Paramount reaffirms Warner Bros Discovery bid after board rejection
Paramount urges WBD shareholders to tender shares by January 21.
Fellipe Barbosa’s ‘Leila Et La Nuit’ joins Lucky Number’s 2026 Paris Rendez-Vous slate
EXCLUSIVE: The Morocco-set family drama stars Roschdy Zem and Marina Fois and is based on real-life events
‘A Man’s Skin’ with Catherine Deneuve among Playtime’s French slate for Paris Rendez-Vous
Claire Pommet, Stefan Crepon and Karin Viard star with Deneuve in graphic novel adaptation ‘A Man’s Skin’
Best Friend Forever launches debut features ‘Fief’, ‘The Ecology Of Feelings’
EXCLUSIVE: The Brussels-based company is also reteaming with Claude Schmitz for caper comedy ‘Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems’
Local hits led by ‘Buen Camino’ help stabilise Italian box office in 2025
Released theatrically on December 25, Checco Zalone’s latest comedy hit Buen Camino grossed €36m in just seven days.
UK-Ireland box office rises 1% in 2025
It was the strongest post-pandemic year to date, thanks to the diversity of releases, but lacked a runaway box office hit.
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.
Daniel Auteuil-directed WW2 drama ‘When The Night Falls’ heads SND’s 2026 sales slate
EXCLUSIVE: The lineup also includes 1950s cabaret drama Crazy Heart and culture-clash comedy God Bless This Mess
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.
High-profile lawyer for Nick Reiner leaves the case as arraignment postponed
Alan Jackson has previously acted for clients including Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey.
‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ lead Actor Awards nominations
International films mostly missed out on nominations for the important awards.
US exhibition group opposes Warner Bros Discovery sale
Cinema United is “deeply concerned” about the prospect of a Netflix deal for WBD.
China box office up 22% in 2025 as animation rules
Four animations were in the top 10, capturing a 42.5% market share between them.
Goteborg lineup includes world premieres of Alex Camilleri, Julia Thelin titles
World premieres include Alex Camilleri’s Malta-set drama Zejtune and Swedish director Julia Thelin’s The Patron.
UK-Ireland December 2025 box office down 10% on 2024
‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ leads for December, but the film is tracking behind 2024’s ’The Way Of Water’.
Mk2 adds Remi Chaye’s ‘Fleur’ and buzzy directorial debuts to Paris Rendez-Vous slate
EXCLUSIVE: It has also revealed a first-look pic of ‘The Birthday Party’ starring Monica Bellucci
Imax scores record $1.28bn global box office take for 2025
A big jump in grosses from local language films helped drive the record year.
Warner Bros Discovery rejects Paramount’s amended offer
The WBD board said that to pull out of the Netflix deal would cost WBD $4.7bn.
Belgium’s Caviar completes management buyout with backing from Europe’s Together Fund
Caviar, previously owned by telco Telenet, is behind films such as The Sound Of Metal, War Pony and The Rider.
