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2025 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.

Berlinale director commits to “inclusive and open” festival amid free-speech concerns

After calls from some corners for a boycott, Tricia Tuttle says people should ”approach us rather than make assumptions” about the festival’s stance.

UK-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.

Little improvement for female directors at UK-Ireland box office in 2024

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s ’Back To Black’, Kelly Marcel’s ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ and ’Moana 2’, co-directed by Dana Ledoux Miller, performed strongest in cinemas.

Prosecutor in ‘Rust’ case against Alec Baldwin drops appeal against dismissal

Lawyers say the move is the “final vindication” for Baldwin

Animation Guild members ratify new AMPTP deal

Union board says “contracts alone cannot solve” challenge posed by AI.

Christopher Nolan’s next film to be Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ for Universal

Universal will release the film on July 17, 2026.

Supporters, Sony rally behind Blake Lively after ‘It Ends With Us’ sexual harassment complaint

New York Times reports on social media ”smear campaign” against Lively.

UNIQA, Sarajevo Film Festival launch programme for female filmmakers

It is open to female-identifying filmmakers with projects connected to Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania and Montenegro.

Key German production incentives extended with increased rebate of 30%

German Federal Film Fund and the German Motion Picture Fund extended by a year by Scholz administration.

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ tops UK-Ireland box office but opens below predecessor

Holdovers including ‘Wicked’ and ‘Moana 2’ stay firmly put in the top five.

2024 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates

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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2024

Bookmark this page for the latest updates in the territory.

‘Kneecap’ wins top prize at Les Arcs Film Festival

Rich Peppiatt’s Irish comedy Kneecap has won the Crystal Arrow for best film at France’s Les Arcs Film Festival, which ran from December 14-21, 2024 in the mountain resort town.