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• Hasbro launches subsidiary AI studio Sixth Wall to exploit IP

  03-06-2026 22:29 via screendaily.com
  
  Company strikes partnership with leading AI audio company ElevenLabs.
  
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• American Cinema Editors sets awards season timetable

  04-06-2026 00:48 via screendaily.com
  
  Ceremony to take place in Los Angeles on February 6.
  
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• Bangkok International Content Market launches to boost Thailand as Asia content hub

  03-06-2026 18:42 via screendaily.com
  
  The market will be dedicated to film, series and animation.
  
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• Simon Rumley’s Thailand-set thriller ‘Crushed’ lands key deals including UK-Ireland, North America

  03-06-2026 16:18 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The film has played at Edinburgh, Fantastic Fest and Sitges.
  
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• Universal, UK government confirm £7.3bn investment in Bedford theme park

  03-06-2026 15:29 via screendaily.com
  
  Name unveiled for new resort, which is scheduled to open in 2031.
  
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• Surprise hit ‘Dear You’ now China’s second biggest film of 2026

  03-06-2026 14:03 via screendaily.com
  
  Lan Hongchun’s nostalgic family drama has earned more than $213m to date.
  
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• Netflix US comms head Emily Feingold to depart

  03-06-2026 12:10 via screendaily.com
  
  Feingold is an experienced comms executive who has worked at Ralph Lauren and the Doha Film Institute.
  
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• UK-Ireland box office up in first quarter of 2026, boosted by book-to-screen adaptations

  03-06-2026 11:19 via screendaily.com
  
  ‘Project Hail Mary’, ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ have all been released.
  
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• Bendita Film Sales boards Karlovy Vary title Jan-Eric Mack’s ‘A Happy Family’

  03-06-2026 10:59 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The film explores themes of poverty and social inequality in Switzerland.
  
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• ‘Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day’ review: A spirited Haley Bennett helps lift weighty adaptation

  02-06-2026 16:37 via screendaily.com
  
  Tina Gharavi’s take on Woolf’s 1919 novel opens SXSW London before a theatrical release
  
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• Un Certain Regard prize-winner ‘Congo Boy’ scores key deals for The Party

  02-06-2026 16:27 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Rafiki Fariala’s fiction debut heading to Germany and Austria, Brazil, Norway and Denmark.
  
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• French box office jumps 33% to 15 million admissions in May powered by ‘Michael,’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’

  02-06-2026 16:23 via screendaily.com
  
  The highest-grossing local film in May was 1980s-set family comedy Just An Illusion. 
  
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• Yukiko Sode’s ‘All The Lovers In The Night’ lands multiple deals after Cannes bow

  02-06-2026 15:46 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The film received its world premiere in Un Certain Regard.
  
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• Cyrielle Raingou, Mikel Gurrea films among six-strong line up for Munich’s first work-in-progress showcase

  02-06-2026 15:17 via screendaily.com
  
  Inaugural First Cut+ Munich event will present projects by filmmakers from Brazil, Cameroon, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Spain and Germany.
  
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• “We got it wrong,” says UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy of government misstep on AI and copyright strategy

  02-06-2026 15:04 via screendaily.com
  
  Nandy took part in an on-stage conversation with screenwriter Steven Knight at SXSW London.
  
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• ‘Masters Of The Universe’ review: Nicholas Galitzine wields the Sword Of Power in irreverent, conventional actioner

  02-06-2026 15:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Idris Elba, Jared Leto and Kristen Wiig also star in Travis Knight’s overstuffed Mattel reboot
  
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• Galway Film Fleadh 2026 lineup includes ‘Finnegan’s Foursome’, ‘Learning To Breathe Underwater’ and spotlight on Estonia

  02-06-2026 14:34 via screendaily.com
  
  The Galway Film Fleadh runs from July 7-12 2026.
  
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• Karlovy Vary competition selection ‘The Lion At My Back’ picked up for sales

  02-06-2026 14:29 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Cyprus-shot film tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a teenage Senegalese asylum seeker and a 40-year-old Cypriot woman rebuilding her life.
  
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• Karlovy Vary Film Festival unveils 2026 official selection

  02-06-2026 11:55 via screendaily.com
  
  Lineup includes new films by Nader Saeivar, Valeria Sarmiento, and Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov.
  
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• Academy launches “Michelin Guide” for cinemas

  01-06-2026 20:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Academy Marquee Theatre List will comprise 25 US, 25 international cinemas.
  
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• A24’s ‘Backrooms’ sets box-office record for original horror in UK-Ireland with £4.3m opening

  01-06-2026 16:49 via screendaily.com
  
  ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’ and ‘Michael’ complete the top three.
  
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• ‘Sound Of Falling’ sweeps German Film Awards, as Tricia Tuttle and Wim Wenders receive standing ovations

  01-06-2026 15:53 via screendaily.com
  
  İlker Çatak’s Yellow Letters received the Silver Lola.
  
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• Vue lays off several senior staff ahead of expected sale or flotation

  01-06-2026 15:36 via screendaily.com
  
  Group director of content Eduardo Leal is among those who have left the company in recent months
  
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• ‘We Are Aliens’ review: Delicate, sophisticated Japanese animation tracks the fragility of boyhood

  01-06-2026 15:22 via screendaily.com
  
  Kohei Kadowaki’s debut feature heads to Annecy after a Cannes premiere
  
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• Zhong Kaifeng’s Shanghai competitor ‘Atlantic Rhapsody’ boarded by Rediance

  01-06-2026 13:01 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Chinese fantasy drama will play in the main competition of Shanghai.
  
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• YouTube creator horror vanquishes worldwide box office as ‘Backrooms’ delivers $118m opening, ‘Obsession’ hits $148m total

  01-06-2026 12:16 via screendaily.com
  
  ‘Backrooms’ is A24’s biggest-ever opening in North America, UK/Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Middle East, Scandinavia, Taiwan, Israel and Turkey.
  
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• Locarno’s Open Doors unveils projects, producers and directors for Africa-focused 2026 edition

  01-06-2026 12:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Open Doors programme is part of the festival’s industry strand Locarno Pro and runs from August 5-10.
  
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• Second World War propaganda porn drama ‘Think Of England’ picked up for UK-Ireland

  01-06-2026 11:30 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Richard Hawkins’ psychological drama played at Tallinn and Glasgow.
  
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• YouTube creators rule US box office: ‘Backrooms’ opens on A24-record $82m, ‘Obsession’ hits $100m

  31-05-2026 19:28 via screendaily.com
  
  20-year-old Kane Parsons is youngest director of number one global release.
  
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• ‘Backrooms’ review: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve lose themselves in creepy, slow-burn horror

  27-05-2026 12:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Kane Parsons’ debut feature is based on his own YouTube shorts
  
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