Ben Dalton
Ben is senior reporter at Screen International, based in London, UK and covering the UK and international territories. He attends and reports from major international festivals and markets, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and Sundance, plus specialised events such as Annecy and CineEurope, and European festivals in Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo, Tallinn and more.
Ben reports across the film chain, from development, production, sales and distribution, through festivals, markets, awards and exhibition. He regularly writes on key industry topics around diversity and representation, training, production regulations and new forms of exhibition; and hosts panels and discussions for Screen.
Prior to joining Screen in February 2018, Ben was on a four-person team at the British Independent Film Awards, assisting with the marketing and production of the event. He has also worked for the Sundance Institute as an advisor, and as an assistant at festivals including Sundance and London.
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2024 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2024
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Moin Hussain’s Venice Critics’ Week title ‘Sky Peals’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Faraz Ayub, Natalie Gavin and Claire Rushbrook all star.
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Berlinale appoints Tanja Meissner as Berlinale Pro and European Film Market director
Reshaped role will see German-French exec Meissner oversee both areas.
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ climbs into over 650 cinemas
Space for indie titles ‘La Chimera’, ‘The Almond And The Seahorse’.
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Cycling drama ‘Hard Miles’ starring Matthew Modine secures UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Sean Astin, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Leslie David Baker star alongside Modine.
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101 Films International to launch sales on comedy horror ‘Crocodylus: Mating Season’ (exclusive)
A private investigator is hired to look into the legend of a human-alligator hybrid.
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Venice extends artistic director Alberto Barbera’s contract through 2026
New president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco says “I felt an immediate understanding” with Barbera.
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Steven Soderbergh’s Sundance title ‘Presence’ acquired for UK-Ireland theatrical release (exclusive)
Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan star in the film.
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UK’s NFTS selects 20 executives for Inside Pictures training programme (exclusive)
Participants from All3Media, Studiocanal, Curtis Brown.
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Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling to star in Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’ for Element, Cornerstone
Picturehouse Entertainment is also providing production finance in a first for the UK company.
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Mubi buys Cannes Competition title ‘The Substance’ for territories including UK, US
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid star.
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Bifa unveils UK producers selected for Springboard career support programme (exclusive)
Producers of ‘In Camera’, ‘Pretty Red Dress’ also on the yearly programme.
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TrustNordisk boards Eirik Svensson’s ‘Safe House’ starring Kristine Kujath Thorp (exclusive)
The thriller is based on real events in the Central African Republic in 2013.
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‘The Fall Guy’ tops UK-Ireland box office with £3.2m opening; ‘The Phantom Menace’ flies again
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ makes decent start at over £1,000-per-cinema.
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Studiocanal appoints Netflix exec as head of global acquisitions & analytics
New hire will be responsible for setting overall strategy for Studiocanal’s film acquisitions.
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Rapt Films picks up Australian coming-of-age drama ‘Sunflower’ (exclusive)
The LGBTQ+ drama was selected in the inaugural Queer Screen Goes to Cannes showcase.
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Fall Guy’ rises to the challenge in over 700 cinemas
Sony horror ‘Tarot’ in 400 sites; Lionsgate starts ‘Love Lies Bleeding’.
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Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy lead Enid Blyton adaptation ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’
Principal photography to begin in June 2024.
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Tine Fischer appointed director of Danish Film Institute
Fischer joins the DFI from the National Film School of Denmark.