British Film Commission names region official hub
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight say he is “thrilled” after the West Midlands was recognised as an official production hub by The British Film Commission (BFC). Source: BBC
Slovakia’s audiovisual industry contracted in 2025 but maintained its international profile
A year of fewer productions nevertheless yielded major festival berths and robust local admissions for Slovak titles, and saw continued reliance on the Czech-Slovak financing corridor. Source: https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/492790
Pawel Pawlikowski, Lukas Dhont, Rodrigo Sorogoyen Among 4,700 Signatories of Open Letter Sounding Alarm Ahead of Cannes Over Planned EU Film Funding Overhaul
What they claim is at stake is the future of Creative Europe’s MEDIA Program that has been a crucial EU film and TV industry driver for the past 35 years, having backed recent Oscar winners such as “Sentimental Value,” “Mr … Continued