21 Days, No Names, No Interference : The Making of a Truly Independent Film Director Richard on shooting a WWII-era ensemble in under three weeks, the brutal reality of late-stage casting, building a remote edit suite across two continents, and why “independent film” is a label most productions don’t deserve. After a gap of more […]
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Talent, Tax Credits, and culture: Inside Halon’s Strategic Expansion to Scotland Halon CEO Chris Ferriter on building a transatlantic pipeline, why talent drove the decision, and how Glasgow fits into a rapidly changing animation and VFX landscape. Part of the Glasgow Film Festival, the Made in Glasgow programme—a full day of panels and events featuring
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Taking place at key city centre venues including HOME, Met Film School and The CUPRA City Garage, the Manchester Film Festival Industry Programme 2026 brings together leading voices from across the UK film landscape. Topics covered include making, financing, selling and sustaining a career in film in 2026, making it essential for filmmakers, producers, writers,
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How Howard J. Ford’s indie creature feature went from idea to international distribution — and what it tells us about where independent genre filmmaking is heading. There’s a version of Bonekeeper that never gets made. The version where the director waits for a studio green light, where the cave sequences are built on a soundstage,
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Rap has always been obsessed with authenticity: where you’re from, what you’ve lived through, and whether your story is real. But the strange true story behind California Schemin’ raises a question the music industry rarely wants to answer: what happens when the lie sounds better than the truth? The film tells the story of two
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Critically acclaimed writer-director Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Die My Love, You Were Never Really Here) will lead a special In Conversation event about her unparalleled approach to adaptation at the festival BAFTA-winning Glaswegian writer-director Lynne Ramsay will receive the Cinema City Honorary Award at Glasgow Film Festival on 6 March at a special In
The César Academy has announced the nominations for its 51st ceremony, to be held on February 26, 2026 at the Olympia in Paris. The Festival de Cannes would like to congratulate all the teams behind the 18 films from the 2025 Official Selection, honoured this year with a total of 61 nominations across 21 categories.
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Glasgow Film Festival’s 22nd edition opens tomorrow and includes an extensive programme of free and affordable screenings and events. Based at Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) and venues across the city, Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) presents a wide range of free and low-cost activities as part of its 2026 programme, ensuring audiences of all ages and backgrounds can experience
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McAvoy will be joined on the red carpet by film cast Samuel Bottomley, Séamus McLean Ross and Lucy Halliday Homegrown Hollywood star James McAvoy will tread the Glasgow Film Festival red carpet at the UK premiere of his directorial debut, California Schemin’ (8 March).He will be joined by cast members Samuel Bottomley (How to Have Sex), Scottish star ofOutlander: Blood of My Blood, Séamus
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The EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony was held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London and broadcasted as-live on BBC One and iPlayer and internationally, as part of an unmissable celebration of British and global film hosted by multi-award-winning actor, writer, producer and TV host, AlanCumming. The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards delivered a ceremony defined by bold
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