
Mona Tabbara
London-based reporter
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NewsMister Smith acquires ‘Ancestors’ starring Éanna Hardwicke, Jessica Reynolds and Rupert Everett
EXCLUSIVE: Samson Films and Lunatica produce the directorial debut from David Turpin.
News2025 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.
NewsCornerstone acquires ‘The Arrival’ starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Archie Madekwe, Joanna Scanlan and Alex Descas
It is the feature debut of theatre director Bijan Sheibani.
NewsSky restructures Original Film division to focus on acquisitions
EXCLUSIVE: The UK film division has moved away from commissioning and funding in-house development.
NewsOscars best international feature 2026: Madagascar makes first-ever entry with ‘Disco Afrika’
Screen is profiling each contender on this page.
NewsTallinn world premieres ‘The Megalomaniacs’ and ‘Veins’ boarded for sales
The films are part of Reason8’s AFM slate.

NewsEwan McGregor to receive Bafta Scotland honorary award
The Bafta Scotland ceremony takes place on November 16 in Glasgow.

News‘Conclave’ producer Tessa Ross backs call for UK government to cashflow indie tax credit
Ross also spoke passionately about the need for indie producers to have space to work communally.
NewsBFI London Film Festival 2025 opens on track to be “most popular edition of the festival yet”
Ben Roberts, Kristy Matheson and the cast and filmmakers of ’Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ took to the Royal Festival Hall stage.
NewsThree major Bollywood features set to shoot in UK for Yash Raj Films
The BFI and Pact have both signed memorandum of understandings with Indian screen bodies.
News‘Good Boy’ starring Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough sells to UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: A theatrical release is planned for early next year.
NewsScreen Ireland receives funding boost as country extends basic income for creatives scheme
The Irish government laid out its bolstered support for the creative industries in its budget yesterday (October 7).
NewsWestEnd Films bolsters TV team, expands US footprint
The UK-based sales agent has hired a head of television, co-production and IP.
FeaturesNew Film4 head Farhana Bhula talks ambitions, producer fee deferrals and winning over youth audiences
In her first sit-down interview as the new director of Film4, Farhana Bhula discusses her plans for the UK public funder.
FeaturesRebel spirit Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe talks about 20 years of the British Urban Film Festival
Anyiam-Osigwe says he was inspired by figures such as Menelik Shabazz and Kanya King.
NewsWhat are French distributors looking for from UK and Irish films?
French distributors gave their verdict during a discussion at the Dinard Festival Of British & Irish Film professionals’ rendezvous.
NewsJohn Gore Studios takes majority stake in Hilary Bevan Jones’ UK outfit Hilltop Screen
Francis Hopkinson has been named creative director of the John Gore Studios group.









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