Ken Loach Returns To Cannes With ‘Land And Freedom’ In Cinéma De Plage Lineup Alongside ‘Top Gun’ & ‘All The President’s Men’

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 […]

The BFI has revealed the lineup of titles it will take to the upcoming Cannes Market as part of its Great 8 initiative for first and second-time filmmakers.  The list of titles includes In Starland, the debut feature directed by veteran British actor Ray Panthaki, and Daughter of Eden from Iranian-British filmmaker Fateme Ahmadi. The […]

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.