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From Wieners to Warlord: Inside Wagner’s terror machine

The Wagner Group made headlines with its 24-hour revolt against Vladimir Putin. Their leader, Yevgeny Prighozhin, is a shady character. Once a seller of hotdogs, he’s now made a career as a warlord, commanding thousands of troops in Ukraine and Africa. The mystery of Wagner is now clearing, says Be…

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

In this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, Aardman co-founder Peter Lord discusses 50 years of the historic UK animation company. Ahead of the Annecy film festival, senior international reporter Ben Dalton speaks to Lord about co-founding the Bristol-based company with David Sproxton over 50 yea…

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

On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, we hear about why the early summer film festivals of Transilvania, Munich, Galway and Karlovy Vary are must-attend, fun and lively events for savvy international execs. First host Wendy Mitchell talks to senior UK and Ireland reporter Mona Tabbara about…

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

On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, the team behind new UK indie Sunny Dancer reveal how they made the tricky jump to a second feature and discuss the film’s pre-sales, budget manoeuvres and festival launch.  Filmmaker and producer George Jaques, a 2022 Screen Star Of Tomorrow, and produc…

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

Screen rounds up the key industry talking points from the late summer film festivals.   First host Wendy Mitchell talks to Ben Dalton, senior UK and international reporter, about their time at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). The duo discuss how the event interacts with the Fringe,…

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

In the fifth episode of The Screen Podcast at the Venice Film Festival, we delve into the press conferences for Primetime and the Oasis doc, and find out which Italian titles could make their mark this year.  Host Wendy Mitchell is first joined by Screen’s senior UK and international reporter Ben D…

What did this year’s Screen Summit reveal about the UK indie film industry?

On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, the team looks back on Screen International’s ‘Financing the Future of UK Film’ summit, which brought together major industry figures to discuss the state of the UK indie sector. Host and Screen’s editor-in-chief Matt Mueller is joined by deputy editor …

The lowdown on the revamped UK Global Screen Fund

On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, we hear from the head of the UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) and round up the latest from the BFI London Film Festival (LFF). First, host Wendy Mitchell is joined by Screen reporters Ellie Calnan, Mona Tabbara and Ben Dalton to discuss the industry highli…

How UK film ratings are keeping up with changing attitudes to horror

On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, the CEO of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), David Austin, discusses new research into how audiences view horror, tiered fees, and working with streamers. Senior reporter Ben Dalton chats to Austin about the latest BBFC polling which del…