UK News
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News“Audiences are craving British movies,” says True Brit’s Zygi Kamasa at inaugural slate presentation
”They do not need necessarily to be about huge budget or scale …but are interesting, original, commercial.”
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NewsUK government confirms “no plans” to rejoin Creative Europe, introduce a streamer levy or cut VAT on cinema tickets
The government has issued its response to the culture, media and sport committee’s inquiry into film and high-end TV.
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NewsHelen Walsh’s Edinburgh competition title ‘On The Sea’ boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: ‘On The Sea’ will compete for the Sean Connery prize for feature filmmaking excellence.
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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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News“We’re an antidote to the algorithm,” says BFI Player director as platform goes international
BFI Player director Paul Lewis on growing the service’s international footprint and addressing tech issues to make it more accessible.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival unveils 2025 line-up with 18 world premieres
‘Grow’ starring Golda Rosheuvel and Nick Frost and Campbell X’s BFI-backed ‘Low Rider’ are among the line-up of 43 features.
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NewsOpen Reel scores North America and UK deals for ‘Only Good Things’ and ‘Keep Coming Back’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian sales agent also strikes North America deal for Alan Brown’s Other People’s Bodies.
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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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News‘Victorian Psycho’ starring Maika Monroe and Jason Isaacs acquired for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The film starts shooting on August 18, in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsMajor investor pulls out of Sunderland’s Crown Works Studios
Cain International is no longer involved in the £450m UK studios.
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NewsBen Coren, former Film4, Misfits exec, joins UK outfit Jeva Films
EXCLUSIVE: He takes on the role of head of development.
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NewsGillian Anderson, Marie Kreutzer among speakers for The Writers Lab UK and Europe 2025
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Sally El Hosaini, Prano Bailey Bond and Mona Qureshi also taking part.
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NewsBFC head Adrian Wootton on UK indie tax credit impact, improving ties with Europe
Wootton spoke to Screen at the Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta.
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NewsTroubadour Studios backs revived UK VFX outfit Jellyfish FX
Troubadour Studios has acquired the trademark and branding rights from Jellyfish.
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News‘F1’ takes UK-Ireland box office lead with £4.9m
Universal’s horror sequel ‘M3GAN 2.0’ opens behind its predecessor.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival to return to Filmhouse
Vue Omni Centre is also a new venue for EIFF 2025.
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NewsJeremy Thomas on never giving up, the proliferation of producer credits and defending his friend Bernardo Bertolucci
The UK producer was speaking at Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival where he is receiving a lifetime achievement award.
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NewsMubi acquires Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ for several territories
The deal include the UK, Ireland, Latin America, ANZ and India among others.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘F1’ speeds into 710 cinemas for Warner Bros
Universal’s horror sequel ‘M3GAN 2.0’ is also out.
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NewsUK gears up for summer production boom with ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’, ‘Spider-Man 4’, ‘Practical Magic 2’
The ’Harry Potter’ series, ‘Sense And Sensibility’, and ‘The Odyssey’ also look to film this summer.