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• Asghar Farhadi to return to Farsi language with next project

  18-08-2026 12:37 via screendaily.com
  
  Farhadi also says he would look to the UK to shoot a future English-language production.
  
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• Hot Docs unveils executive leadership team restructure

  02-09-2026 19:24 via screendaily.com
  
  Diana Sanchez promoted to president, Mara Gourd-Mercado joining as executive director.
  
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• Taiwan’s TCCF Pitching selects 70 projects for 2026 showcase

  02-09-2026 19:15 via screendaily.com
  
  The lineup includes feature films, series, documentaries and animation.
  
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• ‘Ink' review: Jack O’Connell is magnetic as ‘The Sun’ tabloid editor Larry Lamb in Danny Boyle’s feverish Venice opener

  02-09-2026 19:05 via screendaily.com
  
  Guy Pearce and Claire Foy also star in this seductive, high-energy portrait of ambition and media disruption
  
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• Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard and Vanessa Redgrave join voice cast of ‘The Turning Door’

  02-09-2026 17:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Swedish musician Anna von Hausswolff has also joined the cast.
  
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• ‘My Notes On Mars’ review: Lili Horvat opens Venice’s Giornate degli Autori with genre-coded tale of love, desire and control

  02-09-2026 16:35 via screendaily.com
  
  Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend star in this enigmatic English-language relationship drama set in Hungary.
  
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• ‘The Girl With The Leica’ review: Gerda Taro biopic struggles to bring its pioneering photojournalist subject into focus

  02-09-2026 16:05 via screendaily.com
  
  Alina Marazzi’s lively, mannered portrait of the Spanish Civil War photographer opens Venice Horizons
  
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• Danny Boyle speaks out against AI proliferation: “It’s insane what we’re doing”

  02-09-2026 15:40 via screendaily.com
  
  Boyle says he shares “a loathing for the British establishment” with Rupert Murdoch.
  
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• Luca Guadagnino’s Venice title ‘Joie De Vivre’ acquired for sales

  02-09-2026 14:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Seven-hour film will play in two parts on the Lido.
  
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• Maggie Gyllenhaal questions male-dominated Venice Competition lineup

  02-09-2026 13:43 via screendaily.com
  
  Gyllenhaal also says “honest” films are “fundamentally, unavoidably political, as well as a lot of other things.”
  
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• ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ director Jean-Paul Rappeneau dies aged 94

  02-09-2026 13:15 via screendaily.com
  
  His notable credits include the Oscar-winning Cyrano De Bergerac’ starring Gerard Depardieu.
  
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• Cannes Critics’ Week winner and LFF premiere ‘La Gradiva’ picked up for UK-Ireland

  02-09-2026 13:02 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: It is the debut feature from Cesar-nominated cinematographer Marine Atlan.
  
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• BFI London Film Festival unveils 2026 lineup

  02-09-2026 11:57 via screendaily.com
  
  World premieres include boxing biopic ’In The Shadows’ and West End adaptation ’Frank And Percy’.
  
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• Oscars best international feature 2027: Sweden puts trust in 'Adult Supervision'

  02-09-2026 11:34 via screendaily.com
  
  Screen is profiling each contender on this page.
  
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• Venice day 1: The hot acquisition titles to look out for - The Screen Podcast

  02-09-2026 08:09 via screendaily.com
  
  Includes May el-Touhky’s ‘Woman Unknown’ and Cedric Kahn’s ‘15/18’.
  
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• ‘Sukiyaki’, ‘Colony’ to bookend Tokyo with ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ as Centerpiece

  01-09-2026 21:55 via screendaily.com
  
  The 39th edition of the festival is set to run October 26 to November 4.
  
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• IFTA, The Numbers strike strategic partnership

  01-09-2026 19:23 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Parties to collaborate on year-round research and offer suite of initiatives for members.
  
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• Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI film ‘Artificial’ lands New York, London festival slots

  01-09-2026 18:52 via screendaily.com
  
  NYFF hails Neon’s ”sly and sobering new film”.
  
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• Reclaim The Frame and Sony Pictures Television unveil inaugural Back In The Frame cohort

  01-09-2026 16:50 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Former chair of Directors UK Beryl Richards is among 12 filmmakers taking part in the return-to-work initiative.
  
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• Global Constellation unveils trailer and deals on Toronto Platform noir thriller ‘Wild, Wild East’

  01-09-2026 16:35 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Second World War-set film has sold across Europe and Brazil.
  
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• ‘The Dog Stars’ opens fourth at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Spider-Man 4’, ‘The Odyssey’ lead

  01-09-2026 15:05 via screendaily.com
  
  Holdovers lead the way across August at box office; ‘Bitter Christmas’ starts well for Curzon.
  
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• Screen digital edition: August-September 2026

  01-09-2026 13:35 via screendaily.com
  
  Issue previews Venice and Toronto, and examines how co-producing with Europe has changed 10 years after Brexit.
  
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• UK government appoints two “freelance champions” to advocate for creative sector

  01-09-2026 13:22 via screendaily.com
  
  They will advocate for more than 700,000 self-employed creatives in UK government decision-making.
  
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• BFI London Film Festival unveils 2026 Screen Talks

  01-09-2026 12:40 via screendaily.com
  
  Other filmmakers taking part include Brad Bird, James Gray and Jesse Eisenberg.
  
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• San Sebastián film festival to honour Naomi Watts

  01-09-2026 12:18 via screendaily.com
  
  Actress will receive festival’s Donostia Award ahead of a screening of Ben Shirinian’s ’The Housewife’
  
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• San Sebastian film festival to honour Naomi Watts

  01-09-2026 12:18 via screendaily.com
  
  Actress will receive festival’s Donostia Award ahead of a screening of Ben Shirinian’s ’The Housewife’
  
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• Busan reveals 14-strong Competition including Nanako Hirose, Majid Majidi, Yosep Anggi Noen

  01-09-2026 12:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Guests to include Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hirokazu Koreeda, Michelle Yeoh, Fan Bingbing and Isabelle Huppert.
  
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• ‘Eurotrash’, ‘Blood Money’ world premieres, ‘Ink’, ‘Bunker’ join Zurich lineup

  01-09-2026 11:15 via screendaily.com
  
  Festival adds 12 Gala titles including Jordan Firstman’s Cannes hit ‘Club Kid’.
  
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• Mandarin Vision boards Busan Competition drama ‘To Be Ordinary’

  01-09-2026 09:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Lee Yun Chan’s film follows a young man who becomes paralysed in a car accident.
  
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• ‘Guardians Of The Video Game’ lands sales agent ahead of TIFF: The Market

  01-09-2026 02:00 via screendaily.com
  
  The film is based on the popular Naver Webtoon and mobile game of the same name.
  
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