Application deadline: Monday, 20 October 2025 (23:59, Berlin time)

EFS Film School (Experimental Film Society/Rouzbeh Rashidi) and Tehran Contemporary Sounds invite final applications for the two-day, tuition-free masterclass “Experimental & Personal Filmmaking.” Now in its third year, the Cinematic Synesthesia collaboration convenes a curated cohort for an intensive workshop focused on the poetic and philosophical dimensions of experimental practice.

Masterclass: 15–16 November 2025, 10:00–16:00 (on-site, in English), Berlin

Public screening: 23 November 2025 — the cohort’s collaboratively conceived short film will premiere as a DCP in a professional cinema, followed by a live Q&A before an international festival audience.

Key details 

• Fee: Tuition-free; selected participants pay a €30 handling/processing fee.

• Places: Up to 20, curated to form a coherent working group.

• Notifications: Issued in October.

• How to apply: Send a short statement of interest (and links, if available) to info@efsfilmschool.com.

• Further information: Full programme details at tehrancontemporarysounds.com/tcs-festival-2025/cinema-master-class/.

Presenting partners: EFS Film School (Experimental Film Society) × Tehran Contemporary Sounds, as part of Cinematic Synesthesia.

Support: Hauptstadtkulturfonds and Goethe-Institut im Exil.