THE 8th EDITION OF SLOVAK POP UP A key component of the Pop Up Film Residency in Bratislava, the Slovak Pop Up initiative - launched in 2019 - is now in its 8th edition. At the Pop Up Film Residency, we were thrilled to receive a record number of applications for this...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...