All articles by Ben Dalton
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NewsRussell Brand granted bail over rape and sexual assault charges
British actor and comedian appeared at court in London today (Friday, May 2).
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NewsBFI Doc Society selects six UK producers for Rise programme
EXCLUSIVE: Programme to offer six months of producer guidance.
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NewsJustin Kurzel’s ‘Ellis Park’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Conic will release in UK-Ireland later this year.
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NewsTrustNordisk adds family animation ‘Unstoppable’ to Cannes line-up
EXCLUSIVE: Film takes place inside the body of a 10-year-old boy.
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News2025 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates.
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NewsUK-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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NewsLily James, Raffey Cassidy to lead emotional thriller ‘Photo Booth’ for HanWay
James will produce with Gala Gordon for their Parodos Productions, with Cathy Konrad.
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NewsUK box office revenue rises but admissions slide in Q1 2025
The highest-grossing UK indie film was ‘We Live In Time’, followed by ‘The Brutalist’.
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NewsArctic exploration doc ‘Ice Grave’ acquired for world sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film will have world premiere at DOK.fest Munich this month.
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NewsSundance documentary ‘Folktales’ acquired for international sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows teenagers on an unconventional gap year in the Arctic wilderness.
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NewsUniversal appoints Studiocanal exec as Germany-Austria MD; Studiocanal replaces with co-CEOs
Hooman Afshari, Lutz Rippe take over as co-CEOs of Studiocanal Germany.
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NewsStop-motion animation ‘Savages’ acquired for UK-Ireland theatrical distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Film will have wide release in cinemas this summer.
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NewsPower outages cause Spain’s BCN Film Fest to cancel screenings
Festival is scheduled to welcome Richard Gere, Ralph Fiennes this week.
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NewsHalle Berry, Jeremy Strong, Payal Kapadia among eight to join Cannes Competition jury
Alba Rohrwacher, Hong Sangsoo are also part of the Juliette Binoche-led jury.
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News‘Sinners’ thrives in Imax at global box office, close second to ‘A Minecraft Movie’
‘Sinners’ took a huge $12.3m in Imax alone, for 21% of its worldwide weekend total.
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NewsBerlin film festival confirms 2026 dates
Next year’s festival will not clash with the Baftas for the first time since 2020.
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News‘Sinners’ holds firm at UK-Ireland box office to push ‘A Minecraft Movie’ close
‘Sinners’ posts excellent second weekend with slight increase on opening; ‘Star Wars: Episode III’ re-release in third.
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NewsVue Lumière acquires ‘The Thing With Feathers’ for UK-Ireland distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Sundance title will release across UK-Ireland later this year.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight title ‘The President’s Cake’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows a young girl selected to make a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein.
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NewsIsraeli Cannes Official Selection title ‘Mama’ secures sales representation
EXCLUSIVE: The film is the only Israeli film in Cannes Official Selection this year.