UK News
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NewsSix Scottish screenwriters selected for First Draft development scheme
The scheme is backed by Glasgow-based charity The Portal Arts and Screen Scotland.
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News“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.
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NewsUK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2025
Bookmark this page and keep track of the latest film release dates in the UK & Ireland.
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News2025 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.
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NewsDavid Oyelowo, Ava DuVernay reuniting on ‘Heist Of Benin’ for Endurance Media, Studiocanal
Studiocanal to finance, distribute, handle international sales.
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NewsUK Cinema Association to provide deaf awareness training for UK cinema staff
The training includes introductory British Sign Language (BSL).
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NewsCopyright licenses should be mandatory when training AI models, say 88% of respondents to UK consultation
The UK government has published the results of its consultation with 11,500 respondents from creative, cultural, tech, legal and academic professions.
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NewsYvonne 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.
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NewsProtagonist boards Rotterdam title ‘Butterfly’ starring Renate Reinsve
EXCLUSIVE: It is produced by Maria Ekerhovd of Norway’s Mer Film, behind ‘Sentimental Value’.
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News‘Zootropolis 2’ stays top at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Fackham Hall’ debuts in top five
‘Wicked: For Good’ and ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ hold steady, while ‘Dhurandhar’ pushes into the top five.
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News‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Hamnet’ lead London Critics’ Circle Film nominations
Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary thriller scores nine nominations.
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NewsUK industry launches online feedback platform to tackle sector challenges
British Screen Forum, Film and TV Charity, Bectu, Pact and ScreenSkills have partnered on the BFI-backed platform.
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NewsIreland launches €14m Shared Island Media Fund to encourage cross-border collaboration
The Shared Island Media Fund is open to producers living on the island of Ireland.
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News‘Wicker’, ‘The Incomer’, ‘Frank & Louis’ among stellar Sundance showing for UK-Ireland
There are around 20 projects with UK and Irish producers out of 97 new features and series in the lineup.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Fackham Hall’, ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ unleashed
’Ella McCay’, ‘Eleanor The Great’ and ‘Goodbye June’ are also new this weekend.
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NewsBritish Pakistani crime drama ‘Apnas’ acquired for UK-Ireland cinema release
EXCLUSIVE: Film has over 130,000 subscribers to an associated YouTube channel already.
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NewsGurinder Chadha, Shane Meadows, Amma Asante on board for ‘London, I Love You’
Production to begin in April 2026 for BK Studios, Culmination Productions, Pathfinder.
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NewsGlasgow Vue cinema workers go on strike over pay and conditions
Strike action will last for four weeks from December 11 to January 7.
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NewsFilm4 hires Mubi’s Cate Kane as senior commissioning executive
She will join in January 2026 and will report into director of Film4 Farhana Bhula.