‘Echolalic’ starring Emily Beecham among BFI London Film Festival works-in-progress titles
LFF showcase includes eight feature films, presented to industry executives.
Mubi’s Efe Cakarel: “We are going to stay as far away from AI as possible when it comes to films”
”We want machines doing a great deal of work in our lives; we just don’t want them making the movies.”
Production Finance Market 2026 includes new Rocliffe, Last Conker projects
EXCLUSIVE: Hillbilly Films, Braintrust, A Private View among companies pitching.
France steps up bid for international shoots with expanded TRIP
The move comes as the US introduces a federal incentive.
US lawmakers introduce federal production incentive bill
20% transferable tax credit for above-the-line, below-the-line workers; 5% uplift for independent shoots.
Spanish film and TV production spend hits record €5.68bn in 2025
Spending is up 45% compared to 2022 amid a boom in productions shooting in Spain
Screen Yorkshire creates three-year plan to build a sustainable regional industry
The aim is to move beyond a production service economy.
Fatih Akin to shoot Louis de Bernieres’ adaptation ‘Birds Without Wings’ in Greece in 2027
Akin’s Hamburg-based Bombero International is producing the project.
Killer Films co-heads talk mid-budget films, Todd Haynes, and their director golden rule at TIFF
“Once you make a really dire mistake on a movie that costs you a lot of money you really never make it again.”
West of England launches £4.5m production fund
The Greenlight West fund will support productions with non-recoupable grants of between £50,000 and £500,000.
EWIP unveils 25 works in progress for 2026 edition
The ninth edition of European Work in Progress is held during FilmFest Hamburg’s industry days.
Netflix’s Anne Mensah, Piers Tempest honoured at Production Guild UK awards 2026
Netflix film ‘Frankenstein’ and Amazon MGM series ’Young Sherlock’ also received awards.
US incentive could generate $125bn in extra production spend from 2027-2035, study finds
Industry-wide coalition hails MPA report prepared by Olsberg SPI.
‘To A Land Unknown’, ‘Silent Rebellion’ producers on ACE Producers 2026 programme
EXCLUSIVE: Projects on programme include ‘Fanny Is Alive’, ‘Men Ruin Everything’.
Korea boosts production support for 16 projects including Koji Fukada, Um Tae-hwa films
The productions will receive a share of nearly $20m.
UK and Canada sign updated co-production treaty
”The treaty is more user-friendly and recognises the major shifts we’ve seen in our sector,” said the BFI’s Harriet Finney.
Toronto’s Elevation Pictures moves into documentary pre-sales
EXCLUSIVE: “We want compelling IP or something with personality that people can understand in a sentence.”
Canada’s Kino Sum touts Grace Glowicki supernatural tale 'Do You See Ghosts?' at TIFF
EXCLUSIVE: Production took place in and around Calgary.
WB heads talk risk in TIFF: “The hedge against the unknown is embrace the unknowns.”
Warner Bros’ edgy new Clockwork label led by Christian Parkes is scouring TIFF for acquisitions, fulfilling a long-held ambition by the studio’s film group co-heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy.
Colm Bairead’s ‘The Quiet Girl’ follow-up adds key cast
EXCLUSIVE: The film recently wrapped a six-week shoot in Ireland.
