All UK/Ireland articles – Page 15
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NewsEuropean investment firm SCIO Capital secures lease for UK’s Winnersh Film Studios
The studio has been shut since April 2024.
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NewsSarah Brocklehurst, Andy Paterson, Helen Simmons to join ‘Disrupters’ panel at Screen Summit 2025
The three top producers will explore radical ideas and ambitious interventions to shore up the future of indie film production in the UK.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ bows out in 760 cinemas
Lionsgate’s ‘The Long Walk’ and Sony’s ‘Spinal Tap II’ also launch.
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NewsSundance award-winning documentary ‘Zodiac Killer Project’ secures UK-Ireland distribution (exclusive)
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Shackleton’s film won the Next Innovator award at Sundance.
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NewsRome’s MIA unveils 62 projects for 2025 co-production market
Nearly 500 projects were submitted this year from 81 countries.
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NewsFrank Berry’s ‘The Lost Children Of Tuam’, starring Monica Dolan, starts filming for Element Pictures, mk2
EXCLUSIVE: The film about the horrors of an Irish mother and baby home is now shooting in Ireland.
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NewsUK mystery thriller ‘Black Church Bay’ starring Tom Cullen and Joe Locke wraps Wales shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Rhys Marc Jones directs, with Ossian International and The Bureau producing.
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NewsUS streamers ramp up spending on European original content
The UK and Spain together accounted for 58% of US streamer spend on original European content.
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NewsUK actors’ union Equity to appeal Spotlight court decision
The High Court ruled against Equity’s request for Spotlight to be an employment agency.
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NewsLisa Nandy takes “dim view” of streamers and Banijay for not funding UK industry standards body CIISA
More support for the exhibition sector and “frustrations” over AI legislation were also talking points.
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Reviews‘& Sons’ review: Bill Nighy’s disheveled alcoholic author heads intriguing family drama
Imelda Staunton, Johnny Flynn and George MacKay also star in Pablo Trapero’s English-language feature debut
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News“He was a true visionary”: Tributes paid to ‘Harry Potter’ production designer Stuart Craig, who has died at 83
Craig won three Oscars and was nominated for 16 Baftas.
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NewsFilm and TV to be taught in Scotland’s schools in landmark UK move
Film and screen studies will be available for all pupils from age three to 18.
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NewsUK culture minister Chris Bryant leaves department in government reshuffle
Former Scotland secretary Ian Murray takes over.
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Reviews‘Glenrothan’ review: Actor Brian Cox’s directorial debut is overworked Scottish family drama
Cox also stars opposite Alan Cumming in cliched tale of two estranged brothers reuniting
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NewsThe Media Production & Technology Show unveils host of new features for 2026
The UK’s celebrated trade show will add a Content Creator Stage, a live podcast studio and an extra networking bar to mark its 10th anniversary
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News‘Clayface’ kicks off UK shoot for Warner Bros
James Watkins is directing the feature which stars Tom Rhys Harries in the titular role.
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Reviews‘Hamnet’ review: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal power Chloe Zhao’s potent Shakespeare drama
‘The Rider’ and ‘Nomadland’ director confidently adapts Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about the genesis of ‘Hamlet’
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Reviews‘Ballad Of A Small Player’ review: Colin Farrell is on a losing streak in Edward Berger’s gambling drama
Tilda Swinton also stars in the director’s Macao-set follow up to ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ and ‘Conclave’
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NewsCate Blanchett to star in Alice Birch’s directorial debut ‘Sweetsick’ for Searchlight Pictures
Production is set to begin this autumn in the UK and Greece.