
Ben Dalton
Ben is senior reporter at Screen International, based in London, UK and covering the UK and international territories. He attends and reports from major international festivals and markets, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and Sundance, plus specialised events such as Annecy and CineEurope, and European festivals in Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo, Tallinn and more.
Ben reports across the film chain, from development, production, sales and distribution, through festivals, markets, awards and exhibition. He regularly writes on key industry topics around diversity and representation, training, production regulations and new forms of exhibition; and hosts panels and discussions for Screen.
Prior to joining Screen in February 2018, Ben was on a four-person team at the British Independent Film Awards, assisting with the marketing and production of the event. He has also worked for the Sundance Institute as an advisor, and as an assistant at festivals including Sundance and London.
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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2025
Bookmark this page and keep track of the latest film release dates in the UK & Ireland.
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2025 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates.
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Cannes, Cesar award-winner ‘Souleymane’s Story’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Theatrical release scheduled for later in 2025.
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Sarajevo selects first nine features for CineLink Co-Production Market
Selection includes new features from Hilal Baydarov, David Kapac.
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US student protests documentary ‘The Encampments’ acquired for Cannes sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film features detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, and is exec produced by Macklemore.
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Jiri Bartoska, Czech actor and Karlovy Vary president, dies aged 78
The popular Bartoska had been festival president since 1994.
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Quentin Tarantino to be Cannes Classics guest of honour
Classics also includes ‘Amores perros’ presented by Alejandro G. Inarritu.
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Third ‘Shaun The Sheep’ film in the works from Aardman, Studiocanal
Film is currently in pre-production; Sky to release in UK.
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Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan to lead Petra Volpe’s English-language debut ‘Frank & Louis’
EXCLUSIVE: Grammy-winning artist Rene Perez Joglar, Indira Varma, Rosalind Eleazar also star.
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‘Thunderbolts*’ strikes at UK-Ireland box office with £5m; ‘Sinners’ soars
‘Sinners’ increases weekend-on-weekend takings to pass £11m.
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Kaleidoscope Cannes slate includes Irvine Welsh doc, Tom Hardy-narrated film
EXCLUSIVE: Liam Neeson, Stephen Graham, Nick Cave, Ruth Negga all feature in Welsh doc.
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Venice Critics' Week winner ‘Paul & Paulette Take a Bath’ acquired for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Film will release in cinemas this summer.
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Christopher Eccleston to lead heist comedy ‘Chasing Millions’ for LevelK
EXCLUSIVE: Film shoots in Dublin and Dundalk this summer.
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International industry reacts to “bombshell” threat of Trump tariffs on films produced outside the US (updating)
The posting on Trump’s Truth Social platform is sending shockwaves around the world.
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200 producers call on BBC Film, Film4 to reaffirm commitment to UK independent film sector
Letter spearheaded by Producers’ Anonymous.
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Palestinian film streaming platform Watermelon+ to launch worldwide
EXCLUSIVE: Service will launch with titles including ‘From Ground Zero’, ‘Five Broken Cameras’.
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UK-Ireland box office soars 65% in April to over £100m
2025 now 13% ahead of 2024, making back much of the ground lost in March.
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Russell Brand granted bail over rape and sexual assault charges
British actor and comedian appeared at court in London today (Friday, May 2).