Black Room is Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event's training program dedicated to the visual language and artistry of cinema. Each year, the course invites art department crew members - production designers, art directors, costume designers, makeup artists, props masters, etc.,- to participate in a masterclass aimed to empower their skills and industry knowledge in creating visually compelling cinematic worlds.
The course comprises 5 days in-depth training session for eight selected art department talents. Each year, the masterclass led by an renowned mentor, selects a topic to reflect on current issues in film industry to better the expertise and knowledge in working as a creative professional.
The program will take place 16-20 November 2026 in Tallinn during the Industry@Tallin & Baltic Event.
2025 Thomas Foldberg "Nymphomaniac: Vol.", "Men & Chicken", "Border" and "The Ugly Stepsister"
2025 Debra McGuire TV show "Friends"
2024 Steve Summersgill "Game of Thrones", "Grand Hotel Budapest", "A Hidden Life", "Inglorious Bastards") 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 Jaqueline Abrahams “The Lobster”, “Lady Macbeth”, Simon Weisse “Matrix 4”, “Isle of Dogs”, “Grand Budapest Hotel” and Maria Djurkovic “The Imitation Game”, Billy Elliot”
*Header photo: „Layer Cake”, dir. Matthew Vaughn, 2004