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The Screen Podcast — 85 episodes

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Venice day 6: The early frontrunners for the Golden Lion

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Venice day 5: Which Italian films could make a splash? - The Screen Podcast

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Venice day 4: Early competition highlights and George Clooney takes on AI

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Venice day 3: Which awards contenders will emerge from the festival?

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Venice day 2: Are high costs putting off the studios?

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Venice day 1: The hot acquisition titles to look out for

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Why Gen Z cinemagoers are tired of "overused" actors

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Could other festivals emulate Edinburgh’s ‘Trainspotting’ club night?

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The future of horror: YouTubers, female filmmakers and UK hopes

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From pre-sales to distribution: inside UK indie filmmaking with ’Sunny Dancer’ team

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What should Isabel Davis’s priorities be as new head of BFI Filmmaking Funds?

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First reactions to the Venice film festival lineup

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What the Karlovy Vary, Galway, Munich and Transilvania film festivals do best

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Komplizen, Razor heads talk German funding changes, streaming obligation

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The titles that had cinema owners buzzing at CineEurope 2026

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Do film industry open letters make a difference?

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Aardman’s Peter Lord on his love of physical production in the age of AI

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US producer John Sloss on building finance plans for indie projects

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Our critics’ hidden gems from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

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Inside Cannes’ closing night; plus Norway’s Renate Reinsve and Marie Ulven

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Cannes day 10: Three key talking points from the market

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Cannes day 9: French industry mood and the best parties so far

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Cannes day 8: How is the Competition shaping up? Plus parallel sections gems

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Cannes day 7: Genre films shine, market buzz for ‘Club Kid’ and ‘A Man Of His Time’

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Cannes day 6: Competition highlights so far and the year of Sandra Huller?

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Cannes day 5: Mixed picture for Asia, plus talent talks politics and AI

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Cannes day 4: The future of Creative Europe and the history of Screen’s jury grid

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Cannes day 3: UK sellers make a comeback and the private equity boom

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Cannes day 2: Where are the US studios?

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Cannes day 1: Buyers and sellers arrive early, Thierry Fremaux tackles politics

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Mk2’s Fionnuala Jamison on 2026 Cannes slate, what buyers want, and the new Todd Haynes film

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Tempesta’s Carlo Cresto-Dina on why film producers need more support and recognition

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How to navigate Cannes: meetings, screenings and crashing parties

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Our Cannes insider on Critics’ Week and Directors' Fortnight lineups

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​Cannes lineup first reactions: standout titles and what missed out?

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Why Jo Nesbø was “not impressed” with Detective Hole lead actor initially

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Series Mania focus: co-pros, consolidation and cost-cutting

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Oscars ceremony debrief, plus meet the winning filmmakers behind shock tie

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The films our critics loved at Sundance and Berlin

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The future of the Berlinale, Baftas and the Warner Bros sale: what we’re hearing

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David Jonsson, Tom Blyth talk ‘Wasteman’, UK film industry and AI fears

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Breaking down the Baftas: controversies, category wins and the best party canapés

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Unpicking the Berlin film festival: buzzy titles, busy EFM, politics

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IPR.VC, Together Fund execs reveal their film investment priorities

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Berlin Film Festival preview with Tricia Tuttle

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A deep dive into the Bafta and Oscar nominations

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How Cassian Elwes transformed the indie film business at Sundance in the 1990s

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What do the winners and losers of the Bafta longlists reveal about awards season?

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10 film industry stories set to dominate 2026

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Warner Bros sale: How might the shareholders move?

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Our left-field tips for Bafta voters, plus Doha, Tallinn and Tokyo festival dispatches

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How Oscar entry ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ aims to show South Africa in a new light

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How tennis star Rafa Nadal inspired Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Franz’

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Has it been a good year for original IP at the box office?

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Are awards season narratives helpful? Plus, FilmNation's Glen Basner gets candid ahead of AFM

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The hidden gems from the autumn film festivals

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The road ahead for UK producers, trump tariffs and Bafta rule changes explained

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European producers fight for recognition, plus James McAvoy and TIFF takeaways

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Mubi's funding controversy, Venice Film Festival highlights and Dwayne Johnson's Oscar chances

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Bafta reactions and Oscar predictions with guest Vue CEO Tim Richards

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Why the Oscar and Bafta races are still a wide open

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Oscar shortlist surprises and our films of the year

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Bifa, EFA & Globes round-up – plus, what are the hot British contenders?

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Early favourites emerge in actor races

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Global politics take leading role in the Oscars’ international feature race

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Are leftfield titles leading the awards race?

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What awards titles are gaining momentum; plus in-depth on entering a film for Bafta

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Picking the buzziest UK and international film award contenders this year

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Rian Johnson on why theatrical and streaming should join hands

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Bifas, Baftas, international frontrunners, and the return of the Golden Globes

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Luca Guadagnino, David Kajganich on making a new kind of cannibal movie with ‘Bones And All’

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Alejandro Iñárritu on ‘Bardo’ inspirations, re-editing after Venice premiere

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Oscar predictions, Denis Villeneuve on his biggest ‘Dune' challenge

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Our final Bafta predictions plus Nina Menkes interview

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Sundance verdict plus Carlo Chatrian previews Berlin 2022

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The Bafta longlists plus senior programmer John Nein on Sundance 2022

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Our verdict on the Oscar shortlists + 'Flee' director interview

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The UK contenders in this year's awards race + Joanna Hogg interview

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Assessing the Oscar international feature race + Paolo Sorrentino talks ‘The Hand Of God’

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On the ground for the return of Cannes

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Our verdict on the 2021 Cannes Official Selection

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What next for Canada’s screen industries? (sponsored)

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Sundance directors discuss their World Cinema Dramatic films

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Avengers: Endgame’ writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely

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The Heat Is On – Assessing the Early 2019/20 Oscar & Bafta Races