formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’? Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/17/cinema-improvised-lines-nehind-the-scenes-secrets-godfather-saltburn
The director of a box office hit film about Nazi collaboration and its Oscar-winning star have described criticisms they have whitewashed wartime atrocities as dishonest and “a scandal”. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/19/xavier-giannoli-nazi-collaborator-film-les-rayons-et-les-ombres-historical-gaslighting-claims
Different generations of Nordic filmmakers have wrestled with the same dilemma: Should they be making local films in local languages for local audiences, or be thinking about cinema in international terms? What, if anything, has changed now? Source: https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/for-nordic-films-to-travel-beyond-national-borders-do-they-need-bigger-budgets-and-stars
The eternal allure of Euro cinema: how European production companies and the raw, rugged continental landscape are stealing Hollywood’s cinematic limelight. Source: https://www.cntraveller.com/article/is-the-future-of-film-european-how-the-continent-continues-to-allure-set-jetting-travellers
Women in Film Los Angeles (WIF LA) and Women in Film and Television Africa (WIFT Africa) have announced a groundbreaking initiative that will bring the largest-ever delegation of African women creatives to the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Source: https://guardian.ng/life/film/african-women-creatives-set-historic-cannes-presence-with-10-nation-delegation/
Now rebranded simply as Eurocine, the platform has evolved beyond film to embrace television, immersive storytelling and emerging screen technologies. It reflects a wider shift across the industry: production is no longer peripheral, but central to the global industry. … Continued