All articles by Charles Gant
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FeaturesSeven Oscar nominations talking points: voters love international, Warner Bros soars and ‘Wicked 2’ sinks
The steadily increasing international outlook of the US Academy Awards has been confirmed once again.
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FeaturesAwards campaigners react to 2026 Bafta longlists: “It’s great to see Bafta recognising British indie films in key categories”
Second-round Bafta voting closes on January 20, and Bafta nominations are announced on January 27
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FeaturesBafta flashback: ‘This Is England’ producer Mark Herbert on his Sylvester Stallone moment and taking the bus with Javier Bardem
“This was the first time my wife had met a seat filler. It was fish-out-of-water vibes.”
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NewsSeven talking points from the Bafta 2026 film longlists
The longlists of the Bafta Film Awards 2026 provide the first concrete look at how the race is shaping up in the UK.
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FeaturesWhich films are in contention for Bafta’s 2026 children’s and family film award?
The jury will this year will choose between 14 submitted films.
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FeaturesWhat are the animation contenders at the 2026 Oscars and Baftas?
A $1bn box-office hit, a streaming smash and hand-drawn festival favourites lead the charge for the animated feature Oscar and Bafta.
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FeaturesHow the life of UK comic John Bishop became Bradley Cooper’s latest directing effort ‘Is This Thing On?’
Screen quizzes Cooper, writer/star Will Arnett, writer Mark Chappell and producer Kris Thykier about the film’s zigzag production journey
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News‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ hits $760m at global box office after strong hold; Italy’s ‘Buen Camino’ delivers Christmas smash
‘Anaconda’ opens in third place with $44m.
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FeaturesScreen’s guide to the 2026 international feature Oscar shortlist
Asia and Middle East make strong showing with wide global spread of shortlisted films.
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News‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ scores $345m debut at global box office; ‘Zootopia 2’ posts solid hold
’Fire And Ash’ provided the biggest opening of 2025 in France, Germany, Spain, South Korea and many smaller markets.
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FeaturesFrom ‘Adolescence’ to ‘Urchin’: UK casting director Shaheen Baig on her phenomenal year and opening up her “closed-shop” profession
The casting director talks to Screen about her approach to the craft.
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FeaturesBaftas 2026: Which films are in the race for outstanding British film?
Many contenders are already making waves at awards ceremonies.
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FeaturesBafta flashback: Asif Kapadia on an embarrassing moment with Richard Attenborough
The quadruple Bafta winner on his first time at the awards, his fallout with Harvey Weinstein and pushing for a documantary award.
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FeaturesWho are the early Oscar and Bafta frontrunners in the acting categories?
This year’s Oscars and Baftas could see a record number of nominees among actors performing in languages other than English.
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FeaturesThe Brit 50: SunnyMarch
The company has launched two projects in 2025: Dylan Southern’s The Thing With Feathers and Searchlight Pictures’ The Roses
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FeaturesThe Brit 50: Neal Street Productions
Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris’s 22-year-old company works across film, TV and theatre
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FeaturesThe Brit 50: Blueprint Pictures
Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin’s founded their company in 2005. Its recent hits include All Of Us Strangers and Wicked Little Letters
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News‘Chainsaw Man’ leads global box office in quiet session; ‘Bugonia’ is top new entry with $9m total
Sony’s anime title ‘Chainsaw Man’ topped the charts with $18.6m worldwide.
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News‘Chainsaw Man’ rules global box office, beating soft openers ‘Regretting You’ and ‘Springsteen’
Anime title ‘Chainsaw Man’ scored $30m thanks to new openings in North America, Latin America and Europe.
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News‘Black Phone 2’ rules global box office with $42m opening; ‘Tron: Ares’ passes $100m
The horror sequel has opened with an estimated $26.5m in North America and $15.5m across 71 international markets.