9 best British movies at this year’s BFI London Film Festival including “powerful” drama
The festival has announced its full 2026 line-up. Source: Digital Spy
The UK’s first arthouse boom: how Contemporary Films blazed a trail in bringing world cinema to British viewers
Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Contemporary Films helped to pioneer the distribution of cinema from around the globe, bringing films by directors including Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman and Satyajit Ray to UK audiences for the first time. Source: BFI
Female film-makers still being squeezed out of industry, London film festival director says
Female film-makers are still being squeezed out of the industry as they progress beyond their debut films, the director of the London film festival has said, adding that “the dial does not seem to be moving”. Source: The Guardian UK
Exciting new partnership between Odeon cinema, Harrogate Film Society and Friends of Mercer Art Gallery
It’s becoming increasingly popular for museums and galleries to partner with cinema chains to broadcast exclusive, high-definition private views of blockbuster exhibitions to audiences worldwide. Source: Harrogate Advertiser
Welcome to “Lollywood” – Why Film Production Is Leaving Los Angeles for London
The center of gravity in big-budget filmmaking is shifting, and the numbers now back up what crews on both sides of the Atlantic have felt for two years. Los Angeles just recorded its weakest production year outside the pandemic, while … Continued
Is James Bond Getting His Own Stunt Show at Universal UK? Here’s What We Know
Amazon MGM Studios is preparing to relaunch James Bond on the big screen, but the iconic British spy is already expanding in ways that go well beyond the next film. Source: Disney Dining