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February 23, 2026
BAFTA Apologizes to Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo and Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for N-Word Outburst: ‘We Will Learn From This’
The British Academy has responded to the controversy surrounding the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night, where Tourette’s syndrome campaigner John Davidson made a number of offensive comments during...
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February 22, 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson on ‘One Battle After Another’ Winning Best Film at the BAFTAs: ‘Anybody That Says Movies Aren’t Any Good Anymore Should Piss Right Off’
After “One Battle After Another” claimed the BAFTA for best film on Sunday night, director Paul Thomas Anderson had a simple message for critics of modern cinema. “Anybody that says movies aren’t a...
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February 22, 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson Says ‘I Feel Like the Prettiest Girl in the Room’ After Winning BAFTA Best Director Prize, Dedicates Award to Late ‘One Battle’ Producer Adam Somner
Paul Thomas Anderson won the BAFTA Film Award for best director for his sprawling and politically-charged satire “One Battle After Another,” which has long been an awards season favorite. As he acc...
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February 20, 2026
Esther McGregor and Mark Eydelshteyn to Lead Charlotte Colbert’s ‘Becoming Capa,’ About Famed War Photographers Gerda Taro and Robert Capa (EXCLUSIVE)
“Anora” breakout Mark Eydelshteyn has landed his first English-language role since Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or- and multiple Oscar-winning film, starring alongside fast-rising actor Esther McGregor (“B...
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February 19, 2026
Paddington Bear Joins Lineup of Presenters at BAFTA Film Awards
This weekend’s BAFTA Film Awards is set to get a marmalade-y splash of furry Peruvian charm. Paddington Bear has been confirmed as one of the ceremony presenters, with the beloved creature — curren...
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February 18, 2026
Brit Detective Drama ‘Bergerac’ Bought for U.S. by PBS Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
British detective drama “Bergerac” is heading to the U.S. with PBS Distribution following a deal with Banijay Rights. The acquisition comes ahead of next week’s London TV Screenings, with PBS secur...
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February 17, 2026
Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton and Adam McKay Among 81 Names to Sign Open Letter Criticizing Berlin Film Festival for ‘Silence’ on Gaza: ‘We Are Dismayed’ (EXCLUSIVE)
More than 80 current and former participants of the Berlinale have signed an open letter to the festival condemning what it claims has been its “silence” when it comes to the conflict in Gaza and t...
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February 17, 2026
Hillary Clinton and Kevin Spacey Attend Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin as Kaouther Ben Hania Awarded Prize for ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’: ‘I Feel Responsibility More Than Gratitude’
Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar and BAFTA nominated feature “The Voice of Hind Rajab” was awarded “most valuable film” at the Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin on Monday night. The annual event, attended ...
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February 16, 2026
Harry Styles to Curate and Perform at London’s Meltdown Festival
Harry Styles has landed his next new gig: festival curator. The pop star is set to curate Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre, which bills itself as the “world’s longest-running artist-curated mu...
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February 16, 2026
Tom Burke and Eve Hewson Join Lenny Abrahamson’s Next Film for Element Pictures as A24 Boards Project
“Room” and “Normal People” director Lenny Abrahamson is gearing up to shoot his next film for Element Pictures, and has tapped Tom Burke and Eve Hewson to star in the as-yet-untitled project set wi...
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February 16, 2026
Dark Sky Films Acquires Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks’ Folk Horror ‘Blood Shine’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Dark Sky Films has acquired all North American distribution rights to “Blood Shine,” the latest feature from husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Described as a “strikin...
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February 15, 2026
Why the Sidelining of Politics in Berlin Is Causing a Stir: ‘If an Artist Is Afraid to Speak Up’ About ‘Fascism, They Shouldn’t Be Coming’
A clear sign that the world has gone topsy-turvy is when the Grammys are more political than the Berlinale. But while anti-ICE pins and punchy statements were the surprise headline act in L.A. earl...
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February 15, 2026
Emma Laird on Going From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘The Bone Temple’ and Picking Bold, Bonkers Roles: ‘I Don’t Want to Do Shakespeare, I Want to Play a Fish’
Emma Laird recalls a moment — not all that long ago — when she was stood on the rooftop of her apartment in Los Angeles, looking out across a picture-postcard sunset skyline and smoking a cigarette...
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February 15, 2026
Berlinale Issues Statement Following Political Backlash at Festival, Says Artists Should Not Be ‘Expected to Speak on Every Political Issue’
The Berlin Film Festival has issued a lengthy statement from head Tricia Tuttle over what it describes as a “media storm” that has swept over the festival. The note — sent out late on Saturday nigh...
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February 14, 2026
Rupert Grint on the Rise of Fascism: ‘Obviously, I’m Against It’
“Harry Potter” star Rupert Grint was asked to speak on the rise of fascism and far-right politics during the Berlin Film Festival press conference for his new film, Finnish horror “Nightborn,” sayi...
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February 14, 2026
‘Wuthering Heights’ Breakout Charlotte Mellington on Playing Young Cathy, Word Games With Jacob Elordi and the ‘Creepy’ Prop Emerald Fennell Gave Her
Playing Emily Brönte’s tragic heroine Cathy in “Wuthering Heights” is, for many actors, the dream screen role. For Charlotte Mellington, it’s the first. But that’s not all. Alongside playing the te...
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February 13, 2026
Rupert Grint on Returning to Acting for Disturbing Horror ‘Nightborn,’ His Reluctant Celebrity Status and Wishing New ‘Harry Potter’ Actors ‘All the Best’: ‘It’s Such a Fun Journey’
Rupert Grint is fully aware that he’s hasn’t exactly been supplying his 5.5 million Instagram followers with gold. Having joined the platform in late 2020 with a photo of his newborn daughter, he b...
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February 13, 2026
Donna Langley on BAFTA Fellowship, Why ‘The Odyssey’ Was ‘Not a Difficult Yes,’ Shooting The Next ‘Fast & Furious’ in L.A. and Future ‘Wicked’ Plans (EXCLUSIVE)
As a young executive at New Line Cinema and recent Los Angeles arrival from the U.K., Donna Langley recalls becoming a BAFTA member for the first time and attending numerous special screenings put ...
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February 13, 2026
Este Haim on Wanting to Compose Music for Paul Thomas Anderson: ‘If Jonny Greenwood Happens to Retire, I’ll Be Right There’
Este Haim may be in Berlin with the buzzy Brit indie “Sunny Dancer” — for which she wrote the score — but has aspirations to write the music for the current Oscar favorite. Paul Thomas Anderson is ...
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February 13, 2026
Jessie Ware Joins ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers on Lineup of BAFTA Film Awards Performers
Jessie Ware has joined the BAFTA party. The award-winning singer-songwriter will take to the stage during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony later this month to perform a special tribute during the In ...
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February 13, 2026
‘Sunny Dancer’: How Rising Filmmaker George Jaques Charmed Neil Patrick Harris, Bella Ramsey, Este Haim and James Blunt Into Joining His ‘F—ing Crazy’ Teen Cancer Comedy
There aren’t many movies merrily described by their writer/director as the “most naughty, feral, fucking crazy ensemble film about a group of kids in remission who go to a summer camp and all they ...
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February 12, 2026
Samuel Goldwyn Films Buys U.S. Rights to Supernatural Thriller ‘The Wolf and the Lamb’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the supernatural thriller “The Wolf and the Lamb” from Concourse Media, which will continue global sales at the European Film Market. D...
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February 12, 2026
Ashley Walters on Tackling Directorial Debut ‘Animol’ While Juggling the Life-Transforming Aftermath of ‘Adolescence’: ‘It Was Nuts, but It Had to Be Done’
When Ashley Walters started work on “Animol,” he had little idea what would be coming around the corner. The film — a gritty and tense coming-of-age drama set in a British juvenile detention center...
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February 11, 2026
Mike Leigh Wrapping Next Film in London as Secretive Project’s Lead Cast is Unveiled
Mike Leigh has lifted the lid — ever so slightly — on his typically secretive next feature. While the project is still known as “Untitled Mike Leigh 2025” and, as per usual, there’s not a whiff of ...
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February 11, 2026
Donna Langley Becomes First Hollywood Studio Boss to Be Honored With BAFTA Fellowship
The British Academy is set to honor NBCUniversal chairman Dame Donna Langley with its highest accolade, the BAFTA Fellowship. Langley — who was made a Dame by the late Queen Elizabeth in the 2020 N...
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February 10, 2026
Nick Jonas to Star in Action-Thriller ‘Bodyman,’ Launching at EFM With A Higher Standard
Hot off the release of his latest album and with a tour planned for this summer, Nick Jonas is now getting back in front of the camera. The popstar-turned-actor is set to star in upcoming action-th...
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February 10, 2026
Supernatural Horror ‘Archangel,’ From Bryan Hill and Starring Conor Leslie, Launching at EFM With AGC as First-Look Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)
“Archangel,” the upcoming supernatural horror marking the feature directorial debut of screenwriter and comic book scribe Bryan Hill, is heading to the European Film Market. The latest genre featur...
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February 9, 2026
Toxic Gym Culture Horror ‘Shredded’ From Josh Lawson and Michael Bay Launching at EFM With Protagonist, Logical Pictures and UTA (EXCLUSIVE)
Modern gym culture and self-obsession is getting the horror treatment in the newly announced feature “Shredded.” The picture, produced by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes (“A Quiet Place, “The Purge”),...
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February 9, 2026
Catherine Zeta-Jones to Play Unorthodox Marriage Counselor in Thriller ‘Cupid’ for Director Tate Taylor and ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Writers
Oscar and Tony winner Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to star in the psychological thriller “Cupid,” portraying a marriage counselor whose methods push a fractured relationship into increasingly danger...
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February 9, 2026
Keira Knightley, Alicia Vikander, Jamie Dornan and Erin Kellyman to Star in Dark Comedy ‘The Worst’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A quartet of stars are teaming for a buzzy British dark comedy billed as a “wickedly entertaining class satire” and set to be one of the hot new packages at the European Film Market. Two-time Oscar...
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