99% of UK film and TV performers prepared to take industrial action over AI, reveals Equity vote
Performers voted yes to refuse to be digitally scanned on set to secure AI protections.
Norwegian true crime drama ‘The Horsemen Of The Apocalypse’ wraps shoot, adds sales agent
EXCLUSIVE: Lene Berg’s film examines her father, film director Arnljot Berg’s arrest for murder in 1975.
2025 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.
Canal+ unveils 2026 slate and global strategy at Paris showcase
The French media giant revealed two new major English-language projects.
“Robust measures” in place to prevent film tax credit fraud following allegations against some producers
A small number of UK producers have been accused of making fraudulent claims for UK film tax credit support.
Yvonne Ibazebo, Daisy Allsop among UK producers to participate in Get It Seen 2026 programme
EXCLUSIVE: The programme aims to help producers develop ambitious slates of film projects.
Gurinder Chadha, Shane Meadows, Amma Asante on board for ‘London, I Love You’
Production to begin in April 2026 for BK Studios, Culmination Productions, Pathfinder.
Christophe Honore and Emmanuel Mouret prep new films for Pyramide International
EXCLUSIVE: They are the 1970s-set family drama ‘Orange-Flavoured Wedding’ and murder mystery ‘Dr Albertini’s Office’, respectively.
Screen International’s Global Production Awards to return for 2026
The awards ceremony will take place during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on May 18.
Idris Elba to stop acting “eventually to transfer to being a director fully”
Elba discussed his Ghana-filmed Apple feature ‘This Is How It Goes’.
‘Shankly’, about Liverpool football legend Bill Shankly, in the works from MetFilm
EXCLUSIVE: The film will be a dramatisation of Shankly’s life, played by actors.
Pact appoints former UK government advisor Nigel Warner as CEO
John McVay departs in March 2026.
Rufus Love, Harry Richards’ UK feature ‘Yamas!’ wraps Greek island shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Film shot for three weeks on island of Evia.
‘Sink’ producer Alaa Alasad readies shoot plans for Ameen Nayfeh’s ‘Jo Of Montreal’
EXCLUSIVE: The Jordanian producer is prepping ‘Jo Of Montreal’ alongside Lara Zeidan’s ‘Birthday’.
PlayMaker Studios opens in Saudi’s Qiddiya City with ‘Unbroken Sword’
The major new production facility will host upcoming historical action feature ’Unbroken Sword’ as its first film.
Spirit Media boards Bren Foster’s Australian martial arts drama ‘Relentless’
Martial arts star Foster also leads the cast as a former soldier forced back into the world of underground fighting.
Olsberg SPI, Screen experts discuss key trends in global film and TV production incentives
The session was co-hosted by Joe Stirling Lee, consultant at SPI, alongside Screen’s location editor Gabriella Geisinger.
Alba August, Sverrir Gudnason lead Tea Lindeburg’s ‘The Seal Woman’ for Reinvent Yellow
EXCLUSIVE: ‘As In Heaven’ director Lindeburg’s second feature is shooting now in the Faroe Islands.
Hirokazu Kore-eda readies live-action adaptation of manga ‘Look Back’
The feature has already been shot with Goodfellas attached to handle international sales outside Asia.
Percentage of features directed by women filmmakers dropped in France in 2024
The CNC is introducing a penalty for productions that do not have gender parity in key crew positions.
