The future of the UK screen industries looked bright on June 16th as Into Film, the UK’s leading charity for film in education, announced the winners of the 2026 Into Film Awards, with Jason Isaacs, Hayley Atwell, Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Bella Ramsey, Blake Harrison, Nabhaan Rizwan, Chloe Lea, Izzy Meikle-Small, Christopher Chung, […]
Dynamic Television has announced the appointment of acclaimed producer, showrunner and writer Jörg Winger as President of Dynamic Television Germany, with the company also moving forward on Conspiracy, a thriller series now in development with ZDF. In his new role, Winger will lead the development of both German and international scripted projects out of Germany. […]
Utopai Studios will present, co-produce, and invest in Half Moon, the new German-Korean live-action feature from Silver Bear-winning filmmaker Hyo-joo Yang, as part of the company’s expanding original film slate. The film will be co-produced by Germany’s In Good Company and Korea’s Paper Barn Studios, alongside Utopai Studios. Half Moon has received support from German […]
Crayola Studios, the children’s and family entertainment content arm of Crayola, has unveiled the finalists of its first ever Kids’ Content Development Initiative, staged in partnership with two-time Academy Award winner Geena Davis and the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), which takes place from June 15th-21st. The Kids’ Content Development Initiative was created to discover and develop […]
The BBC, Netflix, and ZDFneo have announced that A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder will return for a third season, completing the screen adaptation of Holly Jackson’s bestselling book trilogy. This final chapter will bring Pip’s ultimate investigation to its conclusion. Starring Emma Myers, who is also an executive producer on this series, A Good […]
French movie, TV production and distribution group Mediawan feels its growth could hit a glass-ceiling in France, as its weight on the market and business relationships with PSB France Télévisions was largely questioned during the recent, controversial parliamentary commission on the public radio and TV service. Pierre-Antoine Capton, its founder and CEO, said he anticipates […]
Aria Film Studios has hosted two-time Oscar winner Sir Anthony Hopkins at its North Wales facility for the filming of feature production A Visit to Grandpa’s, further cementing the studio’s growing reputation as a destination for high-end UK and international filmmaking. Adapted from a short story by Dylan Thomas, the film stars Hopkins alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones, bringing together two of Wales’s […]
The Nordic fiction production market contracted significantly in 2025. According to Mediavision’s latest Content Analysis, the number of new Nordic fiction series and film releases fell by 30 per cent. At the same time, global streaming services are becoming a cornerstone of the Nordic commissioning ecosystem, accounting for more than a third of all new […]
Netflix has rolled out ‘Watch Your Favourite Books’ globally, a dedicated hub on the platform inspired by the vibrant book community and the popularity of its adaptations. “We’ve seen a real passion from fans around Netflix’s library of book adaptations,” commented Mansi Patel, Netflix’s Senior Director of Product Merchandising. “Our team looked to celebrate that […]
For World Environment Day (5 June), film and TV studio Garden Studios is highlighting the sustainability of virtual production (VP) and how it can help the screen industry reduce carbon emissions. BAFTA Albert’s 2025 report, Accelerate, cited that 65 per cent of film production emissions are generated by travel, with 30 per cent caused by […]