaimed career.
Since then, Julian R. Wagner has created several visually stunning films across various genres, including the award-winning 5 YEARS OF LIFE by Stefan Schaller, the fairy tale adaptation THE COLD HEART by Johannes Naber, and Manuel Flurin Hendry’s comic adaptation PAPA MOLL AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.
Specializing in sci-fi and fantasy, Julian has collaborated on films like TITAN – EVOLVE OR DIE and Tim Fehlbaum’s THE COLONY (aka TIDES), for which he received several awards, including the German Film Award for Best Production Design. His television work includes the apocalyptic Netflix series TRIBES OF EUROPA and the international show THE SWARM, produced by Game of Thrones executive producer Frank Doelger.
Julian recently completed work on Tim Fehlbaum’s historical feature SEPTEMBER 5, further showcasing his skill in designing captivating, visually rich environments that bring each story to life.
DECEMBER 2024
The Contending
‘September 5’ Production Designer Julian R. Wagner on the Criticality Of Authenticity
MAY 2023
ZDF Masterclass gave me the opportunity to talk about the creative process for THE SWARM.
If you would like to hear about the worldbuilding, please follow this link (German language only)
February 2023
Drama Quarterly writes about the Production Design process of THE SWARM. You can read the interview here
January 2021
GQ Magazine: „For the Netflix show TRIBES OF EUROPA, Production Designer Julian R. Wagner has created a spectacular look“.