‘Great 8’ 2026: Ray Panthaki’s Debut Feature ‘In Starland’ Among Titles Set For Cannes Market With The BFI

Shepperton Studios is honoring Maggie Smith. The UK studio unveiled The Maggie Smith Stage in a private ceremony attended by the late Harry Potter and Downton Abbey actress’s close friends and family members, including her sons Toby Stephens and Christopher Larkin. Smith had a long association with Shepperton and its sister studio Pinewood, where she […]

Cannes Palme d’Or winner Ken Loach will be back at the festival for the first time in three years for a screening of Spanish Civil War drama Land and Freedom in the Cinéma de Plage strand which was unveiled today. It is among 11 films programmed for the festival’s nightly open-air screenings on the public […]

It’s time: Cannes’ Focus COPRO, dedicated to first feature films, has announced this year’s seven projects. That includes “A Summer Tale” (Germany) directed by Berthold Wahjudi, “Algiers Haze” (France) by Sarra Ryma, Gaël Kamilindi’s “The Zebra’s Shadow” (Switzerland), Laura Obradors’ “The Woodworm” (Spain), Alexandra Matheou’s “Shibboleth” (Cyprus and Greece), “The Snail Automation” by Thien An […]

The feature directing debut of 'Boiling Point' actor Ray Panthaki, starring Clarence Maclin in his first leading role, also features in the annual spotlight on features for distributors and festival programmers.