All articles by Ellie Calnan – Page 3
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NewsAltitude, Dogwoof among latest BFI distribution funding recipients
The distributors have received funding for the releases of ‘Sister Midnight’ and ‘Ernest Cole’.
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NewsSteve Carell, Jason Schwartzman lead Jesse Armstrong directorial debut for HBO, Sky
Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef also star in the untitled feature.
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NewsUpdated US Oscars telecast ratings climb 1% in 2025 to reach five-year high
19.7m people tuned in to watch Sunday’s ceremony hosted by Conan O’Brien.
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NewsIrish doc ‘A Want In Her’ scores Dublin audience award; full winners unveiled
Myrid Carten’s film about the search for her mother also won the best documentary award.
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NewsHarris Dickinson among speakers at inaugural Picturehouse Create event
Picturehouse Create runs April 3-5 in London and is aimed at anyone working in indie film.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival unveils 2025 dates
The 69th edition will be headed up by festival director Kirsty Matheson.
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NewsOscars 2025 speeches: Sean Baker calls for indie film support, ‘No Other Land’ directors criticise US government
Sex workers, US foreign policy and Jeremy Strong were among some of the themes of this year’s speeches.
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NewsRadu Jude’s Berlin prize winner title ‘Kontinental ‘25’ acquired for North America
The Romanian-set drama won the Silver Bear for best screenplay in Berlin.
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NewsJuliette Binoche, Pedro Almodovar sign petition supporting ‘My Favourite Cake’ filmmakers facing trial in Iran
Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha are accused of “propaganda against the regime”.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Last Showgirl’ parades into 277 cinemas
It is Picturehouse Entertainment’s widest opening ever.
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NewsSmart7 travelling festival competition includes world premiere of Romanian drama ‘Internal Zero’
This is the third edition of the travelling competition across seven European film festivals.
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NewsEdward Berger to deliver keynote at UKCA conference
The UKCA conference takes place March 18 and 19.
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News‘The Blue Trail’ tops Berlin jury grid; solid scores for Sangsoo latest, ‘Timestamp’ doc
Lionel Baier’s ‘The Safe House’ rounded off the final scores on the grid.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Monkey’ swings into 544 cinemas
Brazillian Oscar hopeful ’I’m Still Here’ is also launching.
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News‘Kontinental ‘25’ makes strong debut on Berlin jury grid; decent showing for ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’
There were also middling scores for ‘Mother’s baby’ and ‘Yunan’.
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News‘Blue Moon’, ‘If I Had Legs…’, ‘The Message’ divide critics on Berlin jury grid
‘Girls On Wire’ and ‘What Marielle Knows’ also landed on the grid.
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NewsBenedict Cumberbatch on producing plans, going against “alpha male machismo” in ‘The Thing With Feathers’
The UK drama screens at Berlin as a Special Gala.
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NewsEthan Hawke: “When we prioritise money, what we get is generic material”
The actor was speaking at a press conference for Richard Linklater’s competition title ‘Blue Moon’.
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News‘The Blue Trail’ takes lead on Screen’s Berlin jury grid; Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ also scores strong
‘The Ice Tower’, ‘Ari’, ‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’ also land on the grid.
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NewsBaftas stand-out moments: best speeches, David Tennant’s jokes and Take That
The Bafta Film Awards took place on February 16 at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank.