Ben Dalton
Ben is senior reporter at Screen International, based in London, UK and covering the UK and international territories. He attends and reports from major international festivals and markets, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and Sundance, plus specialised events such as Annecy and CineEurope, and European festivals in Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo, Tallinn and more.
Ben reports across the film chain, from development, production, sales and distribution, through festivals, markets, awards and exhibition. He regularly writes on key industry topics around diversity and representation, training, production regulations and new forms of exhibition; and hosts panels and discussions for Screen.
Prior to joining Screen in February 2018, Ben was on a four-person team at the British Independent Film Awards, assisting with the marketing and production of the event. He has also worked for the Sundance Institute as an advisor, and as an assistant at festivals including Sundance and London.
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2025 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates.
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UK-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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Berlinale reveals Special, Panorama, Generation and Forum titles
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Universal Pictures and Focus Features lead the way with a combined 32 nominations.
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Rotterdam Big Screen Competition title ‘Idyllic’ acquired for sales (exclusive)
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Tull Stories launches international comedy strand with two acquisitions (exclusive)
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Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market includes new Lone Scherfig, Hlynur Palmason projects
Shahrbanoo Sadat, Kaltrina Krasniqi also have projects in the market.
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‘Mufasa’ rules global box office for fourth weekend; ‘Moana 2’, ‘Wicked’ near milestones
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‘Emilia Perez’, ‘Dune Part Two’ among BSC feature film nominees (exclusive)
Winners in all categories will be announced at the BSC ceremony on February 1.
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Warwick Davis to be awarded Bafta Fellowship
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Documentary sales company Jambika Docs launches with three-feature slate (exclusive)
Company is run by Juan Solera and Jota Salinas.