7 Pop Up Film Residency films in production in 2026

A residency is only as good as the films it helps bring to life. Here are seven that make the case.

TATINO is proud to spotlight seven projects developed within its Pop Up Film Residency program — all currently in production. 7 films from Brazil to Switzerland, Egypt to the Philippines that were developed in 7 residencies, located all over the world: Asuncion, Batroun, Bratislava, Bucharest, Fårö, Paris, and Vilnius.

These locations are one of a kind — and so are the stories.

Funerals that crack families open, a child's imagination turning dangerous, two sisters settling twenty years of silence over a dying cinema, a clown becoming an unlikely companion to grief, a young idealist swallowed by the system she set out to change, a hunter who becomes the hunted.

Discover the 7 projects born from the residency, all currently in production:

The Funeral

Directors: Carolina Markowicz

Production: Bionica Filmes, O Som e A Furia, microFILM

Brazil, Portugal, Romania

Pop Up Paradiso 2024 in Bucharest

When the patriarch of the wealthy Brami family suddenly passes away, an unexpected family member, an unofficial daughter, shows up at his funeral. In "Cancel Culture" times, decisions will have to be taken very carefully not to spoil the family's business image.

Hold My Gaze

Director: Carlo Enciso Catu

Production: Epicmedia Productions Inc, Volos Films

Philippines, Taiwan

Pop Up QCinema 2024 in Paris

In Taipei city, a young Filipino man is reunited with his long lost brother when he moves in with a wealthy Taiwanese dancer caught in a murder scandal. But they soon discover that this unlikely family of three may only come with the promise of vengeance, jealousy and murder.

Joy

Director: Agata Wieczorek

Production: Futur Antérieur Production, Marmolada Films, JPL Films, WFF - Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych

Poland, France

Pop Up When East Meets West 2024 in Bratislava

5 year-old Sarah witnesses her Mother suffering from postpartum depression. Unable to understand Mother’s deteriorating state, Sarah looks for a solution in her imagination which grows uncanny and dangerous.

Lonely Hearts

Director: Caru Alves de Souza

Production: Parati Films, Paloma Productions 

Brazil, France, Denmark

Pop Up Paradiso 2022 in Vilnius

After twenty years away, Julieta returns to her childhood neighborhood in downtown São Paulo for her father's funeral and discovers that the future of the family porn movie theater, the old Cine Astro, run by her sister Gilda, depends on her. Amidst debts, resentments, and silences, the two sisters will finally have to confront each other—and rediscover themselves.

Oh Mountain, So Light

Director: Omar Elhamy

Production: Sans Rancoeur films

Canada, Egypt

Pop Up Doha Film Institute in Batroun

When Hala, a professional clown navigating a painful breakup, finds a mysterious woman named Ward unconscious on the Alexandrian coast near her aging summer house, she becomes an unexpected companion to Ward and her family through recurring cycles of mourning.

To Put Out One Fire

Director: Jela Hasler

Production: Langfilm

Switzerland

Pop Up Next Step 2024 in Fårö

With a humorous take on the absurd situations of everyday life, To Put Out One Fire tells the story of a young

idealist who is just starting out in her first job. Almost stubbornly clinging to her conviction that she must remain steadfast in her commitment, she finds it difficult to come to terms with this reality, which demands compromise and puts her belief in change to the test. Anna must decide: Will she work with or against the system?

Wolf

Director: Nancy Camaldo

Production: Elfenholz Film GmbH, Albolina Film

Germany, Italy

Pop Up MunichFilmUp! 2023 in Asuncion

When a wolf kills her favorite animal, wildlife park owner Tilda swears bloody revenge. But once she kills the predator, the tide turns and the hunter becomes the hunted.