Out of six projects presented at the 3rd Focus COPRO' of the Cannes Short Film Corner, only one could have been selected for a 3-week Pop Up Film Residency in the Faroe Islands with the wonderful Jón Hammer as the host. The decision wasn't easy at all. Yet, we are...

A new residency program is on! MUNICH FILM UP! was launched on Monday, 12 July 2021, at the Marché du Film Short Film Corner by its co-directors Elena Diesbach, head of international at the University of Film and Television (HFF Munich), and the director of Pop UP...

Pop Up Film Residency starts the summer holidays of 2021 with a new partner, the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)'s  NEXT WAVE. This not only means a new residency but also new aspects of filmmaking to dive into. The programme’s goal is to train...

We welcome new members of the Pop Up Hosts network. This time, we go south, to Paraguay. Please, meet Paraguayan film director Marcelo Martinessi and producer and film director Sebastian Peña Escobar. Their first collaboration, Las Herederas (2018) directed by M....

Aiming to encourage artistic collaborations in the Visegrad region (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), Pop Up Film Residency breaks its rule of one residency at a time. A special program Pop Up Film Residency Visegrad will bring together three feature...

Since 2012, the Eurimages Fund directly addresses the issue of gender equality & of under-representation of women in cinema and in particular to supporting female-driven projects. One of the implementation tools is the Gender Equality Sponsorship aiming to...

In April, we resume our activities and welcome young Portuguese filmmaker Duarte Coimbra to Bratislava. That also means Pop Up Film Residency will accommodate one Slovak "buddy" project. We are happy to announce that the 1st Slovak Pop Up participant of 2021 is Gregor...

Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund announced the support of 24 feature film projects, including 3 documentaries and 3 animation films, with 45.83% of the projects directed by women. The list includes two projects written and directed by women previously participating...

Another reason to celebrate the talent!  Until I Find You, a limited 2-season series project developed by Kaleena Kiff during her 2020 Pop Up Film Residency in Bratislava, is among ten "ten exceptional international series projects" selected for the 7th Berlinale...

We are over the Moon and beyond stars!  In 2018, Jacqueline Lentzou became the very first Pop Up Resident.  With her project Selene66, she spent four months in Bratislava working in one-on-one sessions with four mentors. In 2021, the 71st Berlinale premieres...