• Skip to main content
  • Skip to navigation
  • hot-topicsHot Topics
  • Cannes news
  • Digital editions
  • Cannes reviews
  • Global Production Awards
  • Staff moves
  • WBD sale
Screen Daily
Core Test
Mast navigation
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • Sign in
Search our site
Menu
Close menu
  • Home
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Home
    • Contact Us
    • Digital Editions
    • Screen Network
    • Stars Of Tomorrow
    • Global Production Awards
    • World of Locations
    • UK In Focus
    • The Brit 50
  • News
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • News
    • Production
    • Distribution
    • Funding
    • Streaming
    • Exhibition
    • Sales
    • Staff moves
    • TV
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Box office
    • Territories
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • Territories
      • UK & Ireland
      • North America
      • Europe
      • Asia Pacific
      • Middle East & Africa
  • Reviews
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Reviews
    • Territories
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • Territories
      • UK & Ireland
      • North America
      • Europe
      • Asia Pacific
      • Middle East & Africa
    • Festivals
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • Festivals
      • Cannes
      • Berlin
      • Sundance
      • Toronto
      • Venice
      • More
  • Features
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Comment
    • Future Leaders
    • TV
    • My Screen Life
    • The Brit 50
  • Festivals
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Festivals
    • Europe
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • Europe
      • Cannes
      • Berlin
      • Venice
      • Rotterdam
      • Karlovy Vary
      • Locarno
      • CPH:DOX
      • Sarajevo
      • San Sebastian
      • Tallinn
    • North America
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • North America
      • Toronto
      • AFM
      • Sundance
      • SXSW
      • Tribeca
    • UK
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • UK
      • London
      • Glasgow
      • Edinburgh
      • Sheffield Doc/Fest
    • Asia Pacific
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • Asia Pacific
      • Busan
      • Tokyo
      • Filmart
    • MENA
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • MENA
      • Cairo
      • Red Sea
      • Marrakech
  • Box Office
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Box Office
    • Box Office Reports
      • Back to parent navigation item
      • Box Office Reports
      • International
      • UK
      • US
    • Analysis
  • Cannes jury grid
  • Awards
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Awards
    • Oscars
    • Baftas
    • Golden Globes
    • Emmys
    • Bifas
    • European Film Awards
  • The Screen Podcast
  • Subscribe
  • Home
      • Contact Us
      • Digital Editions
      • Screen Network
      • Stars Of Tomorrow
      • Global Production Awards
      • World of Locations
      • UK In Focus
      • The Brit 50
    • Cannes day 8 3x2 2026
      Cannes 2026: Screen’s dailies
    • Product guide 2026 3x2
      Cannes 2026: Market Product Guide
    • May monthly 2026 3x2
      Screen digital edition: May 2026
  • News
      • Production
      • Distribution
      • Funding
      • Streaming
      • Exhibition
      • Sales
      • Staff moves
      • TV
      • Artificial intelligence
      • Box office
      • Territories
        • UK & Ireland
        • North America
        • Europe
        • Asia Pacific
        • Middle East & Africa
    • Samuel Goldwyn Theatre
      Academy launches “Michelin Guide” for cinemas
    • Vue Cinema in Glasgow's St Enoch Centre
      Vue lays off several senior staff ahead of expected sale or flotation
  • Reviews
      • Territories
        • UK & Ireland
        • North America
        • Europe
        • Asia Pacific
        • Middle East & Africa
      • Festivals
        • Cannes
        • Berlin
        • Sundance
        • Toronto
        • Venice
        • More
    • Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
      ‘Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day’ review: A spirited Haley Bennett helps lift weighty adaptation
    • Masters Of The Universe
      ‘Masters Of The Universe’ review: Nicholas Galitzine wields the Sword Of Power in irreverent, conventional actioner
  • Features
      • Interviews
      • Comment
      • Future Leaders
      • TV
      • My Screen Life
      • The Brit 50
    • 'Bedford Park'
      Why filmmakers are increasingly working with brands
    • 'Sheep In The Box'
      Hirokazu Koreeda talks AI-inspired new film ‘Sheep In The Box’ and his Cannes nerves: “It can be a tough crowd”
    • 'About A Bell'
      Cannes market 2026: 20 buzz titles from the UK
  • Festivals
      • Europe
        • Cannes
        • Berlin
        • Venice
        • Rotterdam
        • Karlovy Vary
        • Locarno
        • CPH:DOX
        • Sarajevo
        • San Sebastian
        • Tallinn
      • North America
        • Toronto
        • AFM
        • Sundance
        • SXSW
        • Tribeca
      • UK
        • London
        • Glasgow
        • Edinburgh
        • Sheffield Doc/Fest
      • Asia Pacific
        • Busan
        • Tokyo
        • Filmart
      • MENA
        • Cairo
        • Red Sea
        • Marrakech
    • festivals picture 2026
      2026 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
  • Box Office
      • Box Office Reports
        • International
        • UK
        • US
      • Analysis
    • 'Project Hail Mary', 'The Magic Faraway Tree'
      UK-Ireland box office up in first quarter of 2026, boosted by book-to-screen adaptations
    • Backrooms
      A24’s ‘Backrooms’ sets box-office record for original horror in UK-Ireland with £4.3m opening
    • Backrooms
      YouTube creator horror vanquishes worldwide box office as ‘Backrooms’ delivers $118m opening, ‘Obsession’ hits $148m total
  • Cannes jury grid
  • Awards
      • Oscars
      • Baftas
      • Golden Globes
      • Emmys
      • Bifas
      • European Film Awards
    • Malgorzata Szumowska
      Georgia’s Eliso film awards selects jury for 2026 edition
    • Darren Aronofsky
      Darren Aronofsky to receive Locarno Film Festival’s Pardo d’Onore award
    • 'From Dawn To Dawn'
      Xisi Sofia Ye Chen’s ‘From Dawn To Dawn’ wins top prize at Switzerland’s Visions du Reel
  • The Screen Podcast
  • Subscribe
    • screen packshot resized

      Subscribe to Screen International

      • Monthly print editions
      • Awards season weeklies
      • Stars of Tomorrow and exclusive supplements
      • Over 16 years of archived content
      Subscribe Now
  • More from navigation items

Top stories

Dear You

Surprise hit ‘Dear You’ now China’s second biggest film of 2026

Universal United Kingdom Resort concept image

Universal, UK government confirm £7.3bn investment in Bedford theme park

'Project Hail Mary', 'The Magic Faraway Tree'

UK-Ireland box office up in first quarter of 2026, boosted by book-to-screen adaptations

'Bedford Park'

Why filmmakers are increasingly working with brands

  • Surprise hit ‘Dear You’ now China’s second biggest film of 2026

  • Universal, UK government confirm £7.3bn investment in Bedford theme park

  • UK-Ireland box office up in first quarter of 2026, boosted by book-to-screen adaptations

  • Why filmmakers are increasingly working with brands

  • Previous
  • Next

Must Read

  • Crushed

    Simon Rumley’s Thailand-set thriller ‘Crushed’ lands key deals including UK-Ireland, North America

  • 'Michael', 'Obsession'

    May generates $1bn at North American box office for first time since 2019

  • 'Congo Boy'

    Un Certain Regard prize-winner ‘Congo Boy’ scores key deals for The Party

Latest news

Content Project Market 2025

Bangkok International Content Market launches to boost Thailand as Asia content hub

Emily Feingold

Netflix US comms head Emily Feingold to depart

A Happy Family

Bendita Film Sales boards Karlovy Vary title Jan-Eric Mack’s ‘A Happy Family’

festivals picture 2026

2026 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates

2026 releases may

UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2026

More

Reviews

  • Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

    ‘Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day’ review: A spirited Haley Bennett helps lift weighty adaptation

  • Masters Of The Universe

    ‘Masters Of The Universe’ review: Nicholas Galitzine wields the Sword Of Power in irreverent, conventional actioner

  • 'We Are Aliens'

    ‘We Are Aliens’ review: Delicate, sophisticated Japanese animation tracks the fragility of boyhood

Features

  • Gentle Monster

    Why ‘don’t fear drama’ is the mantra for independent film financier Desmar

  • Hope

    Asia’s film funding landscape sees post-Covid evolution

  • Clockwise from top left: 'Clarissa', 'Club Kid', 'Full Phil', 'A Man Of His Time', 'Viva Carmen', 'All Of A Sudden'

    Screen critics’ standout titles from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

More stories

Hijamat

Karlovy Vary Film Festival unveils 2026 official selection

2026-06-02T09:55:00+01:00By Tim Dams

Samuel Goldwyn Theatre

Academy launches “Michelin Guide” for cinemas

2026-06-01T18:00:00+01:00By Jeremy Kay

Backrooms

A24’s ‘Backrooms’ sets box-office record for original horror in UK-Ireland with £4.3m opening

2026-06-01T14:49:00+01:00By Mona Tabbara

Sound Of Falling

‘Sound Of Falling’ sweeps German Film Awards, as Tricia Tuttle and Wim Wenders receive standing ovations

2026-06-01T13:53:00+01:00By Martin Blaney

Vue Cinema in Glasgow's St Enoch Centre

Vue lays off several senior staff ahead of expected sale or flotation

2026-06-01T13:36:00+01:00By Geoffrey Macnab

Atlantic Rhapsody

Zhong Kaifeng’s Shanghai competitor ‘Atlantic Rhapsody’ boarded by Rediance

2026-06-01T11:01:00+01:00By Silvia Wong

Backrooms

YouTube creator horror vanquishes worldwide box office as ‘Backrooms’ delivers $118m opening, ‘Obsession’ hits $148m total

2026-06-01T10:16:00+01:00By Charles Gant

Open Doors 2025

Locarno’s Open Doors unveils projects, producers and directors for Africa-focused 2026 edition

2026-06-01T10:00:00+01:00By Tim Dams

Think Of England

Second World War propaganda porn drama ‘Think Of England’ picked up for UK-Ireland

2026-06-01T09:30:00+01:00By Mona Tabbara

Backrooms

YouTube creators rule US box office: ‘Backrooms’ opens on A24-record $82m, ‘Obsession’ hits $100m

2026-05-31T17:28:00+01:00By Jeremy Kay

The Miserable Mother

Shanghai film festival reveals 2026 Golden Goblet competition nominees

2026-05-31T23:52:00+01:00By Silvia Wong

Neon founder and CEO Tom Quinn

Neon head Tom Quinn decries “Uberisation of entertainment”

2026-05-31T23:25:00+01:00By Jeremy Kay

(L-R): James Wan and Jason Blum of Blumhouse-Atomic Monster at Produced By Conference

“The stars of the internet want to make movies” producers tell Hollywood conference

2026-05-31T23:00:00+01:00By Jeremy Kay

AI On The Lot

Hollywood experts weigh up opportunities and threats at AI conference

2026-05-31T01:04:00+01:00By Jeremy Kay

'Everytime'

1-2 Special acquires Cannes UCR Prize winner ‘Everytime’

2026-05-29T18:50:00+01:00By Jeremy Kay

UK In Focus

Mike Hill Gareth John at the 2026 Oscars

Celebrating the below-the-line UK talent behind this year’s Oscar contenders

Sponsored by British Film Commission

Stars of Tomorrow

Too row: Katelyn Rose Downey, Lewis Brophy, Niamh McCormack, Jeanne Ní Áinle; bottom row: Louise Bagnall, Nathan Fagan, Cara Loftus, Evan Horan, Hannah Mamalis

Screen reveals 2025 Rising Stars Ireland line-up

“Screen
  • Antony Iredale

    The UK’s Location Collective & OMA Studio Group is crafting efficient production packages for ambitious, cost-conscious producers

    Sponsored by Location Collective and OMA Studio Group

  • Olaide Sadiq Charlotte Regan v2

    How BAFTA Breakthrough is supporting UK talents to enjoy long and sustainable careers

    Sponsored by BAFTA and Netflix

  • The Kling AI presentation in Cannes

    Filmmakers stress creative benefits of artificial intelligence at Cannes’ Kling AI panel

    Sponsored by Kling AI

  • Koji Fukada, Hirokazu Koreeda, Kei Ishikawa filmmakers

    In pictures: Bringing together Japanese talents Cannes event

    Sponsored by Imagica Group

  • Osmo Pocket 4P_DJI copy

    DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P camera combines high-end film technology with portability for top filmmakers

    Sponsored by DJI

  • (From left) Florent Lamy, Elev8on – talent agency; Casper Shirazi, Storyfied Ventures; Bahaa Abdulmajid, Saudi Film Commission; Tim Dams, Screen International; Lina Malaika, filmmaker; Zeinab Abdulsamah, MBC Group; Mohammed Hefzy, Film Clinic

    In pictures: Embracing the Creator Economy Cannes panel

    Sponsored by Saudi Film Commission

  • Martin Simms, Production Central WM; Rebecca Williams, BBC StudioWorks; Steven Knight, Digbeth Loc. Studios; Hazel Marie Francis, Tim BrownBBC StudioWorks

    In pictures: Digbeth Loc. Studios and BBC Studioworks Cannes reception

  • (Back row) Tim Dams, Screen International, moderator; Beverly Cutajar, Malta Film Commission; Maria Ekerhovd, Mer Film; Meghan Beaton, Norwegian Film Commission; Adrian Wootton, British Film Commission; Roeland Oude Nijhuis, Netherlands Film Commission; G

    In pictures: Cannes panel focuses on European co-production

    Sponsored by British Film Commission

  • of Investment Saudi Arabia; Zaid M Shaker, Film AlUla; Ian Gibbon, Alliotts; Leon Forde, Olsberg SPI and Michael Rosser, Screen International at the Cultural Development Fund lunch, Cannes, May 15

    In pictures: Cannes panel hears how Saudi Arabia is ramping up efforts to attract international productions

    Sponsored by Cultural Development Fund

Latest Video

‘A Fire There’: first trailer for Visions du Réel, Hot Docs title set in Georgia

  • 'A Fire There'

    ‘A Fire There’: first trailer for Visions du Réel, Hot Docs title set in Georgia

  • 'Little Sinner'

    ‘Little Sinner’: first trailer for Syrian war documentary ahead of CPH:DOX premiere

  • 'Petrolheads'

    ‘Petrolheads’: first trailer for Emil Langballe’s CPH:DOX Dox:Award title

  • 'Nina Roza'

    First trailer for Berlin Competition title ‘Nina Roza’ directed by Genevieve Dulude-de Celles

  • Screenshot 2025-12-09 at 11.56.04

    “I want to play a part in changing the culture around female filmmakers,” says Kate Winslet of ‘Goodbye June’

  • Screenshot 2025-11-25 at 12.36.58

    ‘Pillion’ stars Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling on intimacy coordinators, working with indie filmmakers

  • Previous
  • Next

Need more from Screen?

Unlock five free articles per month, breaking news alerts, exclusive offers and much more.

  • Advertise with Screen
  • Contact us
  • A - Z of Subjects
  • Digital Editions
  • Connect with us on Facebook
  • Connect with us on Twitter
  • Connect with us on Linked in
  • Connect with us on YouTube
  • Connect with us on Instagram>

Subscribe to Screen International

Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry. Subscribe now for monthly editions, awards season weeklies, access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations.

Find out more

Events

  • Screen Summit
  • Media Production & Technology Show

Other MBI sites

  • Broadcast
  • AI Media News
  • ALF Insight
  • Screen Global Production
  • The Knowledge and Production Intelligence
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • Copyright © 2025 Media Business Insight Limited
  • Subscription FAQs

Site powered by Webvision Cloud