
The British Film Institute and the UK Consulate in Los Angeles are celebrating a record‑breaking Oscars season, with five Best Picture nominees and 40 total nominations linked to British productions or co‑productions. Highlights include *Hamnet*, *Sinners* and *Frankenstein*, which feature UK talent across directing, casting, scoring and design. A pre‑Oscars British Film Reception will be held on March 13 in Los Angeles, hosted by BFI CEO Ben Roberts and Consul General Paul Rennie. The event underscores the UK’s expanding influence on the global awards circuit.

"A Prayer for the Dying" is a 2026 apocalyptic western set in 1870 Wisconsin, adapted from Stewart O’Nan’s 1999 novel by writer‑director Dara Van Dusen. The film follows a physician (John C. Reilly) and a pastor‑veteran (Johnny Flynn) as diphtheria...

On 2 February the BFI Southbank hosted the Right from the Start: Copyright Data That Works conference, a key event of the Our Screen Heritage project. Speakers from the National Library of Scotland, Bundesarchiv, University of Glasgow and other institutions examined...

The BFI National Lottery Innovation Challenge Fund has awarded £350,000 to Goldsmiths, University of London to launch the ACES programme – AI, Carbon, Equity, Skills. ACES will unite academic partners, industry leaders and NGOs to explore AI’s workforce impact, carbon...

Sound of Falling is a fragmented German arthouse film that follows four women across a century of patriarchal oppression. Director Mascha Schilinski and editor Evelyn Rack employ handheld, pinhole cinematography and abrupt cuts to dissolve linear narrative. Minimal dialogue is...