All articles by Ellie Calnan – Page 5
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’, ‘Eternity’ led new releases
Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’ and Jacinda Ardern doc ‘Prime Minister’ are also out.
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NewsUK industry event Picturehouse Create returns for 2026 edition, names festival producer
The industry event includes screenings, panels and workshops.
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News‘Mr. Men Little Miss’ film in the works for Studiocanal, Heyday Films
It is the first big screen adaptation of the iconic children’s books.
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News‘Pillion’ leads winners at 2025 Bifas with four awards
‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ and ‘A Want In Her’ were also key winners at the London ceremony.
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News‘Pillion’ stars Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Melling on intimacy coordinators, working with indie filmmakers
“Sex scenes are often quite boring,” Skarsgard said.
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NewsThe hot projects that caught the eye of international execs at Tallinn Black Nights 2025
Attendees welcomed the focus on Ukraine of the industry programme.
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NewsUK horror ‘Little Bird’ among Industry@Tallinn & Baltic winners
The film won the most promising project in the European Genre Forum.
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NewsSpanish drama ‘The Good Daughter’ wins top prize at Tallinn Black Nights
Julia de Paz Solvas’s family drama also won the audience award and best actress.
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NewsUkraine launches €50m culture fund, 30% cash rebate for international productions
The announcement was made by the head of the Ukrainian state film agency at the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic event.
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NewsPrivate financiers urge film and TV producers to be more open to digital content
The Tallinn panel said audiences are moving to digital and short-form content.
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News“Producers have to now think like a systems architect,” says AI panel at Tallinn Black Nights festival
The panel also discussed AI tool for screenwriters, dynamic workflows and remaining authentic.
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NewsCostume designer Debra McGuire on 31 years of dressing Jennifer Aniston: “We have a language that doesn’t need to be spoken”
McGuire discussed her experience working on ‘Friends’ and her collaborations with Judd Apatow.
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FeaturesUK director Samuel Abrahams on mockumentary ‘Lady’, casting Sian Clifford and ‘Saltburn’ comparisons
The mockumentary screens in the first feature competition at Tallinn Black Nights.
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FeaturesHow the UK’s regional drama schools are fighting to get working-class talents in front of London casting directors
’Adolescence’ star Owen Cooper attended Manchester-based drama school and casting agency The Drama Mob.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office: ‘The Running Man’, ‘Now You See Me 3’ open in busy weekend for new titles
Further releases include ‘Nuremberg’, ‘Christmas Karma’ and horror title ‘Keeper’.
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FeaturesTallinn industry head Marge Liiske talks rising costs, tackling AI and the importance of children’s films
The industry programme runs November 14-23.
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NewsOscars best international feature 2026: all the films submitted
Screen is profiling each contender on this page.
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News‘Magazine Dreams’ starring Jonathan Majors picked up for UK-Ireland
The film premiered at Sundance in 2023 where it won a special jury award.
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NewsKharmel Cochrane, Rory Aitken among backers of UK startup casting platform Performeo
The directory will be free for actors and individual casting directors.
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NewsTom Ford’s ‘Cry To Heaven’ starring Nicholas Hoult, Adele and Owen Cooper to shoot in UK, Italy
Further cast includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Colin Firth, Hunter Schafer and Ciaran Hinds.