UK News – Page 8
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News‘Toy Story 5’ fends off ‘Minions & Monsters’ for top spot at UK-Ireland box office
Black Bear comedy ‘The Invite’ also broke into the top five.
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NewsSky and ITV seal landmark £1.6bn deal
The content deal is for a minimum spend commitment of £2.1bn between 2028-32.
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NewsDónall Ó Héalaí and Moe Dunford lead Irish inheritance drama ‘Landlines’ with Connemara shoot underway
EXCLUSIVE: Tristan Heanue directs in his feature debut.
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NewsPremier PR hires ITV’s Matthew Clayden in newly created strategic role
EXCLUSIVE: Clayden has joined as account director, strategy and business development.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Minions & Monsters’ opens in 665 cinemas
Also out: Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ and comedy ’Nirvana: The Band The Show The Movie’.
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News‘I Swear’, ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ among latest UK Global Screen Fund recipients
Distribution grants have been given to 25 companies, totalling £703,956.
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NewsDavid Puttnam calls for bolder action from UK producers
“I hate defeatism, I really do, and I particularly hate it when it comes from within my own industry.”
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NewsEdinburgh film festival unveils 2026 programme including 21 world premieres
Ten world premiere titles will compete for the Sean Connery prize.
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NewsUK government launches wide review of National Lottery support, including BFI funding
National Lottery Good Cause funding covers around a third of the BFI’s budget.
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NewsShadowbox Studios creates initiative for indie productions at Shinfield and Atlanta sites
EXCLUSIVE: Shadowbox Independent aims to support lower-budget productions to access its facilities.
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NewsUK culture secretary “minded to intervene” in Paramount’s Warner Bros Discovery takeover
Lisa Nandy expresses concerns over “sufficient plurality” of news views and persons of control.
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NewsColin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson join ‘Bad Bridgets’
Himesh Patel, Niamh Algar, Simone Kirby also join cast with production next month.
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News‘Toy Story 5’ scores huge £9.2m second UK-Ireland box office weekend, ‘Supergirl’ falters
‘Toy Story 5’ is outpacing all previous ‘Toy Story’ films at the same stage.
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News‘The Housemaid’ trailer, ‘The Roses’ top BBFC’s 2025 complaints list
Complainants suggested ‘The Roses’ made light of a serious health condition.
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NewsAmazon MGM Studios strikes first-look deal with ‘My Fault’ author Mercedes Ron
Half of Prime Video’s Top 10 most-watched original films worldwide this week are adaptations of Ron’s works.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: Warner Bros’ ‘Supergirl’ takes on Paramount’s ’Jackass: Best And Last’
Also new this weekend: Japanese animation ‘Ghost In The Shell’ and Chinese box office hit ‘Dear You’.
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NewsWarp’s Mark Herbert, Bad Wolf’s Jane Tranter join BFI board of governors
’Slow Horses’ executive producer Hakan Kousetta has also joined the board.
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NewsKristy Matheson, Ameenah Ayub Allan, Line Langebek join lineup of Reclaim The Frame return-to-work initiative
EXCLUSIVE: Back In The Frame supports experienced women and marginalised gender directors and producers re-entering the industry after career breaks.
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News‘Tangled Up In Blue’ starring Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue starts filming in Wales
Cast has been spotted in the town of Porthcawl and Cardiff.