As Screen Scotland doubled its development investment earlier this summer with the launch of its £1.2 million ($1.6 million) Talent Builder scheme, the move was welcomed as a timely expansion of early-career support. Aimed at nurturing emerging voices, the initiative built on the agency’s longstanding emphasis on script development and short-form funding.
“We just want to give people more opportunity,” Kieran Hannigan, head of scripted at Screen Scotland, tells Variety. “People’s practice evolves, their taste evolves, their skill evolves. And we want to give the space to grow and showcase what they’re able to do.”
Yet inevitably, there will never be enough public money to go around.
A growing wave of filmmakers, frequently working in collectives, sometimes alone, is turning away from the conventional trajectory. Operating on limited means, they are writing with their resources in mind, shooting quickly or in grabbed moments between other work, and building peer-to-peer...
“We just want to give people more opportunity,” Kieran Hannigan, head of scripted at Screen Scotland, tells Variety. “People’s practice evolves, their taste evolves, their skill evolves. And we want to give the space to grow and showcase what they’re able to do.”
Yet inevitably, there will never be enough public money to go around.
A growing wave of filmmakers, frequently working in collectives, sometimes alone, is turning away from the conventional trajectory. Operating on limited means, they are writing with their resources in mind, shooting quickly or in grabbed moments between other work, and building peer-to-peer...
- 8/8/2025
- by Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
Studiocanal has acquired a minority stake in Sarah Brocklehurst’s UK production house Brock Media as part of a partnership deal announced by the pan-European production and distribution arm of Canal+ on Wednesday.
BAFTA-nominated producer Brocklehurst originally launched Brock Media in 2022 with a partnership deal with BBC Studios, covering overheads and support for development.
This deal expired at the beginning of 2025 but BBC Studio continues to have an option to distribute Brock Media projects which were developed under the agreement and while it was in place.
In between times, the company made waves with Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, the award-winning feature film adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir, directed by Nora Fingscheidt and starring Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu, which was distributed in multiple territories by Studiocanal.
The film premiered at the Sundance, Berlin, Edinburgh and Telluride film festivals picking up awards with the Critics Circle and IFTAs,...
BAFTA-nominated producer Brocklehurst originally launched Brock Media in 2022 with a partnership deal with BBC Studios, covering overheads and support for development.
This deal expired at the beginning of 2025 but BBC Studio continues to have an option to distribute Brock Media projects which were developed under the agreement and while it was in place.
In between times, the company made waves with Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, the award-winning feature film adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir, directed by Nora Fingscheidt and starring Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu, which was distributed in multiple territories by Studiocanal.
The film premiered at the Sundance, Berlin, Edinburgh and Telluride film festivals picking up awards with the Critics Circle and IFTAs,...
- 8/6/2025
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Studiocanal, the film and TV division of pay TV banner Canal + Group, has bought into Sarah Brocklehurst’s Brock Media, the London-based production company behind Nora Fingscheidt’s “The Outrun” starring Saoirse Ronan.
Besides “The Outrun” – which played at Sundance, Berlin, Edinburgh and Telluride, and was nominated for two BAFTAs — Brock Media has developed a slate of 18 series featuring stories across all genres since being launched three years ago.
Studiocanal previously collaborated with Brock Media on “The Outrun” which it distributed in theaters in multiple territories.
Now part of Studiocanal, Brock Media will continue developing a robust slate of film and TV series with Sophie Mitchell, Brock Media’s head of TV development, working closely with M-k Kennedy, Studiocanal’s managing director of television, and her team.
“We greatly admire Sarah’s passion for producing bold and often female driven stories such as which feel important and inspiring in addition...
Besides “The Outrun” – which played at Sundance, Berlin, Edinburgh and Telluride, and was nominated for two BAFTAs — Brock Media has developed a slate of 18 series featuring stories across all genres since being launched three years ago.
Studiocanal previously collaborated with Brock Media on “The Outrun” which it distributed in theaters in multiple territories.
Now part of Studiocanal, Brock Media will continue developing a robust slate of film and TV series with Sophie Mitchell, Brock Media’s head of TV development, working closely with M-k Kennedy, Studiocanal’s managing director of television, and her team.
“We greatly admire Sarah’s passion for producing bold and often female driven stories such as which feel important and inspiring in addition...
- 8/6/2025
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Just imagine what a great movie it could have been, with powerhouse actors like Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Jon Bernthal sharing the screen to bring a story to life. But star power alone isn’t enough when the story itself has no real potential.
That’s exactly what happened with Netflix’s 2021 drama The Unforgivable. Despite Bullock’s talent, the film wastes her performance on a weak script that falls apart, especially after its absurd ‘plot twist.’
Sandra Bullock plays a convicted killer seeking redemption in The Unforgivable
Sandra Bullock has been on a break since her 2022 film The Lost City. However, before taking a hiatus from the spotlight, the actress also starred in the Netflix film, The Unforgivable.
Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, the film follows Ruth, a convicted ‘cop killer,’ who is released after serving a twenty-year sentence for shooting a cop, who came to evict her and her five-year-old sister,...
That’s exactly what happened with Netflix’s 2021 drama The Unforgivable. Despite Bullock’s talent, the film wastes her performance on a weak script that falls apart, especially after its absurd ‘plot twist.’
Sandra Bullock plays a convicted killer seeking redemption in The Unforgivable
Sandra Bullock has been on a break since her 2022 film The Lost City. However, before taking a hiatus from the spotlight, the actress also starred in the Netflix film, The Unforgivable.
Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, the film follows Ruth, a convicted ‘cop killer,’ who is released after serving a twenty-year sentence for shooting a cop, who came to evict her and her five-year-old sister,...
- 4/26/2025
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Sega’s racing arcade classic OutRun could be getting a film adaptation at Universal courtesy of director Michael Bay. Let’s hope the news is more than a passing breeze.
As moving as it was, director Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun still left us faintly disappointed that it didn’t involve a young couple racing across 1980s USA in a red Ferrari. Thankfully, Michael Bay could be about to make our retro arcade dreams a reality.
Over the weekend, it was reported that Universal plans to adapt Sega’s 1986 racing coin-op, OutRun, with Michael Bay directing and Sydney Sweeney set to produce. According to Deadline’s exclusive, the OutRun movie will be made through Platinum Dunes, the studio he co-founded with producer Brad Fuller, while the script will be written by Jayson Rothwell.
Videogame adaptations have brought in sizeable returns for film studios in recent years, with Sonic The Hedgehog...
As moving as it was, director Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun still left us faintly disappointed that it didn’t involve a young couple racing across 1980s USA in a red Ferrari. Thankfully, Michael Bay could be about to make our retro arcade dreams a reality.
Over the weekend, it was reported that Universal plans to adapt Sega’s 1986 racing coin-op, OutRun, with Michael Bay directing and Sydney Sweeney set to produce. According to Deadline’s exclusive, the OutRun movie will be made through Platinum Dunes, the studio he co-founded with producer Brad Fuller, while the script will be written by Jayson Rothwell.
Videogame adaptations have brought in sizeable returns for film studios in recent years, with Sonic The Hedgehog...
- 4/22/2025
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
If you ever have the chance to ask Sandra Bullock the movie she most regrets starring in, her answer would probably be Speed 2. Well, that’s what she told toofab during the promotional tour for The Lost City back in 2022. And don’t even bother asking her about the sequel to the original Miss Congeniality movie, ironically titled ‘Armed and Fabulous’. That would be her second choice, right off the bat.
One could argue that Bullock’s filmography is proof that not every franchise extension has the potential to strike gold, even for Hollywood royalty. But there happens to be one standalone Sandra Bullock film that’s doubly bad (if not worse) than both those choices on her regret-o-meter. German director Mennan Yapo’s Hollywood debut with Premonition (2007) had Bullock leading the charge of a sinking ship right from the start of its 96-minute runtime.
Sandra Bullock as Linda Hanson...
One could argue that Bullock’s filmography is proof that not every franchise extension has the potential to strike gold, even for Hollywood royalty. But there happens to be one standalone Sandra Bullock film that’s doubly bad (if not worse) than both those choices on her regret-o-meter. German director Mennan Yapo’s Hollywood debut with Premonition (2007) had Bullock leading the charge of a sinking ship right from the start of its 96-minute runtime.
Sandra Bullock as Linda Hanson...
- 4/7/2025
- by Amman Augustin
- FandomWire
Coming off an original-film heavy February, Netflix has a mix of classics, theatrical releases and original projects arriving in March 2025.
Those seeking action-packed installments that will get adrenaline going can tune in for The Electric State starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt arriving March 14 to the streamer or Den of Thieves 2: Pantera which arrives March 19. Others in the mood for feel-good or funny films can enjoy a selection that have largely already landed as of the first of the month, which include 50 First Dates, Wedding Crashers and more.
Find the best new films on Netflix in March 2025 below:
The Electric State – March 14 (L-r) Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan in ‘The Electric State’
The action film directed by the Russo brothers arrives on the streamer March 14. Starring Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown, the film follows the pair through a sci-fi adventure in a world with sentient robots.
Those seeking action-packed installments that will get adrenaline going can tune in for The Electric State starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt arriving March 14 to the streamer or Den of Thieves 2: Pantera which arrives March 19. Others in the mood for feel-good or funny films can enjoy a selection that have largely already landed as of the first of the month, which include 50 First Dates, Wedding Crashers and more.
Find the best new films on Netflix in March 2025 below:
The Electric State – March 14 (L-r) Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan in ‘The Electric State’
The action film directed by the Russo brothers arrives on the streamer March 14. Starring Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown, the film follows the pair through a sci-fi adventure in a world with sentient robots.
- 3/7/2025
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
The Outrun Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute
The Outrun, Netflix, streaming now
Putting what is quite possibly the best English-language central performance from the past year not to make the Oscar shortlist, Saorise Ronan is riveting as a recovering alcoholic trying to get her life back together on the Orkney Islands. She plays Rona, whose meltdown with booze we see in London set flashbacks, which director Nora Fingscheidt - who co-adapts Amy Liptrott’s memoir for the screen with the writer - weaves seamlessly with the present. Everything hinges on Ronan’s carefully calibrated performance which carries us from the alcohol-fuelled highs, without ever celebrating them, to the additional challenges she faces back home, where her bipolar father (Stephen Dillane) struggles with his own mental health. There may be some familiar beats to this story but the way Rona is framed by and draws strength from nature strikes a unique note.
The Outrun, Netflix, streaming now
Putting what is quite possibly the best English-language central performance from the past year not to make the Oscar shortlist, Saorise Ronan is riveting as a recovering alcoholic trying to get her life back together on the Orkney Islands. She plays Rona, whose meltdown with booze we see in London set flashbacks, which director Nora Fingscheidt - who co-adapts Amy Liptrott’s memoir for the screen with the writer - weaves seamlessly with the present. Everything hinges on Ronan’s carefully calibrated performance which carries us from the alcohol-fuelled highs, without ever celebrating them, to the additional challenges she faces back home, where her bipolar father (Stephen Dillane) struggles with his own mental health. There may be some familiar beats to this story but the way Rona is framed by and draws strength from nature strikes a unique note.
- 3/3/2025
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
‘Peacock’ Is a Cinematic Social Media Age Metaphor That Dissects Self-Presentation With Subtle Humor
Austrian writer-director Bernhard Wenger‘s feature directing debut Peacock dissects the themes of identity and self-presentation in the age of social media but it doesn’t hit you over the head with a hammer. Actually, it doesn’t even mention social media much at all.
Peacock, an Austrian-German co-production that world premiered at the Venice Critics’ Week last year and gets its U.K. debut at the Glasgow Film Festival on Oscar Sunday, with another screening on Monday, features German rising star Albrecht Schuch (Edward Berger‘s All Quiet on the Western Front, Andreas Kleinert’s Dear Thomas, Nora Fingscheidt’s System Crasher) as Matthias, along with the likes of Anton Noori, and Julia Franz Richter.
“Matthias is a master of performance, slipping seamlessly into any role demanded by his rent-a-companion company’s clients – from art-loving boyfriend to Good Samaritan and dutiful son,” notes a synopsis. “His people-pleasing attitude has...
Peacock, an Austrian-German co-production that world premiered at the Venice Critics’ Week last year and gets its U.K. debut at the Glasgow Film Festival on Oscar Sunday, with another screening on Monday, features German rising star Albrecht Schuch (Edward Berger‘s All Quiet on the Western Front, Andreas Kleinert’s Dear Thomas, Nora Fingscheidt’s System Crasher) as Matthias, along with the likes of Anton Noori, and Julia Franz Richter.
“Matthias is a master of performance, slipping seamlessly into any role demanded by his rent-a-companion company’s clients – from art-loving boyfriend to Good Samaritan and dutiful son,” notes a synopsis. “His people-pleasing attitude has...
- 3/1/2025
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed March next month. The upcoming month will see the release of some brilliant Netflix original shows and movies, including The Residence and The Life List. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 10 new movies and TV shows coming to Netflix in March 2025.
Plankton The Movie (March 7) Credit – Netflix
Plankton The Movie is an upcoming animated musical comedy film directed by Dave Needham from a screenplay co-written by Kaz, Chris Viscardi, and Mr. Lawrence. Based on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants by Stephen Hillenburg, the Netflix film follows Plankton, whose plans for world domination take a back seat when his robot wife decides to take charge of their lives. Plankton The Movie’s voice cast includes Mr.
Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed March next month. The upcoming month will see the release of some brilliant Netflix original shows and movies, including The Residence and The Life List. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 10 new movies and TV shows coming to Netflix in March 2025.
Plankton The Movie (March 7) Credit – Netflix
Plankton The Movie is an upcoming animated musical comedy film directed by Dave Needham from a screenplay co-written by Kaz, Chris Viscardi, and Mr. Lawrence. Based on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants by Stephen Hillenburg, the Netflix film follows Plankton, whose plans for world domination take a back seat when his robot wife decides to take charge of their lives. Plankton The Movie’s voice cast includes Mr.
- 2/26/2025
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Picture: StudioCanal / Sony Pictures Classics
Nora Fingscheidt’s indie adaptation of the 2016 Amy Liptrot novel is coming to both Netflix in the United Kingdom and the United States following the movie’s theatrical run and marks the first time it’s been available on a streaming platform. It comes to the two countries under different pay-1 streaming deals.
Saoirse Ronan headlines the movie as Rona, a 29-year-old who heads back to her home in the Orkney Islands to reconnect with her past and the isolated home she grew up in. It’s a time to reconnect after now spending the last decade in London. The cast is rounded out by solid performances by Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle, and Paapa Essiedu.
Certified Fresh on RottenTomatoes, the movie achieved widespread critical acclaim following its initial launch at Sundance and then its wider theatrical rollout in late 2024. Julian Roman for MovieWeb wrote,...
Nora Fingscheidt’s indie adaptation of the 2016 Amy Liptrot novel is coming to both Netflix in the United Kingdom and the United States following the movie’s theatrical run and marks the first time it’s been available on a streaming platform. It comes to the two countries under different pay-1 streaming deals.
Saoirse Ronan headlines the movie as Rona, a 29-year-old who heads back to her home in the Orkney Islands to reconnect with her past and the isolated home she grew up in. It’s a time to reconnect after now spending the last decade in London. The cast is rounded out by solid performances by Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle, and Paapa Essiedu.
Certified Fresh on RottenTomatoes, the movie achieved widespread critical acclaim following its initial launch at Sundance and then its wider theatrical rollout in late 2024. Julian Roman for MovieWeb wrote,...
- 2/21/2025
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
This evening saw the cream of the crop of thespian artists as well as filmmakers assemble at London’s Royal Festival Hall for this year’s BAFTA awards hosted by David Tennant.
This year’s nominations saw 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’
14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).
Also in news – The 2025 European Shooting Stars arrive at Berlinale
Winners are highlighted in bold.
Best Film
Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Winner – Conclave...
This year’s nominations saw 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’
14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).
Also in news – The 2025 European Shooting Stars arrive at Berlinale
Winners are highlighted in bold.
Best Film
Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Winner – Conclave...
- 2/16/2025
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 2025 BAFTAs are here!
The annual celebration of film is taking place Sunday (February 16) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Doctor Who actor David Tennant is hosting for the second year in a row.
This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second place, with 11 nominations this year.
Just Jared will be live updating with all the winners throughout the event, so stay tuned!
Keep reading to find out more…
See the full list of nominees and winners…
Best Film
“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave” - Winner!
“Emilia Pérez”
Outstanding British Film
“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland
“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan - Winner!
“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa,...
The annual celebration of film is taking place Sunday (February 16) at Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Doctor Who actor David Tennant is hosting for the second year in a row.
This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second place, with 11 nominations this year.
Just Jared will be live updating with all the winners throughout the event, so stay tuned!
Keep reading to find out more…
See the full list of nominees and winners…
Best Film
“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave” - Winner!
“Emilia Pérez”
Outstanding British Film
“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland
“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan - Winner!
“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa,...
- 2/16/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Conclave” won Best Film at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards, leading the pack with four BAFTAs overall. The British equivalent of the Oscars took place February 16 from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London, honoring the best in film for its 78th annual edition.
Edward Berger’s “Conclave” led all films with 12 BAFTA nominations, and it won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay for Peter Straughan, and Best Editing. It’s an upset after “Anora” swept all three of the DGAs, PGAs, and WGAs. The last film to win those three prizes, but not Best Picture at the Oscars was “Brokeback Mountain,” but then again, it did win the BAFTA for Best Film.
“Anora” did have a strong showing though, with Mikey Madison pulling off an upset and winning Leading Actress over Demi Moore for “The Substance.” “Anora” also won Best Casting, though Madison lost...
Edward Berger’s “Conclave” led all films with 12 BAFTA nominations, and it won Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay for Peter Straughan, and Best Editing. It’s an upset after “Anora” swept all three of the DGAs, PGAs, and WGAs. The last film to win those three prizes, but not Best Picture at the Oscars was “Brokeback Mountain,” but then again, it did win the BAFTA for Best Film.
“Anora” did have a strong showing though, with Mikey Madison pulling off an upset and winning Leading Actress over Demi Moore for “The Substance.” “Anora” also won Best Casting, though Madison lost...
- 2/16/2025
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
In May, the Berlin Film Festival appointed Tanja Meissner as director of Berlinale Pro*, a role that includes leading the European Film Market as well as overseeing Berlinale Co-Production Market, Berlinale Talents, its program for young filmmakers, and the World Cinema Fund.
Meissner, a German-French citizen, has more than 25 years of experience in the film industry, including working at leading sales agencies Celluloid Dreams, from 2000 to 2007, and Memento Films, from 2007 to 2021.
Running the EFM is particularly challenging as its core clients, the sales agents, are under increasing economic pressure. “The sales agents are still a very important link in the value chain for independent films, and if the market narrows down too much, it’s beneficial to no one,” Meissner tells Variety. “So, I’m really mindful of their cost sensitivity. We kept the prices at the same level as last year because we want to respond to the challenges that they are facing.
Meissner, a German-French citizen, has more than 25 years of experience in the film industry, including working at leading sales agencies Celluloid Dreams, from 2000 to 2007, and Memento Films, from 2007 to 2021.
Running the EFM is particularly challenging as its core clients, the sales agents, are under increasing economic pressure. “The sales agents are still a very important link in the value chain for independent films, and if the market narrows down too much, it’s beneficial to no one,” Meissner tells Variety. “So, I’m really mindful of their cost sensitivity. We kept the prices at the same level as last year because we want to respond to the challenges that they are facing.
- 2/9/2025
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
In James Griffiths’ delightfully eccentric comedy “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” Charles (Tim Key) is the kind of sweet human being you instantly want all the good things for. It might be tough, for instance, to feel genuinely happy that someone who isn’t in urgent financial need had won a big-time lottery twice — unless of course that person is Charles. The soft-spoken chap is so warm-hearted, open-handed and full of puns that you won’t actually mind that good fortune has repeatedly found Charles and allowed him to retire to a gorgeous (fictional) Welsh island, after he traveled all around the world.
A co-writer (along with co-lead and his longtime comedy partner Tom Basden), Key is the main reason this cozily windswept and romantically sea-sprayed fable — based on the trio’s 2007 short film “The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island” — succeeds in earning the goodwill of the audience.
A co-writer (along with co-lead and his longtime comedy partner Tom Basden), Key is the main reason this cozily windswept and romantically sea-sprayed fable — based on the trio’s 2007 short film “The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island” — succeeds in earning the goodwill of the audience.
- 1/27/2025
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
Anora, A Complete Unknown, Challengers, Hit Man, and Wicked are among the 2025 Writers Guild of America Awards nominees.
In Best Original Screenplay, Anora and Challengers are up against A Real Pain, Civil War, and My Old Ass. The Best Adapted Screenplay lineup features A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys, and Wicked.
The nominations were announced Wednesday, a week after the guild postponed its scheduled Jan. 9 announcement due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
As previously reported, dozens of scripts — including several top Oscar hopefuls — were ineligible for consideration this year. A screenplay is ineligible if it’s produced outside of the WGA’s collective bargaining agreement or written by a non-union member.
The ineligible adapted scripts were Golden Globe champ Conclave (by Peter Straughan), Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard), I’m Still Here (by Walter Salles), Inside Out 2 (by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with a...
In Best Original Screenplay, Anora and Challengers are up against A Real Pain, Civil War, and My Old Ass. The Best Adapted Screenplay lineup features A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys, and Wicked.
The nominations were announced Wednesday, a week after the guild postponed its scheduled Jan. 9 announcement due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
As previously reported, dozens of scripts — including several top Oscar hopefuls — were ineligible for consideration this year. A screenplay is ineligible if it’s produced outside of the WGA’s collective bargaining agreement or written by a non-union member.
The ineligible adapted scripts were Golden Globe champ Conclave (by Peter Straughan), Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard), I’m Still Here (by Walter Salles), Inside Out 2 (by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with a...
- 1/15/2025
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
This afternoon, Will Sharpe and Mia McKenna-Bruce announced the list of lucky nominees for 2025’s Ee BAFTA Awards.
This year nominations see 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’
14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories have received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).
The Ee BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will once again be held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London, and broadcast on Sunday 16 February 2025 on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK.
Also in news – Jack Huston...
This year nominations see 12 nominations for ‘Conclave,’ 11 nominations for ‘Emilia Pérez,’ While ‘The Brutalist’ received 9 nominations. 7 nominations for ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Wicked.’
14 out of 24 nominees in the performance categories have received their first BAFTA Film nomination, including Yura Borisov (Anora), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Ariana Grande (Wicked), Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice).
The Ee BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will once again be held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in central London, and broadcast on Sunday 16 February 2025 on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK.
Also in news – Jack Huston...
- 1/15/2025
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The nominations for the 2025 BAFTAs are here!
This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second with 11 nominations this year.
This year’s ceremony is set to take place on Sunday (February 16) live from London, England with Doctor Who‘s David Tennant returning to host.
Just Jared will be live updating throughout the event, so stay tuned!
Keep reading to find out more…
Scroll down for the full list of nominees…
Best Film
“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
Outstanding British Film
“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland
“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan
“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa, Peter Craig
“Hard Truths” — Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe
“Kneecap” — Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney,...
This year, Conclave scored the most nominations with 12 total. Emilia Pérez is in second with 11 nominations this year.
This year’s ceremony is set to take place on Sunday (February 16) live from London, England with Doctor Who‘s David Tennant returning to host.
Just Jared will be live updating throughout the event, so stay tuned!
Keep reading to find out more…
Scroll down for the full list of nominees…
Best Film
“Anora” — Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
Outstanding British Film
“Bird” — Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge
“Blitz” — Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland
“Conclave” — Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan
“Gladiator II” — Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa, Peter Craig
“Hard Truths” — Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe
“Kneecap” — Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney,...
- 1/15/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards nominations are in, with 42 films receiving nods on Wednesday morning. Leading the crop of nominees are “Conclave” with 12, “Emilia Pérez” with 11, and “The Brutalist” with nine. “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two,” and “Wicked” all received seven nominations, even though “Wicked” was shut out from the Best Film category. Ireland’s Oscar entry “Kneecap,” which is on the Academy shortlist, made a strong showing with six nominations. Same with “A Complete Unknown.” “Nosferatu” and “The Substance,” meanwhile, both earned five nominations.
Shut-outs and also-rans included “Challengers,” which received zero nominations; Denzel Washington from the Best Supporting Actor category for his work in “Gladiator II”; Nicole Kidman, out for her work in “Babygirl”; and Daniel Craig, the English actor snubbed for his work in “Queer.” “Sing Sing” did well with three nominations including for Best Actor Colman Domingo and Best Supporting Actor Clarence Maclin. Selena Gomez is in for “Emilia Pérez,...
Shut-outs and also-rans included “Challengers,” which received zero nominations; Denzel Washington from the Best Supporting Actor category for his work in “Gladiator II”; Nicole Kidman, out for her work in “Babygirl”; and Daniel Craig, the English actor snubbed for his work in “Queer.” “Sing Sing” did well with three nominations including for Best Actor Colman Domingo and Best Supporting Actor Clarence Maclin. Selena Gomez is in for “Emilia Pérez,...
- 1/15/2025
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
“Conclave” leads the pack of 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominees with 12 nods, one more than “Emilia Pérez,” which had appeared on the most BAFTA longlists (15) when they were announced on Jan. 3.
Mia McKenna-Bruce and Will Sharpe announced the 2025 nominees live on Wednesday in London.
The British academy nominated “Conclave” for best film, outstanding British film, best director (for Edward Berger), lead actor (Ralph Fiennes), supporting actress (Isabella Rossellini), and adapted screenplay (Peter Straughan). “Emilia Pérez” picked up nods for best film, director (Jacques Audiard), lead actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), supporting actress (Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña) and adapted screenplay (Audiard).
“The Brutalist,” meanwhile, received nine nominations, including best film, director (Brady Corbet) and actor (Adrien Brody), followed by seven each for “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Wicked.” Of those three, only “Anora” made the cut for best film and director (Sean Baker). Coralie Fargeat landed the last spot in the director category,...
Mia McKenna-Bruce and Will Sharpe announced the 2025 nominees live on Wednesday in London.
The British academy nominated “Conclave” for best film, outstanding British film, best director (for Edward Berger), lead actor (Ralph Fiennes), supporting actress (Isabella Rossellini), and adapted screenplay (Peter Straughan). “Emilia Pérez” picked up nods for best film, director (Jacques Audiard), lead actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), supporting actress (Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña) and adapted screenplay (Audiard).
“The Brutalist,” meanwhile, received nine nominations, including best film, director (Brady Corbet) and actor (Adrien Brody), followed by seven each for “Anora,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Wicked.” Of those three, only “Anora” made the cut for best film and director (Sean Baker). Coralie Fargeat landed the last spot in the director category,...
- 1/15/2025
- by Missy Schwartz
- The Wrap
The 2025 BAFTA Film nominations were revealed in London this morning with Papal thriller Conclave and crime-musical Emilia Pérez leading the way with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively. Scroll down for the full list of nominees.
The Los Angeles wildfires have meant that most major U.S. awards ceremonies have postponed their nominations or extended voting periods, but BAFTA has ploughed on. The ceremony is set for February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London
This morning’s nominations went largely to script, with movies The Brutalist, Anora, Wicked and A Complete Unknown also scoring well among nominees. British and Irish dramedy Kneecap also found favor with six nominations.
Best Film nominees comprise Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave and Emilia Pérez. This year’s awards race has been described as an open one. Each of the five nominated BAFTA Best Film contenders does feel in with a shout of victory. But...
The Los Angeles wildfires have meant that most major U.S. awards ceremonies have postponed their nominations or extended voting periods, but BAFTA has ploughed on. The ceremony is set for February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London
This morning’s nominations went largely to script, with movies The Brutalist, Anora, Wicked and A Complete Unknown also scoring well among nominees. British and Irish dramedy Kneecap also found favor with six nominations.
Best Film nominees comprise Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave and Emilia Pérez. This year’s awards race has been described as an open one. Each of the five nominated BAFTA Best Film contenders does feel in with a shout of victory. But...
- 1/15/2025
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Illustrations by Stephanie Lane Gage.When making my sound work, I always try to bend the material in front of me to find alternative possibilities of context or (re)context. Here, I was drawn to so many personal favorites, moods, and textures that these 70-odd minutes are more akin to a year-end work of catharsis. The result is as much a personal mix as a 2024 roundup.This was aided by a number of films with great music supervision, particularly four heavy hitters: Love Lies Bleeding (all films 2024), Civil War, Dahomey, and Janet Planet. Artists like Throbbing Gristle, Anna Domino, Silver Apples, Suicide, Dean Blunt, and Laurie Anderson offered a huge prop of character within these films. They could set each film in a specific time and place, or, in the case of Civil War, give a punk, psychedelic energy to a near-future world.Staying through the end credits is important...
- 1/7/2025
- MUBI
BAFTA has announced the longlist of films and talent that has gone through Round Two of voting for the 2025 Ee BAFTA Film Awards.
Round Two of voting kicks off today and will determine the nominations; to be unveiled via global live stream on Wednesday 15 January. Round Three will determine the winners. They will be announced on Sunday 16 February from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, as part of an unmissable celebration of film hosted by award-winning actor David Tennant.
Best Film
10 films will advance in the Best Film category.
Anora The Apprentice The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez Kneecap The Substance Wicked Outstanding British Film
15 films will advance in the Outstanding British Film category.
Back to Black Bird Blitz Civil War Conclave Gladiator II Hard Truths Kneecap Lee Love Lies Bleeding The Outrun Paddington in Peru Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl...
Round Two of voting kicks off today and will determine the nominations; to be unveiled via global live stream on Wednesday 15 January. Round Three will determine the winners. They will be announced on Sunday 16 February from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, as part of an unmissable celebration of film hosted by award-winning actor David Tennant.
Best Film
10 films will advance in the Best Film category.
Anora The Apprentice The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez Kneecap The Substance Wicked Outstanding British Film
15 films will advance in the Outstanding British Film category.
Back to Black Bird Blitz Civil War Conclave Gladiator II Hard Truths Kneecap Lee Love Lies Bleeding The Outrun Paddington in Peru Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl...
- 1/6/2025
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
While Jacques Audiard’sEmilia Perez and Edward Berger’s Conclave lead the way on the longlists for the Bafta Film Awards, closely followed by films including James Mangold’sA Complete Unknown, Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist and Sean Baker’s Anora,beyond the headlines some interesting choices have been made by Bafta voters - and juries.
Screen explores some of the micro-narratives at play in this year’s longlists.
There were many surprise inclusions and disappointing omissions
Film teams that will be particularly happy with the Bafta longlist outcomes: The Substance, Kneecap, The Apprentice.Film teams that will be disappointed: Maria,...
Screen explores some of the micro-narratives at play in this year’s longlists.
There were many surprise inclusions and disappointing omissions
Film teams that will be particularly happy with the Bafta longlist outcomes: The Substance, Kneecap, The Apprentice.Film teams that will be disappointed: Maria,...
- 1/3/2025
- ScreenDaily
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled the “longlists” for 2025 — and “Emilia Pérez” leads the competition, landing 15 spots. The longlists narrow the field in 25 different categories for the 2025 Ee British Academy Film Awards, which will take place on Feb. 16.
“Emilia Pérez” scored slots on lists including best film, director (for Jacques Audiard), leading actress (Karla Sofía Gascón) and supporting actress. Just behind it is “Conclave,” which popped up on 14 lists that include best film, director (Edward Berger) and leading actor (Ralph Fiennes).
Next in line, appearing on 11 lists, are “The Substance,” “The Brutalist” and “A Complete Unknown,” followed by “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two” on 10 lists and “Anora” and “Gladiator 2” on nine. All but “Gladiator 2” are on the longlist for best film. But bright side: Denzel Washington is on the supporting actor list. (The two-time Oscar winner has never been nominated for a BAFTA.
“Emilia Pérez” scored slots on lists including best film, director (for Jacques Audiard), leading actress (Karla Sofía Gascón) and supporting actress. Just behind it is “Conclave,” which popped up on 14 lists that include best film, director (Edward Berger) and leading actor (Ralph Fiennes).
Next in line, appearing on 11 lists, are “The Substance,” “The Brutalist” and “A Complete Unknown,” followed by “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two” on 10 lists and “Anora” and “Gladiator 2” on nine. All but “Gladiator 2” are on the longlist for best film. But bright side: Denzel Washington is on the supporting actor list. (The two-time Oscar winner has never been nominated for a BAFTA.
- 1/3/2025
- by Missy Schwartz
- The Wrap
Emilia Pérez and Conclave led the British Academy of Film and Television Arts longlist selections on Friday, the first step toward securing BAFTA Awards nominations when the list of official 2025 award contenders is revealed on Jan. 15.
Netflix’s top contender Emilia Pérez landed on 15 longlists — tying a record set by Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front two years ago and Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie last year. Among its mentions were Best Film, Best Film Not in English Language, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jacques Audiard, and four longlist nods for its quartet of actresses — with Karla Sofia Gascon hitting the lead actress longlist and co-stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz all appearing on the supporting actress longlist. The four actresses shared the Best Actress honors at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where Emilia Pérez made its debut.
Conclave was second with 14 longlist mentions,...
Netflix’s top contender Emilia Pérez landed on 15 longlists — tying a record set by Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front two years ago and Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie last year. Among its mentions were Best Film, Best Film Not in English Language, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jacques Audiard, and four longlist nods for its quartet of actresses — with Karla Sofia Gascon hitting the lead actress longlist and co-stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz all appearing on the supporting actress longlist. The four actresses shared the Best Actress honors at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where Emilia Pérez made its debut.
Conclave was second with 14 longlist mentions,...
- 1/3/2025
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
BAFTA on Friday unveiled its longlists for this year’s film awards with Emilia Pérez, Conclave, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist and The Substance setting the pace.
Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical tops the longlists (15), including leading actress and supporting actress mentions for Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez. Edward Berger’s Conclave follows with 14 nods, including leading actor and supporting actor for Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, respectively.
After that, it’s a three-way tie between Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (11). Sean Baker’s Anora is honored with nine mentions on the longlists, including for lead star Mikey Madison. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are included for their roles in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked, and Timothée Chalamet is among the leading actor list for his performance in A Complete Unknown.
Round two of voting kicks off Friday,...
Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical tops the longlists (15), including leading actress and supporting actress mentions for Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez. Edward Berger’s Conclave follows with 14 nods, including leading actor and supporting actor for Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, respectively.
After that, it’s a three-way tie between Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (11). Sean Baker’s Anora is honored with nine mentions on the longlists, including for lead star Mikey Madison. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are included for their roles in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked, and Timothée Chalamet is among the leading actor list for his performance in A Complete Unknown.
Round two of voting kicks off Friday,...
- 1/3/2025
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.
Perhaps in a year where wars are raging, the planet is burning, and the cruelest people are elected to the highest offices, we don’t deserve the best movies. You can find plenty of films that bring joy over the past twelve months, for sure. But if we’re talking about the overall level of awesome-ness of the cinematic offerings, about works that feel undeniable, it seems to me that 2024 did not deliver the way, say, 2023 did.
Then again, maybe that’s just me being grumpy and anxious from all the ways the world offscreen is going wrong, because who can deny the electrifying energy and humanist glow of Sean Baker’s Anora? Or the funny, phantasmagoric family portrait that is Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point?...
Perhaps in a year where wars are raging, the planet is burning, and the cruelest people are elected to the highest offices, we don’t deserve the best movies. You can find plenty of films that bring joy over the past twelve months, for sure. But if we’re talking about the overall level of awesome-ness of the cinematic offerings, about works that feel undeniable, it seems to me that 2024 did not deliver the way, say, 2023 did.
Then again, maybe that’s just me being grumpy and anxious from all the ways the world offscreen is going wrong, because who can deny the electrifying energy and humanist glow of Sean Baker’s Anora? Or the funny, phantasmagoric family portrait that is Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point?...
- 12/30/2024
- by Zhuo-Ning Su
- The Film Stage
‘Venom: The Last Dance’and’Back To Black’ were the top performing films will a solo female director credit at the UK-Ireland box office in 2024, both taking over £12m.
Kelly Marcel’s third instalment of the superhero film franchise starring Tom Hardy brought in £12.4m for Sony, whileSam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic currently stands at £12.3m for Studiocanal.
A total of 13 films were directed by women, with a further three co-director credits, according to Box Office Mojo’s list of the top 100 best performing films of 2024 (excluding re-releases or holdovers from 2023) in the territory.
In 2023, 13 were directed by women,...
Kelly Marcel’s third instalment of the superhero film franchise starring Tom Hardy brought in £12.4m for Sony, whileSam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic currently stands at £12.3m for Studiocanal.
A total of 13 films were directed by women, with a further three co-director credits, according to Box Office Mojo’s list of the top 100 best performing films of 2024 (excluding re-releases or holdovers from 2023) in the territory.
In 2023, 13 were directed by women,...
- 12/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
Ladybird (2017) and Little Women (2019) co-stars Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan reunited at the BFI Southbank in London on December 18 for a conversation about their careers, collaborations with each other and new films.
When discussing his portrayal of Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s upcoming musical biopic A Complete Unknown, Oscar nominee Chalamet revealed that he was nervous to play Song To Woody for the first time and that there was a “whole war on the movie” about whether he should use prerecords or sing the music live.
“I was in the camp that wanted to do it live because it’s folk music and Bob Dylan was certainly matching his voice. So, I didn’t want to be matching me, mimicking Bob Dylan in a studio in L.A. 6 months before we shot,” said Chalamet. “When that song went well [Song to Woody], I felt like I had a green light to work...
When discussing his portrayal of Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s upcoming musical biopic A Complete Unknown, Oscar nominee Chalamet revealed that he was nervous to play Song To Woody for the first time and that there was a “whole war on the movie” about whether he should use prerecords or sing the music live.
“I was in the camp that wanted to do it live because it’s folk music and Bob Dylan was certainly matching his voice. So, I didn’t want to be matching me, mimicking Bob Dylan in a studio in L.A. 6 months before we shot,” said Chalamet. “When that song went well [Song to Woody], I felt like I had a green light to work...
- 12/19/2024
- by Nada Aboul Kheir
- Deadline Film + TV
Some of the year’s top screenplays are not eligible for consideration at the 2025 Writers Guild of America Awards, the group’s voting ballot revealed on Monday.
Among the awards contenders for Best Adapted Screenplay that won’t receive nominations from the WGA despite being in the thick of the Oscar race are Conclave (by Peter Straughan), Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard), I’m Still Here (by Walter Salles), Inside Out 2 (by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with a story by LeFauve and Kesley Mann), The Outrun (by Nora Fingscheidt and Amy Liptrot), The Room Next Door (by Pedro Almodovar), Sing Sing (by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar), and The Wild Robot (by Chris Sanders).
Several Best Original Screenplay hopefuls are also off the WGA ballot, including All We Imagine as Light (by Payal Kapadia), The Brutalist (by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold), Didi (by Sean Wang), A Different Man...
Among the awards contenders for Best Adapted Screenplay that won’t receive nominations from the WGA despite being in the thick of the Oscar race are Conclave (by Peter Straughan), Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard), I’m Still Here (by Walter Salles), Inside Out 2 (by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with a story by LeFauve and Kesley Mann), The Outrun (by Nora Fingscheidt and Amy Liptrot), The Room Next Door (by Pedro Almodovar), Sing Sing (by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar), and The Wild Robot (by Chris Sanders).
Several Best Original Screenplay hopefuls are also off the WGA ballot, including All We Imagine as Light (by Payal Kapadia), The Brutalist (by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold), Didi (by Sean Wang), A Different Man...
- 12/16/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Warner Bros has set a February 13, 2026, release for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star in the adaptation of Emily Bronte’s novel. MRC and Robbie’s LuckyChap are producing.
Fennell will write and direct the mid-19th century gothic tale of obsession and desire between Cathy Earnshaw and Heathcliff.
Warner Bros prevailed in a fierce bidding war for Fennell’s follow-up to Saltburn, reportedly paying around $80m for rights.
Netflix had previously tried to take Wuthering Heights off the table with a $150m bid that was rejected by Fennell and Robbie, who wanted a theatrical release.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star in the adaptation of Emily Bronte’s novel. MRC and Robbie’s LuckyChap are producing.
Fennell will write and direct the mid-19th century gothic tale of obsession and desire between Cathy Earnshaw and Heathcliff.
Warner Bros prevailed in a fierce bidding war for Fennell’s follow-up to Saltburn, reportedly paying around $80m for rights.
Netflix had previously tried to take Wuthering Heights off the table with a $150m bid that was rejected by Fennell and Robbie, who wanted a theatrical release.
- 12/14/2024
- ScreenDaily
The German film community is mourning the unexpected death of Good Bye, Lenin! director Wolfgang Becker at the age of 70 after a serious illness.
He had just completed principal photography on his sixth feature,The Hero Of Friedrichstrasse Station, based on Maxim Leo’s novel of the same name.
Becker graduated from the German Film & Television Academy in Berlin (dffb) in 1987 with his directorial debut Butterflies (Schmetterlinge). Adapted from a short story by Ian McEwan, the film won the Saarland Prime-Minister’s Award at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, a student Academy Award and the Golden Leopard in Locarno...
He had just completed principal photography on his sixth feature,The Hero Of Friedrichstrasse Station, based on Maxim Leo’s novel of the same name.
Becker graduated from the German Film & Television Academy in Berlin (dffb) in 1987 with his directorial debut Butterflies (Schmetterlinge). Adapted from a short story by Ian McEwan, the film won the Saarland Prime-Minister’s Award at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, a student Academy Award and the Golden Leopard in Locarno...
- 12/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Hamburg’s regional film fund Moin has secured an additional €10m for its budget for the next two years.
Moin’s annual budget will rise from its current €15m to €20m for 2025 and 2026 and will be spent in part on more support for Filmfest Hamburg as well as for graduation films by students of Hamburg Media School and the University of Fine Arts Hfbk.
The extra spending was announced on Thursday morning (12 Dec) by members of Hamburg’s coalition of the Social Democratic Party and Alliance 90/The Greens when they visited the set of the Norwegian writer-director Itonje Søimer Guttormsen...
Moin’s annual budget will rise from its current €15m to €20m for 2025 and 2026 and will be spent in part on more support for Filmfest Hamburg as well as for graduation films by students of Hamburg Media School and the University of Fine Arts Hfbk.
The extra spending was announced on Thursday morning (12 Dec) by members of Hamburg’s coalition of the Social Democratic Party and Alliance 90/The Greens when they visited the set of the Norwegian writer-director Itonje Søimer Guttormsen...
- 12/12/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Roundhouse in London played host this evening to the 2024 BIFAs – The British Independent Film Awards. Kneecap went into the awards ceremony leading the 2024 nominations with 14, Love Lies Bleeding had 12, The Outrun received 9 nominations, 7 nominations each for Bird, on becoming a guinea fowl and unicorns, 6 for Hoard and Civil War. The winners of tonight’s awards are below.
Celebrating remarkable films and outstanding talent from the British film industry and beyond, this year’s list highlights the UK’s brightest new talent alongside BIFA heroes such as Andrea Arnold, Rose Glass, Rungano Nyoni, Saoirse Ronan, Jack O’Connell, Barry Keoghan and Hayley Squires.
Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
The 2024 BIFA Winners Best British Independent Film
“Kneecap” — Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling — Winner
“Love Lies Bleeding” — Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” — Rungano Nyoni, Tim Cole,...
Celebrating remarkable films and outstanding talent from the British film industry and beyond, this year’s list highlights the UK’s brightest new talent alongside BIFA heroes such as Andrea Arnold, Rose Glass, Rungano Nyoni, Saoirse Ronan, Jack O’Connell, Barry Keoghan and Hayley Squires.
Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
The 2024 BIFA Winners Best British Independent Film
“Kneecap” — Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling — Winner
“Love Lies Bleeding” — Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” — Rungano Nyoni, Tim Cole,...
- 12/8/2024
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As 2024 nears its end, that can only mean one thing — awards season is upon us! And while various Critics' Circle and Guild bashes have already gotten underway, tonight was the first major event of the season on this side of the pond: the British Independent Film Awards. Hosted by Peter Serafinowicz at London's Roundhouse, the ceremony saw Rich Peppiatt's barnstorming Irish rap trio biopic Kneecap — already one of Empire's Best Movies of 2024 — emerge as the night's biggest winner. In all, the film (which is streaming now on Prime Video UK) picked up seven gongs on the night, including Best British Independent Film, Best Joint Lead Performance for Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, and Best Debut Screenwriter for Peppiatt.
In the other key acting categories, Marianne Jean-Baptiste won Best Lead Performance for her emotional, incendiary turn as embattled matriarch Pansy in Mike Leigh's Hard Truths,...
In the other key acting categories, Marianne Jean-Baptiste won Best Lead Performance for her emotional, incendiary turn as embattled matriarch Pansy in Mike Leigh's Hard Truths,...
- 12/8/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
“Kneecap,” the hit Irish comedy biopic about the Belfast rap group of the same name, has landed the top honor at the British Independent Film Awards and a total of seven BIFA awards overall.
Writer/director Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature — which went into Sunday’s ceremony already having won four BIFA craft awards — was named best British independent film, with Peppiatt winning best debut screenwriter and Kneecap bandmates Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh (who all play themselves) winning best joint lead.
Elsewhere on the night, which was hosted by Peter Serafinowicz, Rungano Nyoni won best director for her sophomore feature “On Becoming A Guinea Fowl,” exploring buried secrets in a middle class Zambian family. The film’s lead star Susan Chardy won breakthrough performance.
Meanwhile, Sandhya Suri, writer/director of Hindi-language crime thriller “Santosh,” won best screenplay. “Santosh,” which is the U.K.
Writer/director Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature — which went into Sunday’s ceremony already having won four BIFA craft awards — was named best British independent film, with Peppiatt winning best debut screenwriter and Kneecap bandmates Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh (who all play themselves) winning best joint lead.
Elsewhere on the night, which was hosted by Peter Serafinowicz, Rungano Nyoni won best director for her sophomore feature “On Becoming A Guinea Fowl,” exploring buried secrets in a middle class Zambian family. The film’s lead star Susan Chardy won breakthrough performance.
Meanwhile, Sandhya Suri, writer/director of Hindi-language crime thriller “Santosh,” won best screenplay. “Santosh,” which is the U.K.
- 12/8/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap was the major winner at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), with seven wins in total including best British independent film.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Taking place tonight (December 8), the awards returned to London’s Roundhouse in Camden, with a ceremony hosted by actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz, who joked that the night was for “homegrown lower budget films that pay its stars multi of pounds”.
Other winners included Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, Sandhya Suri’s Santosh and documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, with two awards each.
Peppiatt’s debut...
Scroll down for full list of winners
Taking place tonight (December 8), the awards returned to London’s Roundhouse in Camden, with a ceremony hosted by actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz, who joked that the night was for “homegrown lower budget films that pay its stars multi of pounds”.
Other winners included Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, Sandhya Suri’s Santosh and documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, with two awards each.
Peppiatt’s debut...
- 12/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
The British Independent Film Awards (Bifas)winners are being unveiled from a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse.
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Sophie Okonedo is receiving theRichard Harris award. The actor is best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in 2004’sHotel Rwanda while her other film credits includeThe Secret Lie Of Bees,Christopher Robin,Wild Rose,Death On The Nile andCatherine Called Birdy.
Bifa winners 2024
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Sophie Okonedo is receiving theRichard Harris award. The actor is best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in 2004’sHotel Rwanda while her other film credits includeThe Secret Lie Of Bees,Christopher Robin,Wild Rose,Death On The Nile andCatherine Called Birdy.
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- 12/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
The British Independent Film Awards (Bifas)winners will be unveiled today (December 8)from a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse, commencing at 20:00 GMT.
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Rich Peppiatt’s Irish-language comedyKneecap leads the nominations with six, including director, screenplay and best British independent film for Peppiatt - the latter alongside producers Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling - and joint lead performance for its stars Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh,...
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Rich Peppiatt’s Irish-language comedyKneecap leads the nominations with six, including director, screenplay and best British independent film for Peppiatt - the latter alongside producers Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling - and joint lead performance for its stars Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh,...
- 12/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
The British Independent Film Awards (Bifas)winners will be unveiled today (December 8)from a ceremony at London’s Roundhouse, commencing at 20:00 GMT.
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Rich Peppiatt’s Irish-language comedyKneecapleads the nominations with six, including director, screenplay and best British independent film for Peppiatt - the latter alongside producers Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling - and joint lead performance for its stars Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh.
Rose Glass’Love Lies Bleeding andNora Fingscheidt’sThe Outrunare on four nominations each. Glass’ second feature stars...
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Rich Peppiatt’s Irish-language comedyKneecapleads the nominations with six, including director, screenplay and best British independent film for Peppiatt - the latter alongside producers Trevor Birney and Jack Tarling - and joint lead performance for its stars Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh.
Rose Glass’Love Lies Bleeding andNora Fingscheidt’sThe Outrunare on four nominations each. Glass’ second feature stars...
- 12/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
This year’s Academy Award contenders take audiences on journeys across space and time, from the Colosseum of ancient Rome to the drug dens of mid-century Mexico City, from the cramped confines of a network TV studio to the infinite sandscapes of a far-off planet. Making these Oscar hopefuls took a variety of factors, including peerless production design, a range of foreign tax incentives, the work of countless location scouts and a bit of moviemaking sleight of hand to transform even familiar places into entirely unexpected destinations.
Here’s where filming took place for some of Variety’s favorite movies heating up this award season:
Conclave
Perhaps a papal dispensation might’ve allowed Edward Berger’s Vatican drama to shoot in the Sistine Chapel, but the production team opted for a no-less-formidable Rome institution, Cinecittà Studios, to build a stunning replica. The chapel and the palatial Casa Santa Marta were...
Here’s where filming took place for some of Variety’s favorite movies heating up this award season:
Conclave
Perhaps a papal dispensation might’ve allowed Edward Berger’s Vatican drama to shoot in the Sistine Chapel, but the production team opted for a no-less-formidable Rome institution, Cinecittà Studios, to build a stunning replica. The chapel and the palatial Casa Santa Marta were...
- 11/30/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Strength comes in different forms, and two new films with Irish actress Saoirse Ronan tell the tale. In Steve McQueen’s high-octane World War II drama “Blitz,” set in an embattled London, Ronan is Rita, a single mother searching for her young son who’s disappeared from a train ostensibly taking children to safety in the British countryside. As bombs fall and subway stations flood, Rita is just about the fiercest thing in London, abandoning the bomb factory where she works to find her boy at all costs.
In Nora Fingscheidt’s “The Outrun,” on the other hand, her character of Rona is an alcoholic who summons up the power to fight her demons by turning to the solitude of a remote island off the coast of Scotland.
“I’m delighted that they’ve come out when they have, especially because I have been away for a while,” said Ronan,...
In Nora Fingscheidt’s “The Outrun,” on the other hand, her character of Rona is an alcoholic who summons up the power to fight her demons by turning to the solitude of a remote island off the coast of Scotland.
“I’m delighted that they’ve come out when they have, especially because I have been away for a while,” said Ronan,...
- 11/25/2024
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Universal’s record-breaking Wicked dominated North American box office over the weekend thanks to a confirmed $112.5m launch, while Paramount’s Gladiator II arrived in second place on a strong $55m as total box office combined for a $200m-plus weekend.
Opening in 3,888 theatres, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is the third biggest opening of the year to date behind Deadpool & Wolverine on $211m and Inside Out 2 on $154.2m. It also established the biggest opening weekend by a Broadway adaptation by some distance, eclipsing $31.1m set by Into The Woods in 2014.
Wicked recorded...
Opening in 3,888 theatres, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is the third biggest opening of the year to date behind Deadpool & Wolverine on $211m and Inside Out 2 on $154.2m. It also established the biggest opening weekend by a Broadway adaptation by some distance, eclipsing $31.1m set by Into The Woods in 2014.
Wicked recorded...
- 11/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
Universal’s record-breaking Wicked dominated North American box office over the weekend thanks to a confirmed $112.5m launch, while Paramount’s Gladiator II arrived in second place on a strong $55.5m as total box office combined for a $200m-plus weekend.
Opening in 3,888 theatres, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is the third biggest opening of the year to date behind Deadpool & Wolverine on $211m and Inside Out 2 on $154.2m. It also established the biggest opening weekend by a Broadway adaptation by some distance, eclipsing $31.1m set by Into The Woods in 2014.
Wicked recorded...
Opening in 3,888 theatres, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is the third biggest opening of the year to date behind Deadpool & Wolverine on $211m and Inside Out 2 on $154.2m. It also established the biggest opening weekend by a Broadway adaptation by some distance, eclipsing $31.1m set by Into The Woods in 2014.
Wicked recorded...
- 11/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
Universal’s record-breaking Wicked dominated North American box office over the weekend thanks to an estimated $114m launch, while Paramount’s Gladiator II arrived in second place on a strong $55.5m as total box office combined for a $200m-plus weekend.
Opening in 3,888 theatres, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is the third biggest opening of the year to date behind Deadpool & Wolverine on $211m and Inside Out 2 on $154.2m. It also established the biggest opening weekend by a Broadway adaptation by some distance, eclipsing $31.1m set by Into The Woods in 2014.
Wicked recorded...
Opening in 3,888 theatres, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is the third biggest opening of the year to date behind Deadpool & Wolverine on $211m and Inside Out 2 on $154.2m. It also established the biggest opening weekend by a Broadway adaptation by some distance, eclipsing $31.1m set by Into The Woods in 2014.
Wicked recorded...
- 11/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
Saoirse Ronan is having a moment. Which is not necessarily a new experience, given she has four Oscar nominations to her credit. Now 30, the Irish-born actress first made the Academy cut at 14 for her supporting role in Atonement, which she followed with leading roles in Brooklyn, Ladybird and Little Women. But this year, playing a single mother in Steve McQueen’s London wartime drama Blitz, and a woman fighting her demons in Nora Fingscheidt’s addiction story The Outrun — Ronan’s first project as a producer — the goalposts for what she can achieve have been widened.
Deadline: At this stage of your career, when you’re thinking about what you want to do next, do you choose in terms of personal challenge or people you want to work with?
Saoirese Ronan: I would say it’s both of those things. It’s become more about the type of filmmakers I want to work with,...
Deadline: At this stage of your career, when you’re thinking about what you want to do next, do you choose in terms of personal challenge or people you want to work with?
Saoirese Ronan: I would say it’s both of those things. It’s become more about the type of filmmakers I want to work with,...
- 11/19/2024
- by Carita Rizzo
- Deadline Film + TV
Saoirse Ronan said alcoholism was a subject she “was always threatening to explore.” When she found Amy Liptrot’s book The Outrun, she decided to also make her producorial debut in developing it.
“Alcoholism for me was like the monster in the corner that I hadn’t dealt with for a very long time,” Ronan said. “It caused me a lot of pain and resentment and confusion in the way that it does for a loved one of an addict, in particular an alcoholic because so much of it happens in quite an intimate space. So I had been on the receiving end of that and could see how it can really destroy lives.”
Liptrot’s book was autobiographical. Ronan and director Nora Fingscheidt mutually agreed to change Ronan’s character’s name to Rona so that she would have more creative freedom. More on that soon, but first Ronan...
“Alcoholism for me was like the monster in the corner that I hadn’t dealt with for a very long time,” Ronan said. “It caused me a lot of pain and resentment and confusion in the way that it does for a loved one of an addict, in particular an alcoholic because so much of it happens in quite an intimate space. So I had been on the receiving end of that and could see how it can really destroy lives.”
Liptrot’s book was autobiographical. Ronan and director Nora Fingscheidt mutually agreed to change Ronan’s character’s name to Rona so that she would have more creative freedom. More on that soon, but first Ronan...
- 11/16/2024
- by Fred Topel and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on October 7, 2024. “The Outrun” is now available for purchase on various streaming platforms.
As written, the question was meant to be open-ended: “How do you the find emotional truth in a character?” If there’s any connective thread between the various roles in Saoirse Ronan’s impressive body of work, it’s that: some ineffable honesty about the emotional journey she’s carrying through her characters.
Fortunately, Ronan is astute enough and open enough to wrestle with such a question with grace and insight. That’s probably why she’s such a good actress.
“How do you breathe?,” Ronan responded with a laugh when asked about said emotional truth during a recent sitdown with IndieWire. “It sounds a bit pretentious to say, but I have grown up disappearing into the make-believe, and that helps me make sense out of the real world.
As written, the question was meant to be open-ended: “How do you the find emotional truth in a character?” If there’s any connective thread between the various roles in Saoirse Ronan’s impressive body of work, it’s that: some ineffable honesty about the emotional journey she’s carrying through her characters.
Fortunately, Ronan is astute enough and open enough to wrestle with such a question with grace and insight. That’s probably why she’s such a good actress.
“How do you breathe?,” Ronan responded with a laugh when asked about said emotional truth during a recent sitdown with IndieWire. “It sounds a bit pretentious to say, but I have grown up disappearing into the make-believe, and that helps me make sense out of the real world.
- 11/14/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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