All articles by Ellie Calnan – Page 2
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FeaturesBerlin 2026: highlights from the Generation, Forum and Panorama Documentary lineups
Screen staff pick out highlights from the Generation, Forum and Panorama Documentary strands. The festival runs February 12-22.
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NewsLaura Poitras named special guest at Visions du Reel’s industry programme
The US documentarian is known for ‘Citizenfour’ and ’All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’.
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NewsTomas Alfredson’s ‘Seance On A Wet Afternoon’ begins filming in UK
Matthew Macfadyen joins the previously announced Rachel Weisz.
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NewsParamount Pictures’ ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ starring Johnny Depp starts filming in UK
Ti West is directing the Charles Dickens adaptation, which also stars Andrea Riseborough and Ian McKellen.
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News2026 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
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NewsUK outfit Counterpoint Productions launches with focus on migrant and refugee stories
It is developing several projects, including a feature co-funded by BBC Film.
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NewsFirst look: Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn in ‘The Beatles’
The four-film biopic is currently in production in the UK.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Primate’, ‘Kangaroo’, ‘Shelter’ and ‘Is This Thing On?’ all launch
Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ also opens.
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NewsUK cinema chain Everyman reports surprise 8.7% revenue rise in 2025
CEO Alex Scrimgeour stepped down in December following a disappointing trading update.
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NewsFive talking points from the Bafta film nominations: Irish success, longlist misses and record breakers
‘One Battle After Another’ leads the nominations with 14, closely followed by Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ with 13.
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NewsPiece of Magic acquires YouTuber Markplier’s film debut ‘Iron Lung’ for key European territories
Markiplier has over 38 million subscribers on YouTube.
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News‘Hamnet’ passes £12m at UK-Ireland box office as ‘The Housemaid’ stays put
‘Saipan’, ‘Mercy’ and ‘No Other Choice’ were the big new releases.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Mercy’, ‘Return To Silent Hill’ and ‘H Is For Hawk’ lead new releases
‘The History Of Sound’ and ‘No Other Choice’ also open.
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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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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ heads to 666 cinemas
‘Rental Family’ and ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ are also out this week.
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NewsStudiocanal’s ‘Elsinore’ adds Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn as UK shoot begins
They join Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman in the biopic of actor Ian Charleson.
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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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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Hamnet’ goes wide in 711 cinemas; ‘Giant’ also launches
In re-releases, Park Circus is screening the David Bowie-starring ’Labyrinth’ in 480 venues for its 40th anniversary.
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NewsNordic Film Market to showcase Dag Johan Haugerud, May el-Toukhy projects
Erik Poppe and Amanda Kernell are also presenting new projects
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NewsAmazon’s ‘Tomb Raider’ series adds Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs as it preps UK-based shoot
Celia Imrie and Bill Paterson also join the cast.














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