2026 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2026
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1-2 Special acquires Cannes UCR Prize winner ‘Everytime’
Charades represents rights to Sandra Wollner’s third feature.
Paramount swoops on Studiocanal’s Florence Pugh fantasy drama ‘The Midnight Library’
Production is expected to begin in early 2027.
Indonesia’s Falcon Pictures swoops on 12 Cannes Competition films
EXCLUSIVE: Features including Palme d’Or winner ‘Fjord’ will also play at the Jakarta World Cinema festival.
Canal+’s Maxime Saada stands by controversial response to Bollore open letter but denies “blacklist” claim
Saada had said at Cannes that Canal+ would no longer work with signatories of a petition criticising Vincent Bollore’s influence on the company.
‘Being Towards Death’ from ‘Detective Chinatown’ director Chen Sicheng scores UK deal
The film is set to open in the UK on June 5.
Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ sells out in 200+ territories after Cannes premiere
Plus M Entertainment said it had achieved the highest overseas pre-sales in Korean film history.
Industrial Light & Magic bounces back with record UK revenues
Disney-owned VFX company’s UK division reported revenues of £94.3m in its latest accounts
South Korea launches committee to establish six-month theatrical window
Authorities aim to reach a deal by August.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Power Ballad’ battle it out
Also in cinemas: Leo Woodall thriller ‘Tuner’ and biographical drama ‘Moss & Freud’.
Teodora Ana Mihai and Fien Troch projects set for Flanders Film Days showcase
First titles for programme also include works in progress by Anthony Nti & Chingiz Karibekov, Stijn Coninx and Bas Devos.
‘The Summer Book’ starring Glenn Close and Anders Danielsen Lie picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie McDowell’s drama will be theatrically released on August 7.
The Match Factory unveils multiple deals on Cannes prize-winners
The Mubi-owned sales company has scored multiple deals on its Cannes slate
2026 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.
The Film Sales Company boards Tribeca entry ‘Hollywood Does Abortion’
EXCLUSIVE: Feature premieres in Spotlight Documentary section on June 7.
Cannes jury prize winner ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ secures North American deal
Cast of non-professionals is led by Yana Radeva.
Lionsgate to release ‘John Rambo’ in summer 2027
Sylvester Stallone serves as executive producer on prequel to franchise he starred in.
Germany boosts production incentives to €250m and paves way for investment obligation
Country seeks to make itself a more attractive hub for film and TV series production.
Zurich Film Festival to honour Oscar-winning composer Gabriel Yared
Composer behind scores including The English Patient and Betty Blue to receive festival’s Career Achievement Award.
