UK News – Page 2
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News99% 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.
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NewsGlobal box office predicted to reach $35bn in 2026, highest point since 2019
Gower Street Analytics has unveiled its estimates for the year ahead.
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NewsWomen and non-binary filmmakers direct just 16% of films released in UK-Ire in 2025
This is the lowest figure since 2018.
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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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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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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.