How to Apply
Individual Residencies
The Pop Up Film Residency decided not to launch its own calls for applications, but to work in cooperation with leading film initiatives (festivals, industry events, training programs, etc.), in order to identify the most promising film projects and to complement existing talents supporting schemes.
Pop Up Film Residents are chosen amongst projects that were previously selected by creative partners. Those partners constitute a portfolio that covers a wide scope of cinematic/audiovisual traditions and approaches and is spread out in different networks and regions of the world. Therefore, the Pop Up Film Residency aims at welcoming diverse talents in its several residency programs.
Current Creative Partners
BUSAN INTL. FILM FESTIVAL – Asian Project Market
CANNES CRITICS’ WEEK – Next Step Programme
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL – Short Film Corner’s Focus CoPro’ initiative
DOHA FILM INSTITUTE – Hezayah Screenwriting Lab
EMERGING PRODUCERS – Jihlava IDFF
POP UP FILM RESIDENCY EURIMAGES
INSTITUTO OLGA RABINOVICH – Projeto Paradiso
WHEN EAST MEETS WEST Co-Production Forum
Special Residencies
There are currently two special programs, each with their own specific focus and structure.
MUNICH FILM UP! is dedicated to students and fresh alumni from around the world, selecting six promising young filmmakers working on their first feature, to benefit from a lab that spans over six months. MunichFilmUp! was founded to create an inspiring space for creativity and ideas, to enable young filmmakers to find their own personal way to evolve their stories into finished screenplays. The objective is to turn six film visions/ideas into an equal number of feature-length debut films.
POP UP FILM RESIDENCY VISEGRAD
Focuses on filmmakers from the V4 Countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) and runs in close cooperation with Hungarian Friss Hús Budapest Intl. Short Film Festival, Polish New Horizons Intl. Film Festival. Slovak Febiofest Bratislava IFF and Czech Karlovy Vary IFF`s Eastern Promises, and is financially supported by the International Visegrad Fund. The objective is to nurture the talent from the V4 Countries and films that reflect their respective and shared cultural elements.
Residency On Demand
Observing the lack of talent supporting schemes for experienced filmmakers, the Pop Up Film Residency decided to propose Residencies On Demand.
This Residency programme is only open to filmmakers with an already established body of work (at least two features written and/or directed, or similar filmography), and that usually cannot benefit from new talents supporting schemes.
Pop Up Film Residency On Demand is the only programme that is tied with a participation fee that depends on the agreed length of your residency stay. It can take place either in Paris, France, or Bratislava, Slovakia.
The applications are assessed based on the professional CV that includes an example of previous work, an introduction of the project or the sum of work, and a motivation letter or video that brings closer the challenges and issues the film professional would like to address during the Residency.
Filmmakers interested in such Residencies On Demand can directly contact us.