2026 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2026
Bookmark this page and keep track of the latest film release dates in the UK & Ireland.
GKids takes Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Look Back’ for the US, UK, Canada and Ireland
The live-action manga adaptation shot last year in Japan.
‘Hoppers’ leads UK-Ireland box office; ‘The Bride!’, ‘Mother’s Pride’ make top five
‘Wuthering Heights’ crosses £23m; ‘Scream 7’ tops £6m; but overall takings fall again.
The Screen International garden returns for Cannes 2026
The Screen Garden, located minutes away from the Croisette, will be available for companies to host exclusive networking events and executive roundtables.
Paranormal horror ‘Undertone’ acquired for UK-Ireland, Australia-New Zealand
EXCLUSIVE: Film stars Nina Kiri from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Adam DiMarco from ‘The White Lotus’.
French drama ‘A Place For Her’ wins audience award at Glasgow Film Festival
A fire at Glasgow’s Central Station meant a last-minute move for the festival’s closing night party.
‘Hoppers’ bounces to $88m debut at global box office; ‘The Bride!’ stumbles with $14m
Disney’s Pixar has returned to winning ways for original animation.
UK’s Documentary Film Council appoints first CEO
Chang will head up the membership body representing almost 1,000 filmmakers and industry professionals.
‘Sinners’, ‘One Battle After Another’ share top honours at WGA awards
Ceremony took place in New York amid West Coast chapter’s strike.
US actors and producers extend contract talks under media blackout
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP are first up in this year’s round of negotiations.
‘The King’s Warden’ hits landmark 10 million admissions in South Korea
The period drama is the first film in two years to reach the box office milestone.
Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle thanks industry for “outpouring of support”, stresses festival’s independence
“I am so grateful to everyone who reached out,” said the festival director.
February delivers decent hold for 2026 UK-Ireland box office
‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘GOAT’ made up for ‘Bridget Jones’ deficiency.
Giornate degli Autori founder Giorgio Gosetti dies aged 70
“There’s only one word to associate with him: cinema,” said Italian news agency ANSA, where Gosetti also worked
BBC sets out its version of events for airing racial slur during Baftas, calling it “a genuine mistake”
BBC director general explains to UK’s Culture, Media & Sport Committee why an involuntary racial slur was broadcast.
UK’s NFTS unveils 2026 student winners
EXCLUSIVE: Winners include production management student Kato Boels.
Filming kicks off in Naples on Roberto Saviano football and crime adaptation ‘Super Santos’
Gomorrah author co-wrote screenplay for Ciro Visco-directed film produced by Palomar and PiperFilm.
‘Acorn’s Adventure’ leads winners at Cartoon Movie
The European animation pitching forum ran March 3-5 in Bordeaux.
Amazon MGM Studios hires Warner Bros Discovery exec Buddy Marini to head Japan
The industry executive was previously CEO of Hulu Japan.
