Ellie Calnan
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NewsUK’s Grimmfest crowns dystopian sci-fi ‘M’, honours Nick Frost (exclusive)
The best film award went to Vardan Tozija’s dystopian drama M.
News‘Poor Things’ composer wins big at 2024 World Soundtrack Awards
Jerskin Fendrix took home both film composer and discovery of the year prizes.
News2024 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates
A snapshot of the film and high-end TV projects shooting in the UK and Ireland.
News‘500 Miles’ starring Bill Nighy, Maisie Williams begins filming in Ireland
The road trip feature is shooting in Dublin and Wicklow.
NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Transformers One’ leads openers, ‘Terrifier 3’ is unleashed
Further releases include Warner Bros horror ’Salem’s Lot’ and Alice Lowe’s ‘Timestalker’.
NewsThe Light cinema chain acquired by hospitality entrepreneur Luke Johnson
The deal gives the UK circuit £15m to invest over the next couple of years.
NewsBen Roberts, Tim Bevan laud UK tax credit lift at BFI London Film Festival opening night
“This tax credit is specifically about telling British stories,” suggested Bevan.
NewsOscars best international feature 2025: South Africa enters ‘Old Righteous Blues’
Screen is profiling every submission for best international feature at the 97th Academy Awards.
NewsDaniel Kaluuya says there is “less hierarchy” on UK productions than in the US
The Oscar-winning actor also spoke about working with the late Chadwick Boseman.
NewsRuth Wilson, Vicky McClure among speakers of The Writers Lab inaugural Summit
The Writers Lab offers programs to women and non-binary writers over 40.
NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ dances into 725 cinemas
Sebastian Stan comedy ‘A Different Man’ also opens.
NewsBelfast Film Festival world premieres include James Nesbitt comedy ‘The UnHolylands’
The festival runs from October 31-November 9.
FeaturesThe UK film festivals you need to know: 2024 dates, submission and contact details
Screen profiles the major film festivals in the UK.
News‘Peaky Blinders’ film starring Cillian Murphy begins production
Further cast include Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan, and Tim Roth.
NewsOdeon, Prime Video launch trial partnership in UK
Customers who buy cinema tickets will be offered a Prime Video discount.
NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ makes anticipated bow
Animation ‘Dragonkeeper’ and Lionsgate horror ‘Never Let Go’ also open.
News‘Boiling Point’ duo to adapt Annie Mac novel ‘The Mess We’re In’
It’s All Made Up Productions secured the rights to the coming-of-age novel set in London.
NewsCallum Turner, Riley Keough to lead Karim Aїnouz’s ‘Rosebush Pruning’
They replace Josh O’Connor and Kristen Stewart who were previously attached to the project.
News‘Queer’, ‘The Room Next Door’ among 16 titles added to European Film Awards 2024 contenders
Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ and Joshua Oppenheimer’s ‘The End’ have also been shortlisted.
NewsBerlinale doc ‘Architecton’ finds UK-Ireland home (exclusive)
Russian filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky directs this meditation on concrete and stone.