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• UK’s Jason Elliott among 16 Student Academy Award winners to be honoured at TIFF

  05-08-2026 20:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Jason Elliott from the UK’s National Film and Television School is among 16 winners.
  
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• ‘One Night Only’ review: Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro spark in otherwise limp romantic comedy

  05-08-2026 18:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Will Gluck’s follow-up to ‘Anyone But You’ opens in the US on August 7 and the UK on August 28
  
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• ‘Hope’ takes major hit from ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ at Korea box office

  05-08-2026 17:58 via screendaily.com
  
  Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi thriller has been dethroned by the Marvel blockbuster.
  
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• Marine Atlan, Mike Leigh, Paweł Pawlikowski among 64th NYFF main slate

  05-08-2026 17:00 via screendaily.com
  
  64th New York Film Festival edition runs September 25-October 12.
  
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• Swiss film industry calls for incentive to attract international productions

  05-08-2026 16:13 via screendaily.com
  
  Industry alliance Cinéconomie said an initial $50m (CHF40m) should be earmarked for a film incentive scheme.
  
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• Tim Blake Nelson’s ‘The Life And Deaths Of Wilson Shedd’ boarded for sales ahead of TIFF premiere

  05-08-2026 16:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Nelson stars alongside Amanda Seyfried, Scoot McNairy and Wunmi Mosaku.
  
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• Megan Rapinoe, Elon Musk, Italian wine-growing in focus at TIFF Docs

  05-08-2026 16:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Two-thirds of 21-strong roster hail from women filmmakers.
  
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• San Sebastian’s Made in Spain unveils 24 titles including three world premieres

  05-08-2026 15:31 via screendaily.com
  
  Albert Serra’s Sixteen Moments Of My Life is set to open San Sebastian’s Made in Spain strand, where this year’s 24-title selection includes three world premieres and 10 feature debuts, plus the latest films from Pedro Almodóvar, Isabel Coixet, Víctor García León and Júlia de Paz.
  
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• ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, Alexandre Desplat among World Soundtrack Awards 2026 nominees

  05-08-2026 15:12 via screendaily.com
  
  Finneas O’Connell, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Daniel Pemberton and Johnny Greenwood also nominated.
  
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• Outdoor posters for ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ ruled in breach of UK advertising code

  05-08-2026 13:48 via screendaily.com
  
  Posters which featured the resemblance of a dead child were found on the London Underground and in visibility from a children’s nursery.
  
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• ‘Hadestown: The Musical’ acquired by Universal Pictures Content Group for UK-Ireland and beyond

  05-08-2026 11:54 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The live capture of the stage show has already broken box office records in North America.
  
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• Tributes paid to “transgressive rebel” Brian Robinson, BFI Flare stalwart, who has died aged 67

  05-08-2026 11:37 via screendaily.com
  
  Ben Roberts, Tricia Tuttle and Briony Hanson among those who paid tribute.
  
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• Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw partners with Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight

  05-08-2026 11:00 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Co-production agreement will see Jigsaw provide physical production for HiddenLight projects.
  
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• ‘I Love Paris’ takes top Fantasia 2026 audience award

  05-08-2026 01:04 via screendaily.com
  
  2027 edition to run in Montreal from July 15-August 1.
  
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• Paramount CEO David Ellison tells Q2 earnings call he is “highly confident” WBD merger will close

  04-08-2026 23:37 via screendaily.com
  
  Call came hours after US federal judge scheduled antitrust trial for March 2027.
  
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• Paramount CEO David Ellison “highly confident” WBD merger will close

  04-08-2026 23:37 via screendaily.com
  
  Mixed Q2 earnings sees Paramount+ add two million members to reach 81.6m worldwide.
  
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• Paramount-WBD merger antitrust trial scheduled for March 2027

  04-08-2026 22:14 via screendaily.com
  
  David Ellison’s media company will owe more than $1bn in “ticking fees”.
  
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• Writers Guild of America schedules 2026-27 awards timetable

  04-08-2026 19:59 via screendaily.com
  
  Nominees to be announced on January 8, 2027.
  
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• Sony Pictures Classics acquires 2025 TIFF hit ‘Poetic License’

  04-08-2026 18:33 via screendaily.com
  
  Coming-of-age comedy to open theatrically in 2027.
  
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• ‘Inherit’: exclusive first trailer for Banjong Pisanthanakun’s TIFF horror starring Davika Hoorne

  04-08-2026 18:16 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Marks the first collaboration between South Korea’s Barunson E&A and Thailand’s GDH559.
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ becomes second-fastest film to cross $1bn at global box office

  04-08-2026 18:01 via screendaily.com
  
  As of Tuesday Spidey stood at $407m in North America, $645.8m internationally.
  
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• Cyril Aris’ ‘A Sad And Beautiful World’ wins three including best film at Amman 2026

  04-08-2026 17:03 via screendaily.com
  
  Syrian documentary ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’ also scooped three prizes.
  
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• Netflix expands US theatrical release for awards push ‘La Bola Negra’ by three weeks

  04-08-2026 16:30 via screendaily.com
  
  Cross-generational epic launched in Cannes and will get exclusive 47-day run.
  
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• Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund backs 20 projects with development funding

  04-08-2026 16:23 via screendaily.com
  
  Funding recipients include Berlinale Silver Bear winner Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias.
  
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• Kim Bartley’s ‘Lemonade’, Beatrice Gibson’s ‘At Night’ among TIFF Centrepiece, Wavelengths

  04-08-2026 16:15 via screendaily.com
  
  Toronto fest runs September 10-20.
  
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• Venice, Toronto title ‘Conversation With The Sea’ acquired for world sales

  04-08-2026 16:03 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Muayad Alayan’s film plays in Spotlight at Venice before Centrepiece at Toronto.
  
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• ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ lands world premiere New York Film Festival slot

  04-08-2026 16:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Fest runs September 25-October 12.
  
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• German government plans film funding cuts as part of cost-saving measures

  04-08-2026 15:40 via screendaily.com
  
  Cuts to incentives are “disastrous signal” for Germany’s ambitions to become a production hub, say industry execs
  
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• Annecy title ‘My Grandfather Is A Nihonjin’ secures Japan theatrical deal

  04-08-2026 13:10 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Film explores identity and belonging in Sao Paulo’s Japanese-Brazilian community.
  
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• BFI London Film Festival 2026 reveals closing night film

  04-08-2026 13:00 via screendaily.com
  
  The festival runs from October 7-18.
  
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• ‘The Odyssey’ sails France box office back to pre-Covid levels

  04-08-2026 12:05 via screendaily.com
  
  France’s box office continued to sail through an epic year of recovery in July, recording some 17.53 million admissions, 22.6% up on the same month last year, according to figures from the CNC. This equates to around €130m in box office revenue, based on an average ticket price of €7.40.
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ confirmed $360m US debut sets all-time high

  03-08-2026 18:27 via screendaily.com
  
  “Records are made to be broken, but we will take great pride in this one, for as long as we hold it.”
  
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• Sony confirms record North American box office debut as ’Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ takes $360m

  03-08-2026 18:27 via screendaily.com
  
  “Records are made to be broken, but we will take great pride in this one, for as long as we hold it.”
  
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• Gavin Leatherwood joins ‘It Happened One Summer’ with filming underway in New York

  03-08-2026 18:07 via screendaily.com
  
  The film is adapted from Tessa Bailey’s BookTok hit.
  
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• UK filmmaker Justin Hardy dies aged 61

  03-08-2026 15:55 via screendaily.com
  
  His death comes just weeks before the premiere of his latest film ‘Wrath Of The Gods’.
  
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• Sarajevo unveils Open Air lineup and closing night film

  03-08-2026 14:00 via screendaily.com
  
  A restoration of ‘No Man’s Land’ will close the festival.
  
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• PiperPlay boards Tommaso Landucci’s Venice Horizons premiere ‘Children Of The Monkey’

  03-08-2026 12:53 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Film’s screenplay previously won the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film Lab grand prize, and is executive produced by James Ivory.
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ dominates UK-Ireland box office with £23.5m opening weekend

  03-08-2026 12:32 via screendaily.com
  
  ‘Brand New Day’ is fourth-biggest weekend opening ever; ‘The Odyssey’ crosses £50m.
  
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• ‘Hush, Hush’, ‘I Am Coming Imam’, ‘After Three Years of Green’ lead Amman industry winners

  03-08-2026 12:05 via screendaily.com
  
  Amman Film Industry Days handed out 32 cash and in-kind prizes.
  
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• “Social media more important than a portfolio”: what filmmakers can learn from ‘creators’

  03-08-2026 11:26 via screendaily.com
  
  The growing number of social media creators moving into filmmaking is opening a new conversation about audience-building.
  
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• Woody Harrelson to be honoured at Sarajevo Film Festival

  03-08-2026 11:02 via screendaily.com
  
  His 1997 film ‘Welcome To Sarajevo’ is being screened at the festival.
  
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• Hend Sabry calls for fresh approach to Arab cinema financing and storytelling

  03-08-2026 10:52 via screendaily.com
  
  The Tunisian Egyptian actress has called for a deeper look at the challenges facing Arab cinema.
  
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• Hend Sabry calls for a fresh approach to Arab cinema financing and storytelling

  03-08-2026 10:52 via screendaily.com
  
  The Tunisian Egyptian actress has called for a deeper look at the challenges facing Arab cinema.
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ swings to stunning $927m debut at global box office

  03-08-2026 10:48 via screendaily.com
  
  Elsewhere, Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ passed $900m for Universal.
  
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• Universal becomes first studio to cross $4bn at global box office in 2026

  02-08-2026 20:10 via screendaily.com
  
  The Odyssey, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Michael are key drivers.
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ soars to $355m in second-highest US box office debut of all time

  02-08-2026 19:21 via screendaily.com
  
  Tentpole earns staggering $927m worldwide.
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ scores top US box office opening day of all time

  01-08-2026 20:59 via screendaily.com
  
  Can it overcome ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to deliver biggest opening weekend of all time?
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ scores top US box office opening day for franchise, Sony

  01-08-2026 20:59 via screendaily.com
  
  Can it overcome ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to deliver biggest opening weekend of all time?
  
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• 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' scores top US box office opening day for franchise, Sony

  01-08-2026 20:59 via screendaily.com
  
  Can it overcome ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to deliver biggest opening weekend of all time?
  
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• ‘Ancestral Beasts’ review: Indigenous Canadian horror effectively draws on the spectre of generational trauma

  01-08-2026 18:43 via screendaily.com
  
  Writer/director Tim Riedel’s creature feature premiered at Fantasia
  
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