OPEN CALL - Masterclass Workshop for emerging production designer and members of the art department.

Description

Black Room is Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event’s training programme dedicated to the visual language and artistry of cinema. Each year, it brings together emerging and established members of the art department—including production designers, art directors, costume designers, makeup artists, prop masters, and other visual storytellers—for an intensive masterclass designed to strengthen their creative skills, expand their industry knowledge, and deepen their understanding of how compelling cinematic worlds are created.

The programme consists of a four-day intensive workshop for eight selected art department professionals. Led each year by a renowned international mentor, Black Room explores a topic that reflects current developments and challenges within the film industry, helping participants enhance their expertise and grow as creative professionals. The 2026 edition will focus on production design, with further details to be announced in autumn.

Over the years, Black Room has welcomed a number of acclaimed mentors from across the international film industry, including:

2025 Thomas Foldberg (Nymphomaniac: Vol. I, Men & Chicken, Border and The Ugly Stepsister) and Debra McGuire (series Friends)
2024 – Steve Summersgill (Game of Thrones, The Grand Budapest Hotel, A Hidden Life, Inglourious Basterds) and Marco Bittner Rosser (Only Lovers Left Alive, Tár, Role Play, Berlin Station)
2023 – Kave Quinn (Trainspotting, Judy, Emma, Layer Cake)
2022 – Brunella De Cola (The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Maleficent)
2021 – Sabine Hviid (Another Round) and Christian Olander (Tom of Finland)
2020 – Jacqueline Abrahams (The Lobster, Lady Macbeth), Simon Weisse (The Matrix Resurrections, Isle of Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel), and Maria Djurkovic (The Imitation Game, Billy Elliot)

Today, Black Room continues to serve as a unique platform for art department professionals to learn from leading practitioners, exchange ideas with peers, and develop the creative and practical skills required to shape the visual identity of contemporary cinema.