Pop Up Film Residency Selects Eight Filmmakers for 2026 Summer Residencies
The Pop Up Film Residency announced its 2026 cohort of eight filmmakers during an event Tuesday at the Cannes Marché du Film’s Village Innovation. Participants will complete residencies across Europe this summer.
VarietyThe Pop Up Film Residency has selected eight participants who will take part in residencies across Europe this summer. The program’s latest cohort was announced during an event Tuesday at the Cannes Marché du Film’s Village Innovation. Since launching in 2018, the Pop Up Film Residency has offered more than 150 artistic residencies to filmmakers from around the world.
Each residency provides an individualized mentorship program tailored to one specific project.
Most residencies include a three-week onsite stay followed by at least one year of follow-up mentoring. The initiative maintains a network of hosts in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. “What amazes me most about this new batch of residencies is the sheer global reach we’ve all built together,” said Matthieu Darras, CEO of Tatino Films and founder and director of the Pop Up Film Residency.
The selected filmmakers and their projects are: Pop Up Film Residency CNC 2026: “Shooting Stars” (Iran). Director Parsa Ansari will be hosted in Paris by Franco-Chilean screenwriter Antonia Girardi. Pop Up Film Residency Emerging Producers 2026: “The Fortunate” (Ethiopia).
Producer Nahusenay Dereje will be hosted in Bratislava, Slovakia, by director Ivana Hucikova. Pop Up Film Residency Eurimages 2026: “Beaver Song” (Lithuania/France). Director Alanté Kavaïté will be hosted in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, by producer Jón Hammer.
Pop Up Film Residency Japan Film Frontier 2026: “Child, Uninvited” (Japan). Pop Up Film Residency Focus CoPro 2026: “The Zebra’s Shadow” (Rwanda/Switzerland). Director Gaël Kamilindi will be hosted in Vilnius, Lithuania, by producer Marija Razgute. Pop Up Film Residency Next Wave Genre Slovenia 2026: “We Are Still Screaming” (Slovenia).
“Forbidden Fruit” (Slovenia). Director Urška Djukić Lecamus will be hosted on Fårö Island, Sweden, by director Helen Beltrame-Linné. Pop Up Film Residency On Demand: “Reverend” (Canada). Director Harley Chamandy will be hosted in Lago, Italy, by Lago Film Festival director Viviana Carlet.
Pop Up Film Residency Wildcard: “America is Behind the Door” (Palestine). Director Laila Abbas will be hosted in Rome by producer Giovanni Pompili and his company Kino Produzioni.
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Selected filmmakers will receive three-week residencies and at least one year of follow-up mentoring.
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