UK filmmakers handed boost by new film agreement with Canada
Signed at the Toronto International Film Festival, the agreement will enable more collaboration in film and TV on both sides of the Atlantic. Source: BFI
Mubi’s Efe Cakarel: “We are going to stay as far away from AI as possible when it comes to films”
Cakarel was giving a keynote speech at the Zurich Summit at the Zurich Film Festival on September 26, when he detailed his company’s strategy regarding artificial intelligence technologies. Source: Screen Daily
Sharon Stone says she ‘nearly died’ after ‘Basic Instinct’ opened the door to Hollywood’s dark side
The actress said starring in ‘Basic Instinct’ drew dangerous people who shared her character’s darkness into her orbit. Source: Fox News
Filming at Bridgerton manor house sparks war in green belt
Locals attempt to stop productions they say are ruining their rural idyll. Source: The Telegraph
“We want to bring a bit of swagger back to British film”: Netflix’s director of UK film Ollie Madden outlines his strategy
Before he joined Netflix as its head of UK film in October 2025, Ollie Madden held the broad belief, like many of us, that this is a company that uses cold, hard data to make its commissioning decisions. Source: Screen … Continued
Jeremy Thomas, British producer of The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, dies aged 77
Jeremy Thomas, the distinguished British producer of films including Sexy Beast, High-Rise and the multi-Oscar-winning The Last Emperor, has died aged 77. Source: The Guardian UK