formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Lithuania signed a cooperation agreement on Monday to build a film studio in the capital, Vilnius, in a project expected to double the size of the country’s audiovisual sector and draw larger international productions. Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2996183/lithuania-signs-deal-to-build-film-studio-aiming-to-boost-audiovisual-sector
Péter Magyar‘s new Hungarian government has reaffirmed its support for the film production sector in the country, which is Europe’s second biggest hub for production. Source:https://variety.com/2026/film/global/hungary-new-registrations-production-incentive-1236812488/
Between the end of World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the weird and wonderful film production line in communist East Germany included sci-fi, westerns, film noir and some uniquely disturbing fairytales. Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-east-german-films
Benedict Cumberbatch has co-authored an op-ed with Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong in which the actors argue that Paramount‘s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery should be blocked in the UK. Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/benedict-cumberbatch-paramount-warner-calamity-blocked-1237004191/
A two-part biopic of French leader Charles de Gaulle has become a summer cinema hit in his homeland, delivering a strong dose of patriotism through one of the rare figures to unite the country. Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260721-de-gaulle-returns-to-unite-the-french-at-the-cinema
The classic thing people ask is ‘do you just press play?’” said projectionist Patrick Welsh. At just 25, he is the youngest projectionist at the Watershed cinema and one of a rapidly dwindling number of people being trained to keep … Continued