Screen Scotland re-launches £1m post-production fund
Fund offers grants of up to £100,000.
UK 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.
FilmNation to launch Cannes sales on Olivia Wilde comedy ‘The Invite’
EXCLUSIVE: Production underway in Los Angeles. Olivia Wilde directs Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, Edward Norton.
XYZ Films hires Pulsar Content co-founder Marie Garrett as SVP sales and acquisitions
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based executive will handle sales with focus on co-productions.
Tony Goldwyn, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux join Amma Asante’s ‘Billion Dollar Spy’
Hanway Films represents international sales in Cannes.
West of Ireland-shot ‘Horseshoe’ wraps production
Directing duo Edwin Mullane and Adam O’Keeffe make their feature debut
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Gaumont boards François Ozon’s feature adaptation of Albert Camus’ ‘The Stranger’
EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Marder, Swann Arlaud, Denis Levant and Pierre Lottin join the previously announced Benjamin Voisin in the cast.
Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ moves from UK to Hungary for seasons two and three
The series from David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo filmed the bulk of season one in the UK.
Asghar Farhadi to direct ‘Parallel Tales’ starring Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel
Production will begin on the French-language film in Paris later this year.
Charles Melton, Sophie Thatcher to star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’ for Neon
It marks the director’s first film since 2016.
Seth Rogen to lead all-star cast on Andy Serkis’s ‘Animal Farm’ at Aniventure, Imaginarium
Woody Harrelson, Glenn Close also on board.
Toei Company readies first English-language live-action feature ‘Dear Stranger’
EXCLUSIVE: The family suspense drama will star Hidetoshi Nishijima and Gwei Lun-Mei.
Production begins in Toronto on Searchlight’s ‘Ready Or Not’ sequel
Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett reprise co-director roles.
‘Alice In Borderland’ producer Akira Morii readies thriller ‘Baka’s Identity’
Marks the first feature for Japanese production company The Seven.
As California sues over Donald Trump tariffs, independent producers ponder uncertain future
Indie veterans say they have little clue as to how a volatile situation will affect them.
‘Sinners’ producers talk battling extreme weather on New Orleans shoot
The Warner Bros feature had its European premiere in London on April 14.
A24, Jesse Eisenberg reunite on all-star untitled comedy
Production began this month in New Jersey.
‘Force Majeure’, ‘The Universal Theory’ producers selected for ACE Leadership scheme
Producers also include ‘Pelican Blood’ producer Verena Grafe-Hoft.
FilmLA warning as Los Angeles Q1 production plummets
“California can’t afford to surrender any more work to its competitors.”
UK AI creative studio Wonder secures $3m in pre-seed funding
The funding includes independent investment from OpenAI and Google DeepMind execs.
