All articles by Mona Tabbara – Page 8
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NewsBen Whishaw and Peter Mullan to star in Tom Stuart’s ‘Night Swimming’ for Bankside Films
EXCLUSIVE: Whishaw and Stuart are also producers on the project, alongside 130 Elektra Films.
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NewsAntonia Campbell-Hughes’ ‘High End’, Sally Potter’s ‘Alma’ receive UK Global Screen Fund support
Six co-productions have received a total of £962,000.
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NewsBectu, CIISA, Spotlight sign open letter to UK government calling for action against on-set injuries
76% of film and TV workers have had an injury at work, according to a UK survey.
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News‘The Exiled’, starring Alessandro Nivola, wraps in Canada and Slovakia for Protagonist Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: The Canadian psychological thriller is directed by Stephen Campanelli.
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FeaturesWho is in the running to be the next head of the BFI Filmmaking Funds?
UK producers reveal who they would like to see take the role.
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NewsLeo Woodall and Clémence Poésy to star in Peter Hoar’s ‘A Waiter In Paris’ for Cornerstone Films
Source: Ron Adar-Shutterstock, Peter Searle Clémence Poésy, Leo Woodall The project has been developed with the support of the Curzon CM Development Fund.
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NewsCatherine Zeta-Jones joins ‘A Visit To Grandpa’s’ as UK shoot gets underway
A first look has been unveiled.
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NewsNeon acquires Bong Joon Ho’s debut animation ‘Ally’ for North America
A theatrical release is plotted for 2027.
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NewsVanessa Kirby and Lewis Pullman to star in Kitty Green’s ‘The Spacesuit’ for HanWay Films
UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance will represent North America.
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NewsSophie Thatcher, Erin Kellyman and Joe Alwyn to star in ‘Cavendish’ for Cornerstone
The thriller is set against the witch hunts of 17th-century Britain and will shoot in Poland in September.
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NewsBFI opens applications for Filmmaking Funds director role
EXCLUSIVE: The salary is £100,000 per annum on a five-year fixed contract.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week Irish-French documentary ‘Tin Castle’ picked up for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The film follows the O’Reilly family as they face eviction from their trailer in Ireland.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Michael’ spins into 713 sites
Also new this weekend: family animation ’Hitpig!’ and A24’s ‘Mother Mary’.
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NewsBritish Urban Film Festival unveils 2026 titles and filmmaker revenue participation model
Line-up includes ’C.R.E.A.M’, a ’Romeo & Juliet’ adaptation told through Wu-Tang Clan song lyrics.
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News‘One Battle After Another’ Irish VFX specialists open Dublin studio Enbarr
Ed Bruce and Nicholas Murphy’s new company will also nurture rising digital artists.
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NewsCynthia Erivo to star in ‘The Road Home’ for Studiocanal, Palisades Park Pictures
Thabo Rametsi and Guy Pearce are also starring.
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NewsHow are the UK and Ireland indie film sectors represented at Cannes 2026?
‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ and ‘Tin Castle’ head to the Croisette in a modest year for UK and Irish filmmakers.
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NewsCornerstone boards Bleecker Street horror ‘When Darkness Loves Us’ starring Emilia Clarke
Cornerstone is handling on behalf of Bleecker Street.
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NewsNaomi Watts to star in ballet romance ‘Margot & Rudi’ for Good Chaos, WestEnd Films
The romantic drama tells the true story of ballet legends Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
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NewsNorthern Ireland Screen explores all-Ireland co-funding mechanism and cash-flowing tax credit in four-year strategy
Northern Ireland Screen-backed projects have generated £477m for the local economy across four years (2022-26).