All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 2
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NewsManchester Animation Festival launches BFI-backed animation development lab
EXCLUSIVE: Seven-month lab will turn animation concepts into fully developed packages.
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News‘The Odyssey’ scores impressive £11.9m second weekend at UK-Ireland box office
Christopher Nolan’s epic passes £35m after just 10 days in cinemas.
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NewsRay Winstone, Danny Dyer team up for crime thriller ‘Going Under’
EXCLUSIVE: Producers include ‘Obsession’s James Harris; Vertigo Releasing to release in UK-Ireland next year.
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NewsUniversal, Bleecker Street acquire ‘George Michael: The Faith Tour’ for cinema release
Film features concert footage from Paris stop of Michael’s 1988 Faith tour.
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NewsVenice Competition thriller ‘Back To Buenos Aires’ acquired for international sales
EXCLUSIVE: Inspired by the director’s own experience, film depicts trial of officers from Argentina’s military dictatorship.
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FeaturesSix talking points from the Venice 2026 lineup: Studios and female directors go missing
In Competition, just one title out of 20 is directed by a woman.
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NewsMax Minghella, Prano Bailey-Bond among Edinburgh industry speakers
Events include Bifa industry talk on working beyond first feature.
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NewsVenice Horizons title ‘Eklipse’ acquired for international sales
EXCLUSIVE: Debut feature is set in Tyrolean Alps during the 1999 full solar eclipse.
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NewsVenice Horizons title ‘What Belongs To Others’ boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film is second feature from Polish filmmaker Grzegorz Debowski.
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NewsBFI reveals next director of Filmmaking Funds
New director will take over from Mia Bays in October.
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News‘Low Expectations’ starring girl in red acquired for UK-Ireland cinema release
EXCLUSIVE: Film will come to UK-Ireland cinemas in early 2027.
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NewsVenice’s Giornate degli Autori lineup includes Lili Horvat, Robert Guediguian films
10 features in competition include five debuts.
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NewsUK appoints new chancellor in role that controls government cultural funding
Burnham is first UK prime minister to have previously been culture secretary.
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NewsUK’s Curzon revamps senior team
EXCLUSIVE: Jake Garriock promoted, Damian Spandley departs, Louisa Dent becomes a consultant.
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NewsVenice Critics’ Week unveils 2026 lineup
Nine features include UK title ‘Our Share Of Sand’, Brazilian fetish disability drama ‘London’.
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News‘The Odyssey’ fires up UK-Ireland summer box office with huge £12.6m weekend
Second-biggest opening weekend of the year, second-biggest opening ever for Christopher Nolan.
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NewsDMC, Fine Point Films expand partnership with strategic stake
Trevor Birney’s Fine Point Films has taken a strategic stake in DMC’s Dublin business.
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NewsWelsh UFO comedy-drama ‘Out There’ acquired for sales ahead of Edinburgh launch
EXCLUSIVE: First image of Michael Sheen in the film.
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NewsLocarno Film Festival unveils 2026 lineup including Hong Sangsoo, Denis Cote films
103 world premieres include new films from Maria Back, Ann Oren, Basil Da Cunha.
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NewsBritish Council relaunches £623,000 Travel Grant Fund to support international festival, lab attendance
Travel Grant Fund will complement UKGSF’s Festival Launch Support Fund.