‘Endless Cookie’ wins top prize at first Nagoya animation film festival
Further winners at the festival in Japan included Chinese animation ‘A Story Of Fire’.
99% of UK film and TV performers prepared to take industrial action over AI, reveals Equity vote
Performers voted yes to refuse to be digitally scanned on set to secure AI protections.
Ten film industry stories set to dominate 2026 – The Screen Podcast
Podcast team also recommend some unsung British titles for Bafta voters, and looks back at the Red Sea Film Festival.
Norwegian true crime drama ‘The Horsemen Of The Apocalypse’ wraps shoot, adds sales agent
EXCLUSIVE: Lene Berg’s film examines her father, film director Arnljot Berg’s arrest for murder in 1975.
2025 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 2025
Bookmark this page and keep track of the latest film release dates in the UK & Ireland.
Global box office predicted to reach $35bn in 2026, highest point since 2019
Gower Street Analytics has unveiled its estimates for the year ahead.
Women and non-binary filmmakers direct just 16% of films released in UK-Ire in 2025
This is the lowest figure since 2018.
2025 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.
Alan Cumming to host 2026 Bafta Film Awards
The ceremony will take place on February 22, 2026.
Lia Buman named head of Paramount global acquisitions and Republic Pictures
Industry veteran Lia Buman has been appointed as the head of Paramount global acquisitions and Republic Pictures as the studio plans to “significantly” expand its global acquisitions pipeline.
YouTube to air Oscars starting in 2029
Academy’s flagship show will air live and for free to platform’s 2bn-plus global viewers.
Canal+ unveils 2026 slate and global strategy at Paris showcase
The French media giant revealed two new major English-language projects.
Chloé Zhao, Nia DaCosta, Geeta Gandbhir to receive Sundance awards
Honorees join previously announced Gyula Gazdag and Ed Harris.
New Europe takes on sales for Faraz Shariat’s Berlinale Panorama title ‘Prosecution’
EXCLUSIVE: Prosecution tells the story of a state prosecutor who, after surviving a racist attack, takes her own case to court.
Six Scottish screenwriters selected for First Draft development scheme
The scheme is backed by Glasgow-based charity The Portal Arts and Screen Scotland.
“Robust measures” in place to prevent film tax credit fraud following allegations against some producers
A small number of UK producers have been accused of making fraudulent claims for UK film tax credit support.
Best Friend Forever boards Patric Chiha’s Berlin-bound documentary ‘A Russian Winter’
EXCLUSIVE: The film profiles Russian citizens living in exile following the invasion of Ukraine.
Berlinale unveils first wave of Panorama and Generation titles
First 12 titles announced for Panorama sidebar, and another five features for Generation.
Sebastián Lelio’s Cannes Premiere selection ‘The Wave’ lands North American deal
Wolfe Video plans 2026 theatrical release.
