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FeaturesThe director of ‘Providence And The Guitar’ on casting heartthrob singer Salvador Sobral
Providence And The Guitar is a loose adaptation of an early story by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson
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FeaturesWhy are the share prices of international exhibitors falling?
Are investors losing faith in cinemas as an asset class?
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Features“I worked so differently on this”: How Jessie Buckley tried new techniques to find the emotion for ‘Hamnet’
Buckley calls her director Chloe Zhao “an alchemist, who wants the energy to cook to the most potent vibration.”
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FeaturesRising UK producer Alex Polunin on Sundance premieres ‘Lady’ and ‘Filipiñana’ and why he is based in Scotland
Polunin’s slate also includes Rotterdam premiere ‘The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford’ and the debut feature of Dylan Holmes Williams.
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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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FeaturesGoteborg Film Festival artistic director Pia Lundberg on Sweden’s sector challenges and political snubs
Goteborg Film Festival runs from January 23 to February 1.
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Features15 Sundance 2026 acquisition titles to look out for
Final Park City/Salt Lake City edition runs January 22-February 1.
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FeaturesFrench sellers herald upbeat and busy Rendez-Vous 2026
’There was really a good vibe all around,” said attendees.
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FeaturesWhat are the big French films local exhibitors are looking forward to in 2026?
After a poor 2025 for local ‘locomotives’, the French industry is upbeat for 2026’s titles.
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FeaturesSundance heads talk final Park City edition, why the focus on US deals misses the point
2026 edition runs January 22-February 1.
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Features“There’s more work to do”: Bafta film committee chairs talk levelling the longlists playing field
Warner Bros Leavesden’s Emily Stillman and We Are Parable’s Anthony Andrews were elected chair and deputy chair last year.
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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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FeaturesBeyond Studio Ghibli: the impact of anime on this year’s awards race
Anime is no longer just big in Japan, it’s now a truly global sensation
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FeaturesMamoru Hosoda on using an innovative new animation style for his Hamlet-inspired ‘Scarlet’
‘Scarlet’ is the first film in four years from the anime director, who was Oscar-nominated in 2019 for ‘Mirai’
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FeaturesFrom Terrence Malick to celebrating “a little life”: the inspirations behind Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar’s ‘Train Dreams’
The filmmakers’ adaptation of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella explores the life of a labourer and logger in the Pacific Northwest over several decades
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FeaturesWhat do the winners and losers of the Bafta longlists reveal about awards season? - The Screen Podcast
The team also looks at the Golden Globes results and explore date shifts for the European Film Awards and the Bafta nominations.
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FeaturesWhy the organisers of the 2026 European Film Awards have worked to “zhuzh it up a little bit” this year
Matthijs Wouter Knol and Mark Cousins on what to expect at this year’s ceremony.
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Features“Focus on what you can control,” leading psychotherapist advises film and TV freelancers struggling with January anxieties
UK-based Sarah McCaffrey of Solas Mind has worked on productions including Hamnet, Adolescence, Mickey 17, Wicked, and Paddington In Peru.
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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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FeaturesHow pandemic-era BTS concerts and Korean folklore inspired ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
Writer/directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans discuss the evolution of the Golden Globe-winning musical animation phenomenon – the most-watched film of all time on Netflix