SOUND / IMAGE / MEMORY

eforezEfthymios Stavropoulos

Efthymios in his studio, surrounded by pedals, keyboards and sound equipment

Composer and
 Audiovisual Artist

Based in Rotterdam,
the Netherlands.

Practice

My practice takes many forms: film scores, electroacoustic albums, documentaries, installations and collaborations with performers. Stories connect them—sometimes told through people and places, sometimes through a sound, a gesture or a fragment of an image.

Memory, movement and a curiosity for unexpected combinations guide my work. I’m drawn to the space between the intimate and the strange, where playfulness, texture and emotion can coexist.

Teaching & collaboration

I also teach audiovisual storytelling at Codarts and develop work through Stichting Stories Within, extending this exploration into learning and shared artistic experiences.

Conversations

Sound Mind — with Mihael Hrustelj

In conversation with my friend Mihael Hrustelj about creative life, making time for what matters, sport, fatherhood and AI in art.

Sound Mind podcast · Episode 13 · 2024

Watch on YouTube ↗

Work  & Teaching

2026–2027
AudioVisualStories minor moduleCodarts University of the Arts
2025–2026
Audiovisual Storytelling: Film and Music MakingCodarts · Music Theatre department
2025
Guest LecturesMetropolitan College of Thessaloniki · Audiovisual Storytelling; Willem de Kooning Academy · Audio Design for Short Video
2024
Film Music Minor “Score” · Film Music Project Week · Screen Scoring JuryCodarts University of the Arts
2020
Demigod: Presentation and AnalysisKathmandu Jazz Conservatory
2019–Present
Composition & Artistic DirectionPrivate lessons
2018–Present
Composition & Audiovisual InspirationWorkshops

Festivals

2025
Good EnoughKaboom Animation Festival
2023–2024
Zeze and MercedesKaboom Animation Festival · Nederlands Film Festival
2022–2023
Diary of a ShapeshifterNederlands Film Festival · Animatex, Cairo · Virtual Reality Extravaganza, Vienna · Kaboom Animation Festival · VRDays Europe, Rotterdam
2021
Encounter9th HRTF · Artspace Fabrica, Athens

Screenings & Performances

2025
Mnemes: Collective Memory — The Forgotten Portrait of CommunityPremiere · Arti is Home, Rotterdam
2025
Megafauna: Memories as BridgesPremiere · Arci, Trieste
2025
Raw LovePremiere · KINO, Rotterdam
2023
Zeze and MercedesPremiere · KINO, Rotterdam
2022
RemembrancePremiere · deDoelen, Rotterdam
2022
ExilesEight-show run · Ergotaxion Theatre, Athens
2021
EncounterPremiere · Open Air Theatre of Grave, Athens

Awards & Support

2025
Buma in Motion & QISSA LabSelected Composer
2023–2024
Zeze and MercedesEY Talent Award · Film award
2022–2023
Diary of a ShapeshifterStudent XR Award: Best Autonomous Project · Drempelprijs nomination
2022
RemembranceSupported by Droom en Daad
2021
Demigod · Outbreak Dance 19 · Masks OptionalSupported by Droom en Daad

Education

2016–2018
Master’s Studies · CompositionCodarts, Rotterdam · Combined trajectory in Audiovisual Design at Willem de Kooning Academy
2012–2016
Bachelor’s Studies · Composition & ArrangingCodarts, Rotterdam
2003–2009
Bachelor’s / Master’s Studies · Forestry EngineeringAristotle University of Thessaloniki
2000–2009
Bachelor’s Studies · Guitar PerformancePhilippos Nakas Conservatory, Ioannina
2005–2009
Diploma · Vocal PerformanceNeo Odeio Thessalonikis

Languages

Greek
English
Dutch

Contact

eforez55@gmail.com