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News‘Prima Facie’ starring Cynthia Erivo gearing up to shoot at London’s Story Works Studios
EXCLUSIVE: It marks the first independent feature to shoot at the studios.
FeaturesHow inclusive is the UK film and TV industry five years on from George Floyd’s murder?
Black creatives and executives in the UK film and TV sector are questioning the level of progress made.
NewsBectu welcomes "critical" UK government crackdown on late payments for freelancers
“Many feel that they can’t complain for fear of missing out on future work”
NewsMarvel’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ kicks off Glasgow shoot
Filming is also set to take place at the UK’s Pinewood Studios.
NewsAki Kaurismäki, Joshua Oppenheimer, Nina Menkes among filmmakers to condemn Mubi’s ties with Sequoia Capital
Sequoia led a $100m investment in Mubi in May.
News‘Mother Of Flies’ wins top prize at Fantasia
It is the first feature from the US to win the top prize at Fantasia in the festival’s 29-year history.
News‘The Queen Of Fashion’ wraps UK shoot and unveils full cast, adding Dane DeHaan, Stacy Martin, Joe Cole and Ncuti Gatwa
EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Riseborough plays Isabella Blow in the fashion biopic.
NewsPalestinian ‘No Other Land’ contributor Awdah Hathaleen killed in West Bank
Israeli settler Yinon Levi has been arrested following the death of Hathaleen.
NewsUK’s Barbican names head of cinema
EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Fons will take up the role from early September.
NewsGlasgow Film appoints chief executive and head of programme
The appointments replace Allison Gardner, who leaves in October 2025.
News‘Victorian Psycho’, ‘Young Washington’ among the big projects shooting in Ireland this summer
A mixture of Inward investment and local productions are gearing up to shoot.
NewsA24’s Rose Garnett, Ken Loach join Edinburgh industry lineup
The industry programme runs from August 15-20.
FeaturesEight talking points from the Venice 2025 line-up
Long films, up to 305 minutes; starry nights, with Julia Roberts, George Clooney set to attend; political topics.
NewsUK and Irish producers and actors enjoy strong showing in Venice competition lineup
UK and Ireland producers are involved in films including ‘Jay Kelly’, ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’, ‘Bugonia’ and ‘Rose Of Nevada’.
NewsBristol’s Bottle Yard Studios sale halted indefinitely
After negotiations with a preferred bidder unravelled, Bristol City Council is considering alternatives to sale.
NewsPetition underway to save historic UK multiplex The Point
The Milton Keynes cinema has been closed since 2015 and is set to be demolished to allow for the construction of flats.
News‘The Stimming Pool’ co-directors among recipients of third ICO bursary
EXCLUSIVE: The Miles Ketley Memorial Fund is being extended for a further three years, with a 40% increase in value.
NewsHarris Dickinson’s Cannes premiere ‘Urchin’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Dickinson’s debut feature film will be released in cinemas on October 3.
NewsUK producer Ian Davies to reboot Initialize Films, launches film fund
EXCLUSIVE: Davies was senior producer for film at Noah Media Group from 2022-2025.
NewsEquity issues warning against UK talent agency Lucy Harrison Casting
Lucy Harrison Casting refutes Equity’s claims, saying: ”We wish to make it unequivocally clear that Lucy Harrison Casting is not trading illegally.”