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All articles by Matt Mueller
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2025: film sales and acquisitions executives to watch
Showcasing the next-gen leaders in international film sales and acquisitions.
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CommentComment: Cannes is on a stellar run – does it reflect the true strength of the independent film industry?
The festival runs from May 13-24.
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CommentComment: studios should strive to make this generation’s ‘The Matrix’
Cinemagoing needs to be protected, and as the independent space is flourishing, bigger studios should take notice.
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Features11 hot topics from the Bafta nominations: voters embrace genre films, Cannes premieres, Gen Z stars
It is also a mixed year for UK talent and women are missing in many key categories.
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Features‘Paddington In Peru’ producer Rosie Alison on her 20-year journey with the ursine franchise
Alison has been on the Paddington train from the very beginning and is lead producer on the third film.
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FeaturesAnton CEO on why it’s a good time to be making films out of Europe
”The UK has some of the best talents in the world. You just need people like us to fund it.”
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FeaturesMarching on: CEO Zygi Kamasa reflects on True Brit Entertainment’s first year in business
True Brit has six films going into production in 2024 and its first in-house release coming in January.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: film festival programmers and curators to watch
Screen International trains the Future Leaders spotlight on up-and-coming names among festival programmers and curators.
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FeaturesEva Yates on her vision for BBC Film
Two years into her role, BBC Film director Eva Yates reflects on challenges and opportunities for the UK public-funding pillar.
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NewsBBC Film reveals new projects on slate (exclusive)
Includes the second features of Remi Weekes and Raine Allen-Miller.
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FeaturesScreen editors make final Oscars predictions, reflect on 2024 race: “It’s going to go down as one of the great years”
“A great year for the studios, and backed up by fantastic box office, which creates that excitement around the awards show.”
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FeaturesComment: the Independent Film Tax Credit is a victory for the UK industry
With the UK independent film industry getting a vote of confidence, what will emerge as the result of this victory?
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FeaturesSky’s Original Film heads talk big ambitions and unveil new titles on the UK slate (exclusive)
New projects include Ashley Walters action thriller ‘Black Ops’, Irish comedy ‘Blarney’ and an adaptation of Robert Harris’s ‘Fatherland’.
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FeaturesTrue Brit revamping ‘The Critic’ for UK release; Zygi Kamasa talks slate, ambitions for his new company (exclusive)
Following reshoots and a revamped cut, Anand Tucker’s period thriller will be the company’s first UK release.
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NewsChristopher Nolan receives BFI Fellowship as Rishi Sunak makes jokey speech
In his speech Sunak quiped that he planned to lobby Barbara Broccoli for the current James Bond vacancy.
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Features“It’s good to be back in the game”: Danny Perkins on revitalised strategy for the UK’s Elysian Film Group
The company has a new investor for its distribution arm in Canadian producer Jacqueline de Croy.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2023: talent agents and managers to watch
For only the second time, Screen International trains the Future Leaders spotlight on rising names in the talent agent and management sphere.
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FeaturesThe Centrepiece interview: Mike Goodridge, Leontine Petit, Carole Scotta talk Fremantle‑backed alliance The Creatives
The three leading producers tell Screen why their loose three-year alliance with Fremantle makes perfect sense in today’s industry landscape.
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NewsScreen Awards relaunches as Big Screen Awards with new categories for 2022
The event will be held at The Brewery in London on November 24.
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FeaturesThe Euro 75: showcasing Europe’s leading independent producers
In honour of Cannes’ 75th anniversary, Screen International celebrates 75 independent European production companies flying the flag for film in 2022.