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Luca Guadagnino turns one of Silicon Valley’s most extraordinary corporate power struggles into a major new drama, with Andrew Garfield starring as OpenAI CEO…

Matthew McConaughey says actors need to protect their identities from AI. Tom Cruise believes audiences still want to see something real. Ben Affleck says…

Key Casting, a London casting company working on major feature films filming in the capital, is currently looking for people aged 16+ for paid…

UK cinemas have a particularly varied slate arriving this week, ranging from full-blooded survival horror and Aardman animation to dark comedy, intimate drama and…

There is no shortage of debate about the future of cinema. Streaming, ticket prices, theatrical windows, changing viewing habits and the difficulty independent films…

Artificial intelligence is opening filmmaking to people who may never previously have had the resources to put their ideas on screen. Through UKFilm.AI, UK…

There was a time when suggesting that somebody could make a feature film for £10,000 would have sounded less like an ambitious production plan…

There has probably never been a better time to have the technical ability to make a film. Cameras capable of producing extraordinary images have…

A fresh batch of film clips and trailers has landed on UK Film Network, ranging from futuristic science fiction and hard-edged action to romantic…

If you are serious about making films but still trying to understand how all the pieces of the industry fit together, there are few…

Every actor accumulates advice throughout their career. Some of it comes from drama school, some from fellow performers and some from directors, casting directors…

The latest additions to the UK Film Network video collection showcase the remarkable variety arriving on our screens in the months ahead. From supernatural…

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has unveiled another impressive wave of guests set to attend this year’s festival, with Domhnall Gleeson, Alan Cumming,…

The people financing an independent film take the greatest financial risk. But without the cast and crew who work long hours for modest rates,…

Every aspiring screenwriter dreams of writing the script that changes everything. Every actor dreams of landing the role of a lifetime. Very few people…

Some documentaries inform. Others stay with you long after the credits roll. Time and Water, the latest film from BAFTA-nominated director Sara Dosa, falls…

There are performances that entertain, and there are performances that stay with you long after the curtain falls or the credits roll. Anne Hathaway’s…

Christopher Nolan has never been interested in making films the easy way. Whether it’s practical effects, large-format film or real-world locations, his philosophy has…

There are actors who become stars, and there are actors who simply become part of cinema. Ewan McGregor belongs firmly in the latter category.…

Cinema is often spoken about in terms of stars, premieres and box office success, yet the true soul of a film comes from the…

There are films we remember for the performances. Others for the cinematography or the script. But every so often, it’s the music that stays…

Every so often I receive a message that reminds me why independent filmmaking still matters. This week it came from writer, director and producer…

Going to the movies used to be something everyone could do. When I was just four years old, my parents took me to the…