Welsh agency Ffilm Cymru’s Future Producers programme unveils inaugural cohort
Participants’ credits include ‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’, ‘Stuffed’ and ‘Industry’.
‘The History Of Concrete’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution ahead of LFF slot
EXCLUSIVE: Film debuted at Sundance then played CPH:DOX.
US Supreme Court justice rejects last-gasp antitrust suit targeting Paramount-WBD merger
$111bn transaction scheduled to close on October 6.
Korean film industry rallies around ‘The Assassin(s)’ team after historical inaccuracy claims
Conservative politicians have condemned the feature, leading to protests against the filmmakers and actors.
‘Mr Burton’ feted again at Bafta Cymru 2026 ceremony following 2025 wins
Casting director Lauren Evans recieved the inaugural Bafta Cymru outstanding contribution to craft award.
MBC Studios thriller ‘Traveller’s Hell’ readies long-awaited release
The film is based on a bestselling novel by Osamah Almuslim and directed by Hana Alomair.
Second edition of NLWave hailed success by international programmers
Several works in progress from last year’s inagural edition have also made it onto the international festival circuit.
David Ellison names Skydance leadership ahead of expected closure of Paramount-WBD deal
Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein confirmed to run merged film operations, with Casey Bloys heading streaming.
Syria’s ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ submitted to Oscars, lands US distribution
Syria submits first Oscar entry since fall of Assad.
Oscars best international feature 2027: Syria submits ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’, Pakistan enters ‘Hanging By A Wire’
Screen is profiling each contender on this page.
Jack O’Connell, Odessa A’zion to lead Studiocanal’s ‘The End Of The World As We Know It’
‘An Irish Goodbye’ Oscar winners Tom Berkeley, Ross White to write & direct.
Laila Marrakchi’s ‘Strawberries’ among FilmFest Hamburg winners as 2026 edition breaks attendance records
Other winners included Lav Diaz’s ’Let Us Through’ and ’Just An Illusion’ by French directing duo Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.
German production incentive schemes in the spotlight after 2026 funding runs out
Industry gathers at FilmFest Hamburg to debate the impact of €250m production incentive budget running out at the end of August.
Screen Flanders to be scrapped as local industry sounds the alarm
Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ and Michael R. Roskam’s ‘Le Faux Soir’ are among recent projects supported by the fund.
‘Verity’ tops UK-Ireland box office as ‘Digger’ repeats international struggles
‘Verity’ scores second-best opening for Colleen Hoover adaptation.
Animation Featured lab selects seven projects including ‘The Bear And The Piano’
EXCLUSIVE: Projects include ‘Check Out’, produced by former BBC Film executive Dionne Farrell.
FilmFest Hamburg unveils producer award winners, honours French distributor KMBO
Producer awards hand out prizes worth €85,000, while Kokh presented with distribution award.
‘Verity’ rules worldwide box office as ‘Digger’ capsizes with $20m debut
Amazon MGM thriller ‘Verity’ topped the charts with a $63m debut while ‘Digger’ came in sixth.
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