All BBC Film articles
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NewsShane Meadows wraps feature ‘Chork’ for 42, Unified, BBC Film, BFI, Altitude
Film scheduled to release in cinemas in 2026.
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NewsKate Phillips confirmed as chief content officer at BBC
Phillips has held the broadcaster’s top editorial post on an interim basis since March.
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NewsEmma Hewitt to join UK standards authority CIISA from BBC Film
EXCLUSIVE: Hewitt has been communications lead at BBC Film since 2018.
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News“Tenderness is the new punk” says Joachim Trier in Cannes
“Polarisation, anger and machismo aren’t the way forward.”
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NewsLouise Stern’s ‘A Hand Rises’ set in deaf community wraps UK shoot
EXCLUSIVE: The BFI and BBC Film-backed debut features a predominantly deaf cast.
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NewsUK’s Cannes Great 8 showcase includes ‘Animol’, ‘Madfabulous’
‘Ish’ and ‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ will also feature.
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News200 producers call on BBC Film, Film4 to reaffirm commitment to UK independent film sector
Letter spearheaded by Producers’ Anonymous.
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NewsWhy BBC Film and Film4 each backed a Cannes Competition film with no UK director or production company
Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ is backed by BBC Film, while Film4 has supported Oliver Hermanus’ ‘The History Of Sound’.
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NewsJuno Studios, B-Side, Turnover Films among recipients of BBC’s Small Indie Fund
The fund will distribute £1.3m between companies with turnover of under £10m.
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NewsHarry Lighton’s UK debut ‘Pillion’ acquired for US distribution
Screen Star of Tomorrow Lighton’s feature debut is a bike gang romance.
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News‘Peaky Blinders’ film lands at Netflix with Tom Harper to direct
Production is set to begin later this year.
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FeaturesEva Yates on her vision for BBC Film
Two years into her role, BBC Film director Eva Yates reflects on challenges and opportunities for the UK public-funding pillar.
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NewsBBC Film makes key hire from media law firm Lee & Thompson (exclusive)
Anwen Griffiths will replace Geraldine Atlee, who is moving role within the BBC.
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News“A wave comes and it goes”: Rising UK filmmakers debate pros and cons of being labelled part of a movement
Charlotte Regan, Luna Carmoon, Adura Onashile and Lucy Cohen were speaking alongside Mia Bays and Eva Yates at the Glasgow Film Festival.
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NewsAlief acquires Lucy Cohen’s Glasgow premiere 'Edge Of Summer’ (exclusive)
Cohen’s narrative feature debut is produced by Dorothy St Pictures, with backing from BBC Film and BFI.
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NewsQuiddity Films, Wild Swim Films, barry crerar among recipients of BBC’s Small Indie Fund
UK film companies are now eligible to apply for the BBC’s £1.5m Small Indie Fund.
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NewsWhat are the key themes to emerge from the submissions to the UK government film and TV committee?
Hot topics included more support for the public funders, an enhanced tax break for lower-budget productions and streamer interventions.
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NewsBBC Film bolsters its support for UK producers with fresh initiatives (exclusive)
The associate producer programme will support up to eight emerging producers, and the BBC’s Small Indie Fund is now open to film companies.
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FeaturesUK producers Helen Simmons, Loran Dunn talk harnessing Joseph Quinn’s fanbase for Venice title ‘Hoard’
They have produced Luna Carmoon’s debut feature ‘Hoard’, debuting in Critics’ Week at Venice.
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FeaturesNaqqash Khalid on his UK debut ‘In Camera’: “I’m not interested in a more palatable version”
Khalid’s debut feature, starring Nabhaan Rizwan, premieres at Karlovy Vary.