All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 2
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NewsSecond World War propaganda porn drama ‘Think Of England’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Hawkins’ psychological drama played at Tallinn and Glasgow.
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News‘The Summer Book’ starring Glenn Close and Anders Danielsen Lie picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie McDowell’s drama will be theatrically released on August 7.
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NewsBFI unveils £14.6m funding allocation for youth education and skills programmes
EXCLUSIVE: The 2026-29 funding round will see additional areas across the UK targeted, including Fife, Newham and Omagh.
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NewsUK film production spend dips 11% year-on-year in first quarter of 2026
However, local film production spend is up 69%
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FeaturesWhy ‘don’t fear drama’ is the mantra for independent film financier Desmar
The Los Angeles, Singapore and London-based company is committed to championing auteur-driven projects in the sub-$10m bracket
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NewsBuyers and sellers give their verdict on Cannes 2026
General view was that the range and quality of market packages marked an improvement on 2025.
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NewsUK cinema sector fair pay concerns raised by ICO survey
The ICO survey has also revealed a big increase in volunteer roles in the sector in the past four years.
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NewsBFI to expand geographical reach of Skills Clusters Fund
EXCLUSIVE: In addition to £9m for its existing seven skills clusters, £2.9m has been set aside for new regions.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Charity introduces “industry first” anti-racism well-being adviser
Chartered psychologist Anthony Newton will support Black and global majority professionals working behind the scenes in film, TV and cinema who are experiencing racism, racialised bullying or harassment.
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NewsStudiocanal, Sun Africa Group sign three-year South African theatrical distribution deal
Sun Africa Group will theatrically distribute Studiocanal’s English-language slate including ’Pressure’ and ‘Ink’.
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FeaturesClio Barnard on ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’: “It’s about housing and how f**ked up that is”
Clio Barnard is the only high-profile UK filmmaker selected for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning in Directors’ Fortnight.
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News“There’s been a huge gold rush”: video game IP hot property in Hollywood, say experts at Cannes UK Pavilion
Producers from the UK and New Zealand discussed finding the right IP for cross-media adaptations.
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NewsWhich films are in the running for the 2026 Venice Film Festival?
The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, Wild Horse Nine, A Woman Unknown, Being Heumann tipped for Lido bows.
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NewsCannes Palestine Pavilion organisers on securing a long-term presence at the festival
A Palestine pavilion has returned for the third time in the festival’s history.
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News‘Rise Of The Footsoldier: Retribution’ locks in key international deals
EXCLUSIVE: Carnaby International Sales and Distribution is selling the project at Cannes.
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NewsUK comedy ‘Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint’ unwraps UK-Ireland deal
EXCLUSIVE: A first look image has been unveiled.
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NewsSee-Saw Films and Entourage Ventures enter $50m slate financing partnership
Entourage Ventures will invest up to $50m in equity across a slate of future See-Saw feature films over the next three years.
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NewsIrish producer David Collins on Cannes Critics’ Week selection ‘Tin Castle’ and the secret to a long career
‘Tin Castle’ is directed by French-Irish filmmaker Alexander Murphy, and sold by Films Boutique.
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NewsDirectors’ Fortnight’s ‘Clarissa’ filmmakers on their next feature and the future of Nigerian cinema
Arie and Chuko Esiri have co-directed a modern-day adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s ’Mrs Dalloway’.
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News“Hunger for IP-driven material can seem overwhelming”: producers to discuss adaptations at Cannes UK Pavilion
Speakers include Element Pictures’ Chelsea Morgan Hoffman, Good Gate Media’s John Giwa-Amu and Fumes and Piki Films’ Carthew Neal.