UK News
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NewsUK and India sign cultural cooperation agreement
The deal aims to encourage more creative and cultural collaboration between the two countries.
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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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NewsUK-Ireland box office soars 65% in April to over £100m
2025 now 13% ahead of 2024, making back much of the ground lost in March.
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NewsGlobal Constellation, WME Independent board sales on Directors’ Fortnight title ‘Lucky Lu’
EXCLUSIVE: Lloyd Lee Choi’s feature debut is based on his Cannes short ‘Same Old’.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Thunderbolts*’ charges into 668 cinemas
Also out in cinemas is Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope in 58 venues via Picturehouse Entertainment.
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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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NewsUK production spend nearly triples in first quarter of 2025, driven by inward investment
The £632m recorded by the BFI is almost three times the January-March figure for 2024.
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News2025 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
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NewsUK tax authority to tighten security following fraudulent claims for film VAT repayments
Producers have faced turmoil after being locked out of their VAT accounts and unable to make legitimate repayment claims.
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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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NewsSheffield DocFest to open with Kim Hopkins’ ‘Still Pushing Pineapples’
The documentary follows the life of the fomer lead singer of Black Lace
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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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NewsJinga adds action sci-fi ‘Nobel & the Kid’ and supernatural thriller ’The Haven” to Cannes line-up
UK sales agent and genre specialist has boarded features from James Anthony Usas and Riccardo Cannella
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NewsVenice documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ acquired for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The film will be released theatrically in June.
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NewsProduction Guild of Great Britain appoints new CEO
Kaye Elliott takes over the post from Lyndsay Duthie.
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News‘Hard Truths’, ‘The Penguin Lessons’ among UK Global Screen Fund award recipients
The awards totalled £448,330 through its international distribution strand.