‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ runs riot with $196m global session; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ soars to $1.1bn
‘Minions’ film delivers strongest weekend take for a US studio animation in the pandemic era
UK-Ireland box office sees ‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ knock ‘Elvis’ off the top spot
The Universal animation took £10.4m in its debut weekend.
“Russian hackers” crash Czech Film Commission website page detailing safe places to film
Hackers posted a message saying “fuck, u ve been hacked”.
Polish Days unveils 22 projects for New Horizons line-up (exclusive)
Industry event to showcase four completed films, eight works in progress and 10 pitches.
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title ‘1976’ picked up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
A theatrical release is planned for the end of the year or early 2023.
Sophie Linnenbaum’s ‘The Ordinaries’ triumphs at Filmfest München
The sci-fi satire is Sophie Linnenbaum’s graduation film.
2022 film festivals and markets: latest dates, postponements and cancellations
Bookmark this page for all the latest festival date changes.
“Stop talking about it, start raising money”: Liev Schreiber urges Ukraine action at Karlovy Vary
Schreiber also urged caution around Russian state propaganda.
Karlovy Vary opens with interactive ceremony, Eva Zaoralová tribute
Audience members encouraged to scan QR code, which led to YouTube video.
‘Stranger Things’ breaks US streaming record
Series scores huge viewing numbers in advance of season four finale.
Fantasia festival adds nine world premieres to complete line-up
Thirteen North American premieres also added, including Next Sohee for closing night.
Directors Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper on their 10-year odyssey to make bio-punk fairy tale ‘Vesper’
“Our desire was to make a movie about hope.”
Director Andrea Bagney on her Karlovy Vary homage to classical movies ‘Ramona’
’The idea of someone being bored while watching my film is my worst nightmare,’ says debut Spanish director
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ aims for the top
Other new releases include ‘Nitram’ and ‘The Princess’.
Will private equity financing make a comeback for smaller UK companies?
EIS schemes could come back into favour as two producers win significant court cases against tax authorities.
Four finalists revealed for Australia’s CinefestOZ prize
‘Transfusion’ starring Sam Worthington among those in the running.
Venice Gap-Financing Market reveals narrative and doc feature line-up
International projects already have at least 70% of funding in place.
Los Angeles production industry to reinstate indoor masking
The move had been triggered by a jump in Covid cases in Los Angeles County
Andrew Haigh sets new feature ‘Strangers’ with Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell
Project is loosely based on the English translation of a Japanese novel by Taichi Yamada
“Don’t underestimate recession and inflation”: leading UK execs on post-pandemic recovery predictions
A panel discussion took place today (June 30) at the British Screen Forum’s 2022 conference in London.
