The 2024 Pop Up Residency Selects ‘The Funeral,’ the Third Feature From Brazilian helmer Carolina Markowicz (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comHolly Jones Brazilian auteur Carolina Markowicz will head to Bucharest to hone her third feature, “The Funeral.” In development, the film was selected for the 2024 Pop Up Residency, pairing Markowicz with multi-prized Romanian producer Ada Solomon for a three-week consultancy. “It’s truly a privilege to be able to dialogue with an industry professional like Ada, a producer who has made some films I truly admire.
Daring, original and different. I love the artists who still dare to take risks, this is so rare nowadays. I’m looking forward to hearing her take on my film, and very honored to have it selected by her,” Markowicz told Variety.
The residency is part of an exclusive development initiative from Projeto Paradiso, which additionally awarded Markowicz a Paradiso Scholarship this year to attend the TFL ScriptLab for the budding concept.
It’s the fifth consecutive year that the partner program has offered the residency to a Brazilian filmmaker. “Carolina’s project has incredible artistic potential and this immersion will be very important to bring complementary and enriching visions to this film.
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