Pop Up Series Incubator at Karlovy Vary
- tatinofilmsweb
- Jun 12
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 4
Pop Up Series Incubator, Tatino's new development program designed at supporting European producers and scriptwriters whose aim is to boost their series projects, is heading to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it will be part of its revamped Industry Days program.
On July 8–9, the five selected projects from our incubator will pitch and meet one-on-one with key industry players.
We're excited to help shape the future of episodic storytelling in Europe!
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The selected projects:
ANGELMAKER (Romania)
Produced by Anda Ionescu (Tangaj Production)
Written by Cristina Groșan
Based on a true story of The Angel Makers of Nagyrév
Screenwriters: Leana Jalukse (Estonia), and Loïc Barrère (France)
EROTIC LIVES OF THE SUPERHEROES (France)
Produced by Eric Dupont (Incognito Films)
Based on La Vita Erotica Dei Superuomini, acclaimed Italian novel by Marco Mancassola
Screenwriters: Nadya Todorova (Bulgaria) and Ruddy-Williams Kabuiku (France)
THE NIGHT OF THE BEGUINES (France)
Produced by Candice Zaccagnino (Eliane Antoinette) and Olivier Aknin (Reboot Films)
Written by David Roux
Based on La Nuit des Béguines, acclaimed French novel by Aline Kiner
Screenwriter: Yaelle Kayam (Germany)
THE THREE BURIALS OF IRMA (Greece)
Produced by Fenia Cossovitsa (BLONDE S.A.)
Written by Elina Psykou
Based on Alfatride (O iatrodikastis), a Greek novel by Vassilis Vassilikos
Screenwriter: Lemba de Miranda (Netherlands)
THERAPIES (Lithuania)
Produced by Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė (Just a moment)Written by Birutė Kapustinskaitė
Based on the eponymous play by Lithuanian writer Birutė Kapustinskaitė
Screenwriters: Fabrizio Muscia (Italy), and Ruxandra Ghitescu (Romania)
Each selected project benefited from expert mentoring by producers and expert screenwriters:
Maria Cervera (Spain)
Producer & Head of Content at Cattleya Producciones (ITV Studios)
Julien Lilti (France)
Scriptwriter & Series Head Writer (Hippocrate, Germinal, Oussekine)
Naomi Levari (Germany)
Producer & Development Executive at Black Sheep Film Productions
Johnathan Young (UK)
Producer & former executive for HBO Europe/Central Europe
The projects were selected with the help of our advisory and selection committee:
Isabelle Degeorges (France)
Producer & Director of Gaumont TV France (Lupin, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld)
Jess Loveland (UK)
Head of New Writing working @ BBC Writers and Drama
Natalia Libet (Ukraine)
Producer & Winner of Best Project Award @ Series Mania 2023 (Unspoken)
Anna Rozalska (Poland)
Co-founder of Warsaw-based talents agency Match and Spark
Presented and organized by Tatino Films, co-financed by the European Union and supported and hosted by La Région Grand Est, the city of Reims, and the Karlovy Vary IFF, the program Pop Up Series Incubator will take place from January to August 2025. The eight-month program consist of a variety of onsite and online activities, including:
A 5-day intensive bootcamp on 11.-15. March 2025 in Reims (France) to kickstart the work in teams with mentors assigned.
A 18-day Pop Up Film Residency in April/May 2025 in Europe (either in the Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia or Sweden) to work within newly formed teams, producer & writer(s), onsite for 18 days.
A 2-day Industry Showcase on 8.-9. July 2025 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic) to pitch series concepts to a group of handpicked industry professionals
The team is led by Matthieu Darras, CEO of Tatino Films. Nadja Dumouchel acts as Head of Studies and Marija Fridinovaite as Program Manager
All the information about Pop Up Series Incubator: www.popupseriesincubator.com/
