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Shane Meadows' first film in 12 years, Chork, is uniting major UK players. It is written by Meadows & Jack Thorne, financed by @BBCFilm (also developed), @BFI, @screenyorkshire & Hoopsa, produced by 42 & Unified, & sold & distributed by @AltitudeFilms: screendaily.com/news/shane-m…

Shane Meadows wraps feature ‘Chork’ for 42, Unified, BBC Film, ...

Film scheduled to release in cinemas in 2026.

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“Remarkable… extraordinarily powerful” Mark Kermode on Daisy-May Hudson's Lollipop, now in cinemas: LollipopMovie.co.uk/
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SENTIMENTAL VALUE A film by Joachim Trier. Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival #Cannes2025
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Cannes Competition 2025: 'Sentimental Value' Dir. Joachim Trier Follow the line-up live here: bit.ly/42lqQaX

Cannes unveils 2025 Official Selection

Films by Julia Ducournau, Kelly Reichardt, Richard Linklater, Joachim Trier and Wes Anderson in competition.

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A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive. Thrilled to be heading to Cannes with Harry Lighton's audacious directorial debut, PILLION! 🏍️
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Cannes Un Certain Regard: 'Pillion', dir. Harry Lighton Follow the line-up live here: bit.ly/42lqQaX

Cannes unveils 2025 Official Selection

Films by Julia Ducournau, Kelly Reichardt, Richard Linklater, Joachim Trier and Wes Anderson in competition.

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Akinola Davies Jr.’s 'MY FATHER'S SHADOW' starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù will premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Set against the backdrop of the 1993 Nigerian presidential election, two young brothers spend a day in Lagos with their estranged father.
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Watch Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu in the new trailer for #TheOutrun, based on Amy Liptrot's best-selling memoir and directed by Nora Fingscheidt. Opening in cinemas across the UK & Ireland on September 27th.
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Amazing response to Ariane Labed’s SEPTEMBER SAYS following the film’s world premiere at #Cannes2024. Sending huge congratulations to the fantastic team! @Festival_Cannes.
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First press reactions on #SandhyaSuri’s #Santosh presented in Official Competition – Un Certain Regard, @Festival_Cannes @shahanagoswami @sunita_rajwar #GoodChaos @hautetcourt #LionfishFilms #razorfilmproduktion @BBCFilm @BFI #suitablepictures #Cannes2024 #UnCertainRegard
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‘Santosh’ Review: This No-Frills Police Drama Is a Master Class in Subtlety trib.al/smytyOO

‘Santosh’ Review: This No-Frills Police Drama Is a Master Class in Subtlety

Writer-director's Sandhya Suri's debut feature speaks volumes without saying too much.

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★★★★ “Compelling ... Fiercely intense” - The Guardian … ★★★★ “Mesmerising debut” - The Times … ★★★★ “This British debut glitters” - The Telegraph …★★★★ “A brilliantly strange new visionary” - Time Out HOARD is In Cinemas Now – BOOK TICKETS … #Hoard

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The Outrun, based on Amy Liptrot's memoir, and directed by Nora Fingscheidt will arrive in cinemas across the UK and Ireland September 27th. Here's a new still from the film featuring Saoirse Ronan and @PaapaEssiedu.
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***OPEN CASTING** FOR DEAF TALENT*** for a BBC + BFI Backed Feature Film... This is a groundbreaking UK feature film, from a deaf writer/director, with an almost all-deaf cast shot in British Sign Language. TO APPLY: 🔗heatherbastencasting.com/ope… BSL Video ⬇️
FEATURE FILM OPEN CASTING FOR DEAF TALENT. WE ARE SEARCHING FOR DEAF TALENT FOR A BBC + BFI BACKED FEATURE FILM FOR LEAD + SUPPORTING LEAD ROLES. YOU DO NOT NEED ACTING EXPERIENCE TO APPLY - THIS CASTING CALL IS OPEN TO BOTH ACTORS + NON-ACTORS. PAID WITH EQUITY/CINEMA RATES. CASTING BRIEF: * UK BASED DEAF + HoH TALENT * ANY GENDER + ANY ETHNICITY | 21-50YRS * all proficient with British Sign Language (BSL) * 1 role signs with German Sign Language (DGS) * Shooting DATES: Sept -Ooct in uk APPLY ONLINE: www.heatherbastencasting.com/opencastings by 1st May 2024 WE ARE COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND INCLUSIVE CASTING. AT HEATHER BASTEN CASTING LTD, WE ARE MINDFUL THAT TERMINOLOGY SURROUNDING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING TO REFLECT THE NUANCES OF HUMAN IDENTITY. WE WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK ON OUR CASTING CALLS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF INCLUSION AND RESPECT. IMAGE ALSO DEPICTS THE CERTIFIED “DEAF AWARENESS / DEAF SET TRAINED” LOGO.

ALT FEATURE FILM OPEN CASTING FOR DEAF TALENT. WE ARE SEARCHING FOR DEAF TALENT FOR A BBC + BFI BACKED FEATURE FILM FOR LEAD + SUPPORTING LEAD ROLES. YOU DO NOT NEED ACTING EXPERIENCE TO APPLY - THIS CASTING CALL IS OPEN TO BOTH ACTORS + NON-ACTORS. PAID WITH EQUITY/CINEMA RATES. CASTING BRIEF: * UK BASED DEAF + HoH TALENT * ANY GENDER + ANY ETHNICITY | 21-50YRS * all proficient with British Sign Language (BSL) * 1 role signs with German Sign Language (DGS) * Shooting DATES: Sept -Ooct in uk APPLY ONLINE: www.heatherbastencasting.com/opencastings by 1st May 2024 WE ARE COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND INCLUSIVE CASTING. AT HEATHER BASTEN CASTING LTD, WE ARE MINDFUL THAT TERMINOLOGY SURROUNDING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING TO REFLECT THE NUANCES OF HUMAN IDENTITY. WE WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK ON OUR CASTING CALLS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF INCLUSION AND RESPECT. IMAGE ALSO DEPICTS THE CERTIFIED “DEAF AWARENESS / DEAF SET TRAINED” LOGO.

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BIRD – Andrea ARNOLD #Competition #Cannes2024
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SANTOSH – Sandhya SURI #UnCertainRegard #Cannes2024
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ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL – Rungano NYONI #UnCertainRegard #Cannes2024
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SEPTEMBER SAYS – Ariane LABED (First film) #UnCertainRegard #Cannes2024
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SILVER HAZE is in cinemas from TODAY 💫 Inspired by the true life-story of lead Actor, Vicky Knight, Sacha Polak's SILVER HAZE is a vivid and nuanced depiction of working-class life in Britain. Knight's performance is both revelatory & magnetic 🎡✨ 🎟️bit.ly/SilverHaze-OutNow
Silver Haze artwork, depicting two women against a 'hazy' backdrop of a funfair and sky. 4 stars from Little White Lies, Upcoming, Attitude Logos: Reclaim The Frame, BFI

ALT Silver Haze artwork, depicting two women against a 'hazy' backdrop of a funfair and sky. 4 stars from Little White Lies, Upcoming, Attitude Logos: Reclaim The Frame, BFI

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🚨Reminder: Submissions to the 77th edition of EIFF are open until Friday 19 April 2024. Find out more about how to submit your film 👇 edfilmfest.org/submissions
EIFF 2023 audience at Everyman Edinburgh

ALT EIFF 2023 audience at Everyman Edinburgh

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