Pop Up Film Residency When East Meets West
Organized in Trieste by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Regional Fund, When East Meets West is a co-production platform, and an ecosystem designed to combine market, training, policymaking, strategy, dialogue, and inspiration.
2026 Resident
Nina Kopko
Brazil
Residency: Bratislava. (Slovakia)
Hosts: Ivana Hucíková and Matthieu Darras
Mentor: Ildikó Enyedi
Dates of residency: June 2026
The Last Dog on Earth
In the near future, Luana, a forlorn rideshare driver, is just one fare away from affording her long-planned suicide. But her last passenger is hiding something in his suitcase: a dog named Laika. And in this world, dogs are supposed to be extinct.
Past residents
Past residents of the Pop Up Film Residency When East Meets West include:
2025 Gregor Bozic (Director | Slovenia), Marina Gumzi (Producer, scriptwriter | Slovenia) & Alan McKendrick (Scriptwriter | Scotland) with the project Tales of Fruits and Monsters
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