All articles by Ben Dalton
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News2025 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates.
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NewsUK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2025
Bookmark this page and keep track of the latest film release dates in the UK & Ireland.
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News"I’m going to do a rewrite”: What a group of CineLink filmmakers learned at Slano Film Days
Teams from eight projects attended Slano Film Days ahead of Sarajevo.
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News‘28 Years Later’ comes alive at UK-Ireland box office with £3.9m opening
Zombie film takes more than the openings of its two predecessors combined.
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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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NewsSarajevo, Slano support five female filmmakers from Southeast Europe
Filmmakers include Ena Sendijarevic, Aida Begic.
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NewsRuben Ostlund updates on “tough shoot” on ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’
Ostlund has been editing his new film while attending Croatia’s Slano Film Days.
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NewsVue Lumière adds two titles to UK-Ireland distribution slate
EXCLUSIVE: Distributor tops up slate after launching late last year.
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NewsBifa confirms ceremony dates, venue for next three years; appoints board members
EXCLUSIVE: Awards ceremony has confirmed dates through to 2027.
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NewsAlli Haapasalo’s ‘Tell Everyone’ starts shooting in Finland
EXCLUSIVE: New film from ‘Girl Picture’ director follows a woman condemned to a mental asylum who refuses to submit to her fate.
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FeaturesConversation not competition is the aim of Croatia’s innovative Slano Film Days
“The idea is to speak about our experience, knowledge, and to inspire each other,” says Mirsad Purivatra.
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NewsMubi responds to criticism of investment from Sequoia Capital
Mubi received investment from Sequoia Capital, which also invests in an Israeli defence technology startup.
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News‘How To Train Your Dragon’ breathes fire at UK-Ireland box office with £5.7m opening
Live-action remake scores biggest opening of ‘Dragon’ franchise.
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News‘How To Train Your Dragon’ roars to near-$200m global opening weekend
Celine Song’s romance ‘Materialists’ takes fifth place in the worldwide chart.
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NewsGeorgia’s Eliso film awards selects winners for 2025 edition
Jury including Agnieszka Holland, Carlos Reygadas selected winners.
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NewsNatalie Portman-produced ‘Arco’ wins Cristal top prize at Annecy 2025
Jury award for ‘ChaO’; prizes for ‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’, ‘Endless Cookie’.
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NewsPaul McCartney is the walrus in animated film ‘High In The Clouds’
McCartney says main character is based on John Lennon, another character inspired by Linda McCartney.
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NewsPixar announces feature film ‘Gatto’ about a cat in Venice, teases ‘Toy Story 5’
‘Gatto’ is in production and will release in cinemas in summer 2027.
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News‘Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85’ series to release next year with additional characters
The Duffer brothers are executive producing the new ‘Stranger Things’ animated series.
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News“AI will never have a sense of humour,” says Matt Groening
Groening also updated on a potential second The Simpsons film: “In perfect world, we’d do it.”