BFI’s Ben Roberts to deliver keynote at Edinburgh film festival’s inaugural conference
The UK film conference will be hosted by Picturehouse’s Clare Binns.
Studiocanal seals deals on Cannes slate titles ‘Elsinore’, ‘Ink’, ‘Everybody Wants To F*ck Me’
Further deals for ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Words Of Love’, ‘Visitation’.
Netflix partners with Sony for international distribution on Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ film
Studio schedules exclusive Imax previews ahead of worldwide release.
Cristina Grosan’s mob drama ‘Lesdenzero’ among Karlovy Vary Central European projects
Festival selects eight books for inaugural Book-to-Screen programme.
Warner Bros acquires January 6 police officer drama; Sean Penn directing, Bradley Cooper circling
Production earmarked for mid-2027.
Siddiq Barmak’s Afghanistan-set ‘The Postman’ secures sales agent
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Postman’ is Barmak’s third film following ‘Osama’ and ‘Opium War’
French legal drama ‘Women On Trial’, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, secures US deal
EXCLUSIVE: Sales agent Gaumont has also sold the film to a slew of international territories.
Venice title ‘Gioia’ and Rome premiere ‘The Eyes Of Others’ secure North American deals
EXCLUSIVE: Both films are being sold by Italy’s Vision Distribution.
2026 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2026
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Asia Argento to receive lifetime achievement award at Locarno Film Festival
Actress and filmmaker will receive honour at festival’s 79th edition this summer.
Anya Taylor‑Joy joins ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’
Andy Serkis directing and stars in LOTR spin-off. Warner Bros will release on December 17, 2027.
Guillermo del Toro, ‘Vice’ Oscar winner Patricia Dehaney join Academy board
Board comprises 47% women and 32% from underrepresented communities, based on self-reporting.
Australian and UK producers meet in London for major co-production initiative
Partner With Australia (UK) was initiated by Screen Australia and Ausfilm.
Fox Corp strikes $22bn deal for Roku
Fox shareholders will own about 73% of the merged business, with Roku shareholders taking the other 27%.
Bàrbara Mestanza and Marc Pujolar’s ‘Filthy’ leads Sheffield DocFest winners
The Spanish documentary won the grand jury award in the international competition.
‘Disclosure Day’ tops UK-Ireland box office, ‘Obsession’ scores highest placement to date
‘Disclosure Day’ scores best opening for a Spielberg film since 2018.
Helen Mirren, Aardman co-founders and Glasgow Film’s Allison Gardner recognised in King’s Birthday honours
Film composer Patrick Doyle, actor and director Dexter Fletcher and vfx exec Paul J. Franklin also honoured.
Chinese box office hit ‘Dear You’ lands sales to North America, Australia, NZ
The drama ranks as the second biggest film of 2026 to date at the China box office.
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ wins top prize at Sydney Film Festival 2026
Further winners included documentary ‘Time And Tide’ and Banchi Hanuse’s ‘Ceremony’
