Marysia Nikitiuk

In Pop Up Film Residency we aim to directly address the issue of gender equality & under-representation of women in cinema, particularly by supporting female-driven projects and modern portrayal of gender diversity.
With the Eurimages Fund`s financial support, Pop Up Film Residency holds a special residency for women filmmakers developing their third or later feature film project.

Writer/Director

Marysia Nikitiuk—film director, screenwriter graduated from Kyiv Karpenko–Karyi National University. Writes scripts for films since 2012. Her shorts as a writer have been in programs of such film festivals as Locarno, Clermont–Ferrand, Cairo IFF, TISFF, and awarded with numerous awards. From 2014 Marysia started to shoot her own films as a director, and made three short films: In Trees, Mandragora and Rabies. Her first feature film When the Trees Fall premiered at 68th International Berlin Film Festival in Panorama section in 2018. In 2019 film Evgeby Nariman Aliev, Marysia co–wrote, was premiered in Cannes Film Festival in Certain Regard section.

NOAH

During Ukraine’s counter offensive in Kharkiv`s district in August 2022, a unit of sappers advances toward the Russian border alongside an assault battalion. Battle by battle, they push the enemy back, believing that reaching the border will mean victory, unaware of the brutal war that still lies ahead.

Marysia Nikitiuk

NOAH

Mentor

Marija Kavtaradze

Past Editions

Jenni Toivoniemi – Eve’s Call

Melisa Liebenthal – I’m Not Carrie Bradshaw

Lina Lužytė – Kopek

Ivana Mladenovic – Sorella di Clausura