Ali Cook’s ‘The Pearl Comb’ Sets Festivals Ablaze, Positioning Live Action Short As 2026’s Dark Horse

Ali Cook’s The Pearl Comb arrives at a moment when genre filmmaking feels increasingly bloated, reminding audiences that horror, intelligent horror, still has the capacity to be intimate, layered, and ...
Screen Daily

How do you campaign for the Oscar or Bafta short film awards?

It's not easy to win attention in the Oscar and Bafta shorts categories, but Screen speaks to the campaigners who are taking ...

‘Pillion’ Dominates BIFA Awards, ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Best International Film

Harry Lighton’s sub/dom romance and ‘Warfare’ win four each, Myrid Carten’s doc ‘A Want in Her’ three, Akinola Davies Jr. is ...
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Miriam Margolyes & Stephen Fry Set For UK Short; Nordisk Film Production Hire; Federation Lands Latest Series From ‘Bad Sisters' Co-Creator – Global Briefs

EXCLUSIVE: Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter franchise) will lead upcoming British short film A Friend of Dorothy, with Stephen Fry (Wilde), Alistair Nwachukwu and Oscar Lloyd (Stranger Things: The First ...
Yahoo

BAFTA Strengthens British Film Rules, Refines Documentary Voting for 2026 Awards – Global Bulletin

BAFTA has unveiled key changes for the 2026 film awards, including strengthened eligibility criteria for Outstanding British Film and refined documentary voting procedures. The Outstanding British ...
The Royal Gazette

Bermudian comes top in student film-making contest

A Bermudian student has taken first place in a British competition for her short film about National Hero Mary Prince. A ...
Deadline.com

Miriam Margolyes & Stephen Fry Set For UK Short; Nordisk Film Production Hire; Federation Lands Latest Series From ‘Bad Sisters’ Co-Creator – Global Briefs

EXCLUSIVE: Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter franchise) will lead upcoming British short film A Friend of Dorothy, with Stephen Fry (Wilde), Alistair Nwachukwu and Oscar Lloyd (Stranger Things: The First ...