Ben Dalton
Ben is international reporter at Screen International, based in London, UK. He attends and reports from major international festivals and markets, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice and AFM, 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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Documentary festival’s new head of industry and training talks raising money and creating a safe space for discussions.
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Together Films picks up CPH:DOX title ‘Mediha’, exec produced by Emma Thompson (exclusive)
The film plays in CPH:DOX’s new Human Rights award section.
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2024 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates.
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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2024
Bookmark this page for the latest updates in the territory.
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“Does life have a purpose?”: Max Kestner ponders the themes of his CPH:DOX opener ‘Life And Other Problems’
“If science says ‘communities are not real’, I would try to argue against it.”
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How CPH:DOX is working to bring a culture of documentary viewing to all Danish audiences
“We are not a Copenhagen event for the whole country; we are co-creating a festival with the municipalities.”
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‘Dune: Part Two’ nears £20m after two weekends at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Imaginary’ opens fifth
‘Part Two’ is well ahead of 2021’s ‘Dune’ at the same stage.
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Former Dogwoof exec launches festival strategy agency Indox with CPH:DOX title (exclusive)
Luke Brawley will offer festival strategy services to filmmakers.
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Former Flanders Image exec Christian De Schutter joins LevelK (exclusive)
De Schutter will work on the company’s festival strategies.
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Imaginary’ is main challenger to ‘Dune: Part Two’
Other openers include women’s football doc ‘Copa 71’, event release ‘Titanic – The Musical’.
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Bifa-nominated doc ‘Red Herring’ scores UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
The film won best UK feature at Raindance last year.
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Atom Egoyan hopes for a new Armenian wave of filmmakers; has desire to direct a musical
Egoyan discussed topics including artificial intelligence during his Qumra masterclass.
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Claire Denis talks new Africa-set film ‘The Fence’, and why she will never retire
“The best way to retire is to die. I would like to go on making films.”
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Bifa reveals funding challenges as it launches second Springboard programme (exclusive)
“We have no core funding and the income from the awards doesn’t cover the year-round costs of the organisation.”
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Toni Collette talks upcoming projects as actor, producer and director in Qumra
Acting and directing makes ”one less person you have to communicate with” says Collette.
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‘Dune: Part Two’ dominates UK-Ireland box office with £9.3m for biggest opening since Barbenheimer
The sand-filled sequel opened to almost double the start of the first film.
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LevelK family animation ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ inks key presales including France (exclusive)
3D CGI animation is based on Jakob Martin Strid’s children’s book.
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Jim Sheridan: “The whole film industry is in the emergency room”
Irish director Sheridan updates on multiple projects; talks Daniel Day-Lewis, streamers, Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Jenne Casarotto, co-founder of Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, dies aged 77
Industry pays tribute to one of the leading lights of the UK talent agent scene.
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Aylin Tezel’s ‘Falling Into Place’ secures key deals ahead of Glasgow premiere (exclusive)
Tezel’s debut feature has its UK premiere on Saturday 2.