Geoffrey Macnab
Geoffrey Macnab covers the UK for Screen.
Contact info
- Tel:
- +44 (0)20 7226 0516
- Email:
- gcmacnab@btinternet.com
NewsBelgium’s oldest distributor Belga Films goes bankrupt
“Everybody is completely in shock because no one saw it coming.”
FeaturesWhy the industry wants a revamped London Screenings
The demise of London Screenings has left the UK film industry without a dedicated export market — and both sellers and buyers are clamouring for a replacement. Screen speaks to UK sales execs and international buyers about what the priorities should be for a successor event.
News‘Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays’ director Frederike Migom reveals next project
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Everybody’s Sorry Now’ is screening in Berlin’s Generation Kplus.
NewsDutch showcase NL Wave confirms October 2026 return
The inaugural edition included Berlin titles ‘Truly Naked’ and ‘My Family’.
NewsUkrainian fantasy drama ‘Mavka. The True Myth’ sparks sales for Film. UA
EXCLUSIVE: The film is a live-action spin-off of the animated ’Mavka. The Forest Song’ which grossed over $20m.
News‘Heysel 85’ director Teodora Ana Mihai to make ‘Two Lives’ for Belgium’s Menuetto
EXCLUSIVE: The dark relationship drama will star the film’s writer, Natali Broods.
NewsAction thriller ‘Badland Rising’ sells for North America
EXCLUSIVE: The deal was done on the eve of the EFM by Australian outfit Odin’s Eye.
News‘Dust’ producer Dries Phlypo expands A Private View into arthouse exhibition
EXCLUSIVE: Phylpo has produced Anke Blondé’s Berlin Competition film Dust.
FeaturesEFM 2026: The buzz titles from Europe
Screen highlights the buzz titles ready to entice international buyers at the 2026 European Film Market (EFM), which runs February 12-18.
FeaturesWhat were the buzzy projects at CineMart 2026?
International industry attendees give their verdict on this year’s event.
NewsIFFR Pro 2026 unveils winners including Joshua Loftin’s hybrid feature ‘LFD Hope’
‘LFD Hope’ is described as a magical realist docu-drama about living on the margins in London.
NewsJust 1.2% of filmmakers picked for major festivals identify as disabled or neurodivergent, Crip Count report finds
EXCLUSIVE: The report tracked the number of people with above-the-line credits who self-identified as disabled or neurodivergent.
News“We're easy to work with,” say UK producers to potential Dutch partners
Paperwork levels and packaging difficulties can be overcome, they say.
FeaturesMalta unveils plans for ambitious ‘land-sea super stage’ to ramp up production capabilities
The aim is to attract the industry’s biggest projects, said Johann Grech, Malta Film Commissioner
FeaturesHow Netherlands Film Fund’s Sandra den Hamer has helped to internationalise Dutch film
”We cannot produce a Dutch feature film or documentary without international partners,” explains the outgoing head.
NewsIFFR’s Displacement Fund films receive rapturous reception as Mohammad Rasoulof makes plea for Iranian protestors
The first five films supported by the fund were screend at the festival.
NewsReason8 Films to launch Rotterdam title ‘A Messy Tribute To Motherly Love’ at EFM
Film receives its world premiere in International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition on February 2.
FeaturesCineMart is again becoming an important hub for Asian and US indie autuers, says Marten Rabarts
The IFFR Pro head points ot a significant number of buzzy projects from these regions.
FeaturesThe director of ‘Providence And The Guitar’ on casting heartthrob singer Salvador Sobral
Providence And The Guitar is a loose adaptation of an early story by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson
NewsEpsilon Film jumps on board family animation ‘Skip’
EXCLUSIVE: Epsilon was created in 2024 in partnership with Beta to specialise in animation.