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Principal photography is underway for A Long Winter, written and directed by Andrew Haigh
29 October 2025Production has begun on A Long Winter, the new film from acclaimed UK filmmaker Andrew Haigh.
Kingsley Ben-Adir and Archie Madekwe lead Bijan Sheibani’s The Arrival
23 October 2025We’re thrilled to share that Kingsley Ben-Adir, Archie Madekwe, Joanna Scanlan and Alex Descas will lead the cast of The Arrival, the debut feature from award-winning theatre director Bijan Sheibani.
Taron Egerton and Jessica Henwick to star in Everybody Wants to F**k Me!
8 October 2025Set in London’s chaotic world of modern dating, the film promises to be a bold, funny and refreshingly honest look at love, lust and self-discovery. Farhana Bhula and David Kimbangi at Film4 said:
Inside the Billion-Dollar ‘Fake Essay’ Industry – The Shadow Scholars airs on Channel 4 on the 24 September, with select UK cinema screenings from 16 September
9 September 2025Executive produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen, and directed, written and produced by Eloïse King, the film follows Oxford professor Patricia Kingori as she travels to Nairobi to uncover the hidden industry in which an estimated 40,000 highly educated Kenyans
Future Takes 2 is now open for submissions!
8 September 2025BFI and Film4 Future Takes offers support for higher-budget live action, short-form projects from teams of writers, directors and producers based in the UK.
Cate Blanchett to star in Alice Birch’s Sweetsick
8 September 2025Written and directed by Birch, Sweetsick centres on a mercurial woman with a strange and piercing gift – she can see what people need most in life. Her journey home becomes an exploration of connection, desire and self-discovery.