EFS Film School, Dublin (2026)

Welcome to EFS Film School, a dynamic academy and school for aspiring and established filmmakers, alternative artists and creative individuals. We are a unique entity that embodies the idiosyncratic spirit of experimental filmmaking, championing the exploratory nature of personal, intuitive, lyrical and poetic Cinema. EFS Film School is deeply rooted in the philosophy and vision of its founder, the veteran filmmaker Rouzbeh Rashidi.

18/06/2026

🎬 Two Separate Events in Dublin This August

This August, Rouzbeh Rashidi comes to Dublin with two entirely independent events — a five-day intensive masterclass with EFS Film School, and a three-hour film essay and Q&A at Light House Cinema.

These are separate events with separate ticketing. You are warmly invited to attend either one, or both — entirely on your own terms.

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Experimental and Personal Filmmaking
Five-Day Intensive Masterclass

📍 Dublin
📅 17–21 August 2026
🕙 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily

Organised by EFS Film School, this five-day intensive masterclass offers an immersive exploration of experimental cinema as a personal, poetic, and philosophically grounded practice.

Through lectures, screenings, discussions, readings, and collaborative work, participants will engage with form, sound, image, and radical audiovisual expression.

This is not a conventional filmmaking course, but a space for filmmakers, artists, and moving-image practitioners seeking a more personal, exploratory, and uncompromising approach to cinema.

⏳ Register by Monday 6 July 2026 to receive a 10% early-bird discount.

⚠️ Places are limited — early registration is strongly encouraged.
🔗 efsfilmschool.com/experimental-and-personal-filmmaking
📧 [email protected]

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Rouzbeh Rashidi: A Decade of Cinema
Three-Hour Film Essay + Q&A at Light House Cinema

📍 Light House Cinema, Dublin
📅 22 August 2026
🕑 14:00

A standalone public screening — no prior attendance or knowledge required.

Light House Cinema hosts Rouzbeh Rashidi: A Decade of Cinema, a three-hour event tracing the first major phase of Rashidi’s filmmaking through a chronological film essay.

Featuring selected excerpts from eleven feature-length works made between 2009 and 2019, the programme offers a rare insight into the artistic, philosophical, and methodological foundations of his practice, followed by an extended audience Q&A.

🎟️ Early booking is highly recommended.
🔗 lighthousecinema.ie/film/rouzbeh-rashidi-a-decade-of-cinema

17/06/2026

🎬 Two Separate Events in Dublin This August

This August, Rouzbeh Rashidi comes to Dublin with two entirely independent events — a five-day intensive masterclass with EFS Film School, and a three-hour film essay and Q&A at Light House Cinema.

These are separate events with separate ticketing. You are warmly invited to attend either one, or both — entirely on your own terms.

⸻

Experimental and Personal Filmmaking
Five-Day Intensive Masterclass

📍 Dublin
📅 17–21 August 2026
🕙 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily

Organised by EFS Film School, this five-day intensive masterclass offers an immersive exploration of experimental cinema as a personal, poetic, and philosophically grounded practice.

Through lectures, screenings, discussions, readings, and collaborative work, participants will engage with form, sound, image, and radical audiovisual expression.

This is not a conventional filmmaking course, but a space for filmmakers, artists, and moving-image practitioners seeking a more personal, exploratory, and uncompromising approach to cinema.

⏳ Register by Monday 6 July 2026 to receive a 10% early-bird discount.

⚠️ Places are limited — early registration is strongly encouraged.
🔗 efsfilmschool.com/experimental-and-personal-filmmaking
📧 [email protected]

⸻

Rouzbeh Rashidi: A Decade of Cinema
Three-Hour Film Essay + Q&A at Light House Cinema

📍 Light House Cinema, Dublin
📅 22 August 2026
🕑 14:00

A standalone public screening — no prior attendance or knowledge required.

Light House Cinema hosts Rouzbeh Rashidi: A Decade of Cinema, a three-hour event tracing the first major phase of Rashidi’s filmmaking through a chronological film essay.

Featuring selected excerpts from eleven feature-length works made between 2009 and 2019, the programme offers a rare insight into the artistic, philosophical, and methodological foundations of his practice, followed by an extended audience Q&A.

🎟️ Early booking is highly recommended.
🔗 lighthousecinema.ie/film/rouzbeh-rashidi-a-decade-of-cinema

15/06/2026

The first volume of Rouzbeh Rashidi’s Homo Sapiens Project is now live on Patreon.

Containing films 1–10, Vol. 1 marks the beginning of a sequential release of the complete project across 20 volumes.

The Homo Sapiens Project is an ongoing experimental film series and cinematic laboratory, evolving from cryptic film diaries and oneiric sketches into feature films while exploring filmmaking as an integral and ongoing part of daily life.

Access to the films begins with the Film Enthusiast tier. https://www.patreon.com/rouzbehrashidi/posts/homo-sapiens-vol-161053311

13/06/2026

Experimental and Personal Filmmaking - Five-Day Intensive Masterclass. August 17-21 - Dublin, Ireland

"Organised by EFS Film School, this five-day intensive masterclass offers an immersive exploration of experimental cinema as a personal, poetic, and philosophically grounded practice.

Through lectures, screenings, discussions, readings, and collaborative work, participants will engage with form, sound, image, and radical audiovisual expression.

This is not a conventional filmmaking course, but a space for filmmakers, artists, and moving-image practitioners seeking a more personal, exploratory, and uncompromising approach to cinema.

Places are limited — early registration is strongly encouraged."

https://expcinema.org/site/en/general-news/experimental-and-personal-filmmaking

09/06/2026

🎬 Two Separate Events in Dublin This August

This August, Rouzbeh Rashidi comes to Dublin with two entirely independent events — a five-day intensive masterclass with EFS Film School, and a three-hour film essay and Q&A at Light House Cinema.

These are separate events with separate ticketing. You are warmly invited to attend either one, or both — entirely on your own terms.

⸻

Experimental and Personal Filmmaking
Five-Day Intensive Masterclass

📍 Dublin
📅 17–21 August 2026
🕙 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily

Organised by EFS Film School, this five-day intensive masterclass offers an immersive exploration of experimental cinema as a personal, poetic, and philosophically grounded practice.

Through lectures, screenings, discussions, readings, and collaborative work, participants will engage with form, sound, image, and radical audiovisual expression.

This is not a conventional filmmaking course, but a space for filmmakers, artists, and moving-image practitioners seeking a more personal, exploratory, and uncompromising approach to cinema.

⚠️ Places are limited — early registration is strongly encouraged.
🔗 efsfilmschool.com/experimental-and-personal-filmmaking
📧 [email protected]

⸻

Rouzbeh Rashidi: A Decade of Cinema
Three-Hour Film Essay + Q&A at Light House Cinema

📍 Light House Cinema, Dublin
📅 22 August 2026
🕑 14:00

A standalone public screening — no prior attendance or knowledge required.

Light House Cinema hosts Rouzbeh Rashidi: A Decade of Cinema, a three-hour event tracing the first major phase of Rashidi’s filmmaking through a chronological film essay.

Featuring selected excerpts from eleven feature-length works made between 2009 and 2019, the programme offers a rare insight into the artistic, philosophical, and methodological foundations of his practice, followed by an extended audience Q&A.

🎟️ Early booking is highly recommended.
🔗 lighthousecinema.ie/film/rouzbeh-rashidi-a-decade-of-cinema

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