"In just its second year in existence, The Popcorn List - a survey of acclaimed ( but still undistributed) feature films that debuted at major or regional film festivals over the past year and come highly recommended by festival programmers - is already taking a big step forward. Next month, the creators of the list will host various pop up screening events, both at theaters and virtually, to show off the very same films they've been championing. The Pop Up Series includes eight films from the 2025 list - seven from first-time feature directors, six directed by women, three documentaries, and five fiction features - and will not only provide a space for eager audiences to see this stellar films, but will also offer a unique model for both promotion and profit."
"The series will offer what's being billed as a "collective and transparent model," and participating filmmakers (and other partners) will work from a centralized promotion strategy guided by Product of Culture, connecting their projects with new eyeballs and uplifting all the films in the series (while also bringing awareness to The Popcorn List as a whole). In addition to a traditional indie film 50/50 box office split, a portion of every ticket sold will go into a filmmaker solidarity pool, split evenly among all participating titles. Filmmakers retain full rights to their films. Tax deductible donations, which will contribute to the campaign, can be made here via TFC's Fiscal Sponsorship program. "For any film in today's landscape, finding new audience touchpoints is essential - and working collaboratively to support each others' films is an exciting model," said TPL co-founder Lela Meadow-Conner and Kathy Susca of The Film Collaborative in an official statement. "We're grateful to all of the players - the festival programmers, the cinemas, our partners who are helping this take shape and especially the filmmakers, who are leveraging their social capital to highlight one another'"
The Pop Up Series will screen eight acclaimed but undistributed feature films from the 2025 Popcorn List, both in theaters and virtually. Seven films are first-time features, six are directed by women, three are documentaries and five are fiction features. The series employs a centralized promotion strategy guided by Product of Culture to broaden audience reach and elevate all participating titles. Revenue will follow a traditional 50/50 box office split, with an added portion of each ticket placed into a filmmaker solidarity pool that is split evenly among titles. Filmmakers retain full rights and can accept tax-deductible donations via TFC's fiscal sponsorship.
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