NEWS – British Film & TV

Independent Filmmaking Without the Safety Net: How I’ve Seen All I Need to See Got Made

In an industry where independent film is simultaneously more accessible and harder to sustain than ever, writer-director Zeshaan Younus represents an unusual case study. His second feature, I’ve Seen All I Need to See, premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival 2026, and it got there not through conventional industry channels, but through a model built […]

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Why High Achievers Still Feel Stuck — And How Danny Rahim Can Help

You’re capable. You’re functioning. You’ve ticked a lot of boxes. So why does something still feel off? If you’ve ever sat at your desk, looked at everything you’ve built, and quietly thought “this isn’t quite it” — you’re not alone. That gap between how life looks on paper and how it actually feels is one

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Manchester-Based Twister Pictures Is Building a New Pipeline for Independent

A new film company based in Manchester and Birmingham is aiming to reshape how independent films are made and distributed across the UK. Founded in April 2025, Twister Pictures is positioning itself as a new kind of film distribution company—one that not only acquires films, but actively build talent pipelines. Led by founder and Sales

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What this low budget Short Film Gets Right

The makers of Don’t Worry About Me made something rare: a film where restraint is a philosophy, not just a workaround. Here’s what the industry can learn from it. There’s a particular kind of courage in making a film about things that actually happened to you — and then deliberately fictionalising them anyway. Steven Louis Arnold, the

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From Short Films to Competition Premiere: Edward Palmer and the Making of Visceral Images

Eight years after his debut feature Hippopotamus premiered at the Manchester Film Festival, Edward Palmer returns with a psychological thriller that signals a filmmaker hitting his stride, and a team worth watching. Palmer used the eight years between features deliberately. A series of shorts served as a directed apprenticeship: one built around an all-female cast

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MANCHESTER FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL EDITION IN 12 YEARS

The twelfth edition of the Manchester Film Festival took place 19-29 March at high profile cultural city centre venues, with the annual awards ceremony taking place on Saturday 28 March that celebrated some of the finest emerging talent in the world of cinema. LIFEHACK, directed by Ronan Corrigan, took home the prestigious Golden Bee, while LITTERMATES, directed

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How Glasgow’s Zaratan Is Going Global

The animation studio quietly building an international footprint from the heart of Scotland At the Glasgow Film Festival‘s “Made in Glasgow” panel — part of a full day of talks celebrating the city’s screen sector and sponsored by production house Blazing Griffin — Andrew Pearce gave a rare look at how his brand new studio

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Halon CEO Chris Ferriter: Why Glasgow Became the Studio’s First Home Outside the US

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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California Schemin’: The Scottish Rappers Who Fooled Hollywood

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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CHAT NOIR! A portal to Paris, 1896 and the world’s first cabaret club

Opening March 2026 at The Lost Estate’s West London home, Chat Noir! is the latest creation from The Lost Estate, the company behind The Great Christmas Feast and 58th Street; celebrated for transforming live performance into fully realised worlds. Here, audiences will be transported to bohemian Montmartre of the 1890s, inside the legendary Le Chat

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