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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 […]

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 […]