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• US Department of Justice approves Paramount-WBD merger

  13-06-2026 01:53 via screendaily.com
  
  Antitrust division says transaction ”not likely to harm competition or American consumers”. Diane Warren posts on X: “This fight isn’t over.”
  
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• Poland enters Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’ to 2027 international Oscar race

  18-09-2026 17:14 via screendaily.com
  
  The filmmaker’s ‘Ida’ previously won the Academy Award in 2015.
  
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• Oscars best international feature 2027: Montenegro submits ‘To Hold A Mountain’, Ukraine enters ‘Traces’

  18-09-2026 16:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Screen is profiling each contender on this page.
  
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• Tessa Ross to receive lifetime achievement award at Rome film festival

  18-09-2026 13:51 via screendaily.com
  
  Award to producer of Danny Boyle’s Ink will be presented on opening night of Rome Film Fest.
  
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• UK-Ireland box office preview: Can Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ reach ‘Weapons’ heights?

  18-09-2026 10:46 via screendaily.com
  
  ‘Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom’ is also out.
  
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• ‘Wild Horse Nine’, ‘Minotaur’, world premieres of UK and Irish films among 2026 Newport Beach fest lineup

  18-09-2026 02:16 via screendaily.com
  
  La Bola Negra, Fatherland, A Talent For Murder among line-up.
  
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• Killer Films co-heads talk mid-budget films, Todd Haynes, and their director golden rule at TIFF

  18-09-2026 00:26 via screendaily.com
  
  “Once you make a really dire mistake on a movie that costs you a lot of money you really never make it again.”
  
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• Killer Films co-heads talk mid-budget films, Todd Haynes, and their director golden rule

  18-09-2026 00:26 via screendaily.com
  
  “Once you make a really dire mistake on a movie that costs you a lot of money you really never make it again.”
  
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• AGC reports robust sales on TIFF crowdpleaser ‘Babies’ starring Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen

  17-09-2026 20:34 via screendaily.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Deals close in UK, Latin America, Germany, Canada.
  
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• Wyatt Russell joins cast of John Carroll Lynch’s comedy ‘Happy’

  17-09-2026 18:02 via screendaily.com
  
  Embankment Films is repping sales.
  
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• West of England launches £4.5m production fund

  17-09-2026 16:41 via screendaily.com
  
  The Greenlight West fund will support productions with non-recoupable grants of between £50,000 and £500,000.
  
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• Spain special 2026: digital edition

  17-09-2026 16:39 via screendaily.com
  
  This issue examines how the industry is navigating the challenges of success and the local titles selected for the San Sebastián film festival.
  
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• Mia Hansen-Løve’s ‘If Love Should Die’, starring Renate Reinsve, starts filming in Sweden

  17-09-2026 16:19 via screendaily.com
  
  Reinsve is playing English writer Mary Wollstonecraft.
  
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• Mia Hansen-Love’s ‘If Love Should Die’, starring Renate Reinsve, starts filming in Sweden

  17-09-2026 16:19 via screendaily.com
  
  Reinsve is playing English writer Mary Wollstonecraft.
  
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• Rotterdam managing director Clare Stewart to step down

  17-09-2026 16:05 via screendaily.com
  
  The 2027 edition will be her last in the role.
  
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• Dubai International Film Festival set to return in 2027

  17-09-2026 15:00 via screendaily.com
  
  The first revived edition will spotlight Arab cinema and filmmakers from across the Middle East.
  
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• Nicky Bentham, BBC Film’s Anwen Griffiths, BFI’s Denitsa Yordanova join 2026 Screen Summit

  17-09-2026 14:00 via screendaily.com
  
  The third annual Screen Summit is taking place at the BFI Southbank on September 29.
  
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• ‘Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom’ review: Aardman’s Halloween adventure is a spooky stop-motion delight

  17-09-2026 13:35 via screendaily.com
  
  Shaun and his flock are faced with a monstrous problem in a charming family adventure
  
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• Was TIFF: The Market a success? - The Screen Podcast

  17-09-2026 12:18 via screendaily.com
  
  Plus, what films stood out from the festival and their awards potential.
  
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• ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’, ‘Skintown’ to compete at Dinard British and Irish Film Festival 2026

  17-09-2026 11:36 via screendaily.com
  
  The 2026 edition is the last under the artistic direction of Dominique Green.
  
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• AGBO’s Chris Brearton, Dominic Hughes to deliver AI-themed keynote at Tokyo’s TIFFCOM

  17-09-2026 11:34 via screendaily.com
  
  The industry market will also include the release of an anime industry report.
  
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• Zhang Yimou to lead seven-strong Competition jury at Busan film festival

  17-09-2026 10:25 via screendaily.com
  
  Further members include Bi Gan, July Jung and Kei Ishikawa.
  
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• ‘It’s My Time’ review: Michelle Yeoh charms as a Chinese septuagenarian Rubik’s Cube champ in uplifting real-life drama

  17-09-2026 09:56 via screendaily.com
  
  Bai Xue’s drama has its North American premiere as a Toronto Gala Presentation
  
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• ‘Being Heumann’ to close 40th anniversary AFI Fest

  17-09-2026 01:21 via screendaily.com
  
  Apple feature from Siân Heder opened TIFF.
  
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• Brazil selects ‘Gugu’s World’ as Oscar submission

  17-09-2026 01:07 via screendaily.com
  
  Feature won Berlin Generation Kplus Crystal Bear and grand jury prize.
  
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• France sends Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ to 2027 international Oscar race

  16-09-2026 20:11 via screendaily.com
  
  Film selected by 11-member committee was one of five shortlisted finalists.
  
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• France sends Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ off to 2027 international Oscar race

  16-09-2026 20:11 via screendaily.com
  
  Film selected by 11-member committee, was one of five shortlisted finallists.
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ becomes biggest US box office hit of all time

  16-09-2026 18:35 via screendaily.com
  
  Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens’ 10-year record tumbles.
  
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• ‘Resident Evil’ review: Zach Cregger follows ‘Weapons’ with high-octane, back-to-basics reboot of hit video game franchise

  16-09-2026 18:00 via screendaily.com
  
  Austin Abrams impresses in Sony’s darkly funny horror actioner which rolls out globally from September 16
  
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• ‘The Age Of Goodbyes’, ‘The Scar-Faced Cat’ to bookend Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2026

  16-09-2026 16:54 via screendaily.com
  
  The festival will also premiere the first two episodes of two high-profile Taiwanese drama series.
  
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