‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ director Takashi Yamazaki to make English-language debut on ‘Grandgear’
Sam Nivola and Nico Parker to star, Paul Giamatti understood to be in talks.
Lionsgate, Steven Paul’s SP Media form joint venture
No word at time of writing on whether Lionsgate International will oversee sales on SP slate.
Fantasia entry ‘Big Break’ from ‘The History Of Concrete’ producers lands North American deal
Ian Faria directed from a screenplay by Samuel Lanier.
UK comedies ‘Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House’ and ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ glide into UK-Ireland box office top five
Warner Bros’ ’Clayface’ and Black Bear’s ’Wildwood’ have also placed highly in their opening weekends.
‘Talk To Me’, ‘Leviticus’ producers launch Australian distribution outfit Baby Jane
Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton are the co-founders of Causeway Films.
2026 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates.
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.
Tokyo film festival opens with pledge to boost Japanese cinema as rain fails to dampen spirits
The 39th edition of TIFF launched with a pledge from Japan’s prime minister as stars walked a rain-soaked red carpet.
Ventana Sur launches Ibero-American co-production initiative inspired by Cannes’ Producers Network
EXCLUSIVE: Club del Mate will launch at 2026 edition of Ventana Sur, running November 30-December 4 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Naomi Kawase to lead international competition jury at Doha Film Festival
Second edition of Doha festival runs November 19-27.
‘Clayface’ tops global box office with $43 debut; ‘Wildwood’ lands with $15m
Plus, A24 doc ‘You Can See Everything’ moves up to second place.
Screen International to partner with Barbican on ‘FYC London’ event
The inaugural edition will take place at the Barbican on December 8.
2026 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
‘You Can See Everything’ climbs in second weekend at US box office, ‘Clayface’ rules on $24m
‘La Bola Negra’ hits $650,000; ‘NAZA’ crosses $1m.
Clio Barnard’s ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ takes top prize at Rome Film Fest
Barnard’s Birmingham-set drama wins best film prize in Rome’s Progressive Cinema competition.
Indian director SS Rajamouli says new film ‘Varanasi’ much bigger than global hit ‘RRR’
“The speciality of Indian stories is we need all kinds of emotions to make a film complete.”
Marta Font’s ‘Off Season’ wins Screen International Award at Rome’s MIA market
Off Season was one of several projects honoured at the MIA Awards 2026.
Peacock remains profitable as NBCU/Sky split remains ‘on track’
Comcast-owned streamer posts $261m profit in Q3 as US giant prepares to separate broadband and media divisions.
Wildstar sells erotic thriller ‘The Fixation’, drama ‘The Mirror’ for US distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Both titles have world premieres at Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Florida this month.
Bille August on adapting novel ‘Me, You’: “I thought, how the hell do you transform this into a film?”
Oscar and double Palme d’Or winner’s latest film, an adaptation of Erri de Luca book, world premieres this week at Rome Film Fest.











































