Studio Iris Jacobs · Biography & CV
Iris Jacobs
Screenwriter, director and visual artist. A practice shaped by performance, emotional truth and a distinct visual imagination.
Also working as a (voice) actor, cultural designer and creative mentor. Based in Barcelona, working internationally.
Biography
Discipline + surrender = flow.
Iris Jacobs is a screenwriter, director, (voice) actor, visual artist and cultural designer working across film, theatre and performance. Her work is rooted in character, atmosphere and the tension between what people reveal and what they keep to themselves.
With a background in Cultural and Social Design, she began her career in cultural institutions before working internationally as an art director and production designer for film, television, commercials and cultural productions. In 2018, she founded Studio Iris Jacobs and wrote and directed her debut film, Fight Flight Free.
Her directing practice is actor-centred and collaborative. Close preparation creates room for play, trust and discovery—in rehearsal, on set and across disciplines.
The practice
01 · Screen & stage
Original stories and commissioned work for film, theatre, commercials and music videos. Working closely with actors, dancers and ensembles.
Explore the work ↗02 · Visual art
A longstanding contemporary collage practice, alongside stop-motion animation, art direction and production design.
Ask about the art ↗03 · Creative exchange
Creative mentorship, story coaching, workshops and retreats. Founder of Curious Creatives Club and co-founder of Jacobs & Herzberg story coaching.
Explore coaching ↗Along the way
Her films include Twin Twisters, which screened at Ladies in Control Festival in Barcelona, A Wicked Women’s Circle, Most Wanted and Conclave Clandestine. The latter earned her Best Female Director at the Barcelona Indie Awards in 2025. Her feature project SAUNA received an honourable mention in 2025 at Woman in Fan, Sitges Film Festival.
Alongside filmmaking, Iris has performed in Calma Tensa, directed by Majo Cordonet in Madrid. Her visual practice includes collage and stop-motion work for FLOW Magazine, as well as exhibitions and print sales in Barcelona and internationally.
A former Creative Director at Raindance Barcelona, she founded Curious Creatives Club to connect artists across disciplines. She has taught at Museu Empordà, Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam, Factor IJ and Soho House Barcelona, and continues to develop programmes with cultural partners, including THE BCN STUDIO.
Current work includes the short film Yes, It Was, feature projects such as Everything I Didn’t Tell You, SAUNA, The Apology and The Bad Art Friend Co-Incidence, and the development of A Dinner to Die For for the stage in spring 2027.
Her creative programmes include Awaken Your Creative Power, alongside workshops, masterclasses and retreats. Her collage art is available at Turning Art, Saatchi Art and Tricera.net.
From the archive
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Curriculum vitae
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Yes, It Was (2026) — Short film · Post-production. Written by Jonathan Herzberg; directed and produced by Iris Jacobs. Starring Andrea Tivadar and Yuri D. Brown; cinematography by Nicolás Sola.
The Burden of Seeing (Oct 2025) — Short film made in 66 hours for the 66th Hour Film Challenge organized by Bigoli Studios. Produced and written by Iris Jacobs and Jonathan Herzberg; directed by Jonathan Herzberg.
Conclave Clandestine (2025) — Contemporary dance short · Winner Best Female Director, Barcelona Indie Awards.
Most Wanted (2023) — Narrative short.
Twin Twisters (2022) — Short film · Official Selection, Ladies in Control Film Festival.
A Wicked Women’s Circle (2022) — Short film.
Body (2021) — Music video, Ed Bahonie.
High Pyjama – Falling Rain (2020) — Music video.
Lockdown Limbo (2020) — Experimental Skype short.
Ann Lee – Flame Under Water (2019) — Music video.
Fight Flight Free (2018) — Short film.
Stage & Theatre
Autistic Woman | Theatre Play | 2025
Calma Tensa | Directed by Majo Cordonet | Madrid | 2025
Maffia Woman | Theatre Play | 2004
Commercial & Screen Acting
KIWITAS Commercial | Barcelona | 2023
CITROËN Commercial | Barcelona | 2022
GVB Photography Commercial | 2016
APPOINT Commercial (Nun) | 2013
Voice & Audiobook Work
Audiobook | 2020
Several E-Learning & Corporate Narrations | TransPerfect | 2019–2025
Various Voice Jobs | Upwork | 2018–2025
Voice Job | Twine | 2025
Song: Rhythmic Reverie with Feyleryn (2024)
Development, production and direction of projects integrating cinema, theatre, performance and visual art.
Mentoring emerging artists and leading workshops, performances and creative retreats internationally.
Curating experimental network events and thematic series such as Talking About Performance, How To Find Truth In Storytelling and Curious Creatives Camino, hosted in European theatres and cultural venues.
Led creative direction for film, theatre and cultural events.
Set design, production design and prop building for cinema, fashion shoots, museums and cultural productions.
Background Barcelona — Sales Prints | Conceptstore
Market Cuina Fresca — Solo Exhibition | Restaurant
Espai Joliu — Sales Prints The Plants | Conceptstore
Salitre — Solo Exhibition Close To Silence
Ozz Barcelona — Sales Prints & Exhibition | Conceptstore
The Holy Art — London | Virtual
The World Upside Down — Pop-Up | Lola Luid
2023 Women in Art — Group Exhibition | De Hallen Amsterdam
Art Connect Magazine — Featuring Who Is Afraid of Pink and Close to Silence.
Turning Art
Saatchi Art
Tricera.net
Bachelor of Cultural & Social Design — Hogeschool van Amsterdam (2000–2004)
Directing Performance & Passionate Nature — The Actors Space (2021–2024)
Workshop: From Improv to Sketch — Brad Morris
Thesis: Between Art & Entrepreneurship (2025)
Empathetic Leadership — Guiding with understanding and care to build trust, collaboration and thriving creative environments.
Narrative Clarity — Finding truth within complex ideas or stories and distilling them to their most authentic essence.
Playful Innovation — Driven by curiosity, original thinking and a deep respect for play as a serious artistic force.
Creative & Art Direction — Combining sensitivity, refined taste and design intelligence to shape each project.
Cultural & Production Design — Designing and managing collaborative experiences with structural clarity and artistic depth.