Local films soar to record 40% share at Danish box office in 2025
3.7m tickets sold for Danish films – the highest level in a decade. Source: Local films soar to record 40% share at Danish box office in 2025 | News | Screen
Cinema and anti-tank defence may go on Coventry heritage list
An old cinema and a wartime anti-tank structure could be added to a city’s list of heritage assets.The Astoria, which opened as the Broadway Cinema in Earlsdon, Coventry, in 1922 and the Blacker Bombard spigot mortar, along the city’s Oxford … Continued
Rosa von Praunheim, provocative pioneer of gay cinema, dies aged 83
Rosa von Praunheim, a key figure of the New German Cinema movement who made taboo-breaking films about queer life and scandalised the country when he outed German celebrities on live TV, has died aged 83. Source: Rosa von Praunheim, provocative … Continued
German government launches €7.5m production fund for up-and-coming filmmakers
It will provide up to €500,000 for individual projects with production costs not exceeding €2m. Source: German government launches €7.5m production fund for up-and-coming filmmakers | News | Screen
Wiz Khalifa sentenced to 9 months in Romanian prison
The case traces back to the summer of 2024, when Khalifa was briefly detained after his performance. Authorities released him shortly afterward, and the episode initially appeared to be a fleeting clash between rockstar bravado and local law. But the … Continued
Leonardo DiCaprio project wins British Film Institute grant
British Film Institute announces over £1.6 million in awards as UK prepares massive funding expansion for international screen projects. Source: Leonardo DiCaprio project wins British Film Institute grant