Nikki Baughan
Contributing editor, based in London
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FeaturesScreen critics’ stand-out titles from Berlin 2025
Screen’s team of critics provided the most comprehensive coverage from the festival.
FeaturesScreen’s first Rising Stars Ireland line-up: Where are they now?
Screen International selected its first Rising Stars cohort two years ago.
FeaturesBerlin 2025: Screen’s guide to the Generation, Forum and Panorama Documentary titles
Screen staff pick out highlights from the Generation, Forum and Panorama Documentary strands. The festival runs February 13-23.
FeaturesNew Talent: ‘Vittoria’ filmmakers Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman enjoy weaving fact with fiction
Venice Horizon’s title ‘Vittoria’ has proved the perfect calling card for what the Italy-US directing duo want to do.
FeaturesLove, violence and awful behaviour: the making of Rose Glass’s ‘Love Lies Bleeding’
Rose Glass and her ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ co-writer Weronika Tofilska on making their uncompromising US-set crime thriller.
News‘Brides’, ‘The Thing With Feathers’, ‘Rabbit Trap’ among UK films heading to Sundance 2025
Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel and Carey Mulligan among UK stars with Sundance-bound features
FeaturesLocarno 2024 line-up guide: Piazza Grande and International Competition titles
The festival runs August 7-17.
FeaturesElla Purnell on why ‘Fallout’ was the most challenging project of her career
British star Purnell was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow in 2010,
Features‘Baby Reindeer’ star Jessica Gunning on understanding Martha: “She’s not a psychopath”
Jessica Gunning, star of Richard Gadd’s Netflix sleeper hit Baby Reindeer, talks about the experience and impact of working on such an intense — and much-discussed — show.
Reviews‘Agent Of Happiness’: Sundance Review
Audience-friendly documentary explores the reality of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness policy
NewsWarner Bros, ‘Barbie’, ‘Aftersun’ lead winners at The Big Screen Awards 2023
Awards took place at The Brewery in London, with Ellie Taylor presenting.
FeaturesLocarno 2023 line-up guide: Piazza Grande and International Competition titles
Screen profiles the Piazza Grande and International Competition titles selected for Locarno’s 2023 edition, which runs August 2-12.
FeaturesEmmys spotlight: How India Amarteifio prepared to play the lead in ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’
It’s definitely been a marathon, rather than a sprint.”
FeaturesEmmys spotlight: ‘Bad Sisters’ cast talk straddling comedy and drama, show's real-life impact
Screen sat down with creator and star Sharon Horgan and cast members to get under the skin of this comedy-drama
FeaturesStars of Tomorrow at 20: the story behind Screen's renowned talent spotting programme
As Screen International’s new-talent showcase Stars of Tomorrow reaches its 20th anniversary, Screen looks back over two decades of star spotting.
Features40 years of Screen International’s Cannes jury grid: its origins and impact
As Screen International’s Cannes critics’ jury grid approaches its 40th year, Nikki Baughan looks back on its origins and impact for filmmakers, industry and the festival.
FeaturesNew Talent Focus: ‘Raging Grace’ director Paris Zarcilla on spotlighting Filipino stories, UK diversity
The writer/director of SXSW award winner Raging Grace is inspired by the work of writers including Sally Wainwright, Sharon Horgan, Nathan Bryon and Craig Mazin
FeaturesHow ‘Turning Red’ team created a “different kind of Pixar movie”
Writer/director Domee Shi, writer Julia Cho and producer Lindsey Collins tell Screen about the boundary-pushing themes of Pixar’s Turning Red.
Features50 films to watch this awards season: 2023 edition
Screen presents its essential guide to the titles likely to dominate conversation across the key categories.