All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 3
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NewsBen Sharrock’s ‘Alone Together’ starring Callum Turner, Adria Arjona and Amir El-Masry picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The film is sold be HanWay and will shoot in Oman and Jordan in the autumn.
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FeaturesDublin film festival’s Grainne Humphreys on the young audiences packing out the 2026 event
The festival closes on March 1 with the world premiere of John Carney’s ‘Power Ballad’.
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NewsUK’s Cantilever Media secures £500,000 investment from Creative Growth Finance
Cantilever will use the investment to expand its UK-Ireland distribution arm, Kazoo Films.
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NewsUK culture secretary Lisa Nandy welcomes “full investigation” into BBC broadcast of Baftas
The BBC has agreed to a “fast-tracked” investigation.
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NewsNetflix series ‘Wednesday’ starts shooting in Ireland
Winona Ryder, Chris Sarandon and Noah Taylor have joined the cast.
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NewsBrendan Canty’s ‘Christy’, ‘Hamnet’ key winners at Irish Film and Television Academy awards
The awards took place on February 20.
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NewsTime’s Up UK, Black Beauty Roster launch certification plan to tackle on-set hair and make-up discrimination
Lashana Lynch, Naomie Harris and Barbara Broccoli are among the industry names supporting the initiative.
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NewsBFI-backed Gatecrashers lab for working-class genre writers unveils cohort
EXCLUSIVE: ’What It Feels Like For A Girl’ star Hannah Frances Therese Jones, ’High Wire’ director Calif Chong both taking part.
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News‘Madfabulous’ among world premieres at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2026
Russell T Davies will give this year’s BFI Flare Screen Talk.
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FeaturesWe Are Parable on building consistent, UK-wide Black cinema programming
The We Are Here initiative aims to build a consistent level of Black cinema programming across the country.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery sets March date for Netflix deal vote
Paramount has until February 23 to make its “best and final offer”.
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NewsUK’s Castle Cinema to operate former Catford Mews venue
An operator for a second cinema in the south London borough of Lewisham has also been found.
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FeaturesHow the British Business Bank is stepping up support for UK independent film
“The bank has got more firepower now [to help the creative industries]”
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FeaturesWhy the industry wants a revamped London Screenings
The demise of London Screenings has left the UK film industry without a dedicated export market — and both sellers and buyers are clamouring for a replacement. Screen speaks to UK sales execs and international buyers about what the priorities should be for a successor event.
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NewsBFI documentary funding receives 20% boost
EXCLUSIVE: The BFI is investing £7.2m of National Lottery funding from 2026-29.
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News‘Árru’ Norwegian producer Elisa Fernanda Pirir on the climate crisis facing local production
The film follows an Indigenous Sámi reindeer herder fighting to protect her ancestorial land, and world premieres at Berlin in Panorama.
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NewsCanadian thriller ‘The Last Assassins’ locks in key deals
EXCLUSIVE: The thriller has sold to North America and UK-Ireland.
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NewsNascent UK production company Public Pictures on elevated genre slate and building an industry hub
The company has invested in a London creative hub to encourage collaboration with fellow UK producers.
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NewsArab filmmakers return to Berlin to talk politics
Films in selection include Abdallah Alkhatib’s ’ Chronicles From The Siege’ and Rania Rafei’s ’The Day Of Wrath: Tales From Tripoli’.
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NewsUK-Nigeria financier Amplify Capital talks supporting African and diaspora filmmaking
Amplify Capital was founded by Ademola Elebute in 2023, and was a backer of Sundance and Berlin premiere ‘Lady’.