Studio Iris Jacobs Bulletin · Film · Art · Theatre · Story · Retreats
Cinema, story, contemporary art, retreats, workshops, and the evolving worlds of Studio Iris Jacobs.
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Studio Iris Jacobs is entering a new season of offerings — with the launch of Awaken Your Creative Power, a retreat co-facilitated with Claudia Font, and the launch of Story Coaching with Jonathan Herzberg from April 13th: three deep coaching sessions for writers, storytellers, filmmakers, screenwriters, theatre makers, and creatives looking for the beating heart of their story.
Launches
Retreat Launch
Awaken Your Creative Power is launching as a retreat curated and hosted by Iris Jacobs together with co-facilitator Claudia Font. This offering opens a space for reconnection, creative awakening, reflection, and renewed movement — for those ready to return to their artistic energy with more truth, courage, and power.
Launching April 13
From April 13th, Iris Jacobs and Jonathan Herzberg launch a new Story Coaching offer: three deep coaching sessions for writers, storytellers, filmmakers, screenwriters, theatre makers, and creatives looking for the beating heart of their story. The sessions are designed to bring clarity, structure, emotional truth, and sharper storytelling into emerging or evolving work.
Cinema & Story
Recognition
Iris Jacobs won Best Female Director at the Barcelona Indie Awards 2025 for Conclave Clandestine, a contemporary dance film shaped through movement, atmosphere, and cinematic precision.
Feature Film Project
At the Women in Fan Sitges FilmLab, Iris Jacobs received an Honourable Mention for SAUNA, a feature film project she continues to develop with a clear cinematic voice.
Creative Exchange
Two inspiring editions of Curious Creatives Club have already taken place, opening space for exchange, experimentation, and artistic dialogue around story, process, and contemporary creative practice.
Story Event
One Curious Creatives Club edition focused on How To Find Truth In Storytelling, beginning the evening with a screenwriting session guided by Jonathan Herzberg.
Collaboration
The second edition, in collaboration with the BCN Studio, explored how other disciplines transform artistic practice and welcomed special guest Pere Pèries.
Performance
Theatre
In summer 2025, Iris performed as Ivana in Calma Tensa in Madrid — an intense physical theatre piece that opened the door to a new artistic family and more to come.
Contemporary Art
Art Platforms
A new chapter in Iris Jacobs’ multidisciplinary practice: original collage works will soon be available through both platforms, alongside her existing webshop presence.
Community
Iris Jacobs is now part of the Amsterdam Collage Collective, expanding her contemporary art practice within a wider creative community.
Workshops
Collage workshops are now ready, opening a new space for visual exploration, image-making, and shared artistic process.
Retreats & Workshops
Across Europe
Studio Iris Jacobs has been travelling to give workshops in cultural institutions across Europe, including Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam, FACTOR IJ Amsterdam, and Museu Empordà.
Workshop
A workshop by Iris Jacobs together with Jonathan Herzberg, focused on finding emotional truth, clarity, and essence in story.
Sessions
Screenwriting sessions are ready to go, offering focused support for writers developing voice, structure, and story direction.
Actor & Director
A workshop exploring trust, communication, and creative exchange between actor and director is now ready to launch.
Retreat
Iris Jacobs will curate and host Awaken Your Creative Power together with Claudia Font, opening a retreat space for creative renewal, reconnection, and embodied artistic transformation.
Studio Identity
Design
The new business card introduces a bolder visual language for Studio Iris Jacobs — graphic, elegant, and modern with a vintage edge.