CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Slovak Pop Up 2026 is now open for submissions!
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Slovak Pop Up 2026 An Exclusive Mentorship Opportunity for Slovak Filmmakers Are you working on a film project and looking for expert guidance to take it to the next level? Would you like to develop your script under the mentorship of a...
Exciting News for the POP UP FILM RESIDENCY unveiled during the Festival de Cannes 2026
The Pop Up Film Residency has selected eight participants who will be taking part in residencies across Europe this summer. The program’s latest cohort was announced during an event at the Cannes Marché du Film’s Village Innovation. Since the pilot edition in 2018,...
Elephants in the Fog has won the Jury Prize at Cannes 2026!
Written and directed by Abinash Bikram Shah, Elephants in the Fog won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the 79th Cannes Film Festival 2026, becoming the first film from Nepal to receive a major award at the festival. This debut feature by Abinash took part in...
Boni Zanatta’s The Three Maries Parable wins the fifth MunichFilmUp!
Brazilian director Boni Zanatta has won the fifth edition of MunichFilmUp!, the seven-month mentoring and residency programme for recent film-school graduates, with the feature project The Three Maries Parable. The awards ceremony took place at the Village Innovation...
Pop Up project heads to Cannes
We’re thrilled to share that Elephants in the Fog, a project that took part in the Pop Up Film Residency in Bratislava in spring 2022, has been selected for Un Certain Regard at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The film is the debut feature by Abinash Bikram Shah, who...
Open Call for Experienced Women Filmmakers
Together with the Council of Europe Eurimages Fund, Pop Up Film Residency is proud to launch the 6th edition of Pop Up Film Residency Eurimages — a residency created to support experienced women filmmakers at a crucial stage of their careers. This programme was born...