Blossom: Raindance to host premiere of UK-Tunisian short

The 2021 Raindance Film Festival may be several months away, but the Raindance online platform is shining a spotlight on a new short film this week, with the world premiere of Blossom.

An international collaboration from young filmmakers and artists … Read More

Nomadland and Promising Young Woman lead 2021 Independent Spirit Awards

The 2021 Independent Spirit Awards were unveiled this week, with Nomadland and Promising Young Woman leading the winners.

Nomadland, which arrives on Disney+ on 30th April, took home the Best Feature, Editing and Cinematography prize, as well as Best Director … Read More

Apple TV snaps up Fathom for June release

Apple has landed the global rights to the documentary Fathom, which will premiere exclusively on the streaming service this June.

Directed and photographed by Drew Xanthopoulos (The Sensitives), Fathom follows Dr Ellen Garland and Dr Michelle Fournet, two scientists focused … Read More

What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in May 2021?

It’s not often that The Underground Railroad and Pokémon Detective Pikachu get mentioned in the same sentence, but that range marks Amazon Prime Video’s May line-up as something quite distinctive, with Barry Jenkins’ new series arriving in the same month … Read More

BBC iPlayer has record start to 2021

BBC iPlayer has seen its best quarter on record at the start of 2021, with more than 1.7 billion streams in the first three months of the year.

The BBC’s streaming service has grown 22 per cent on the same … Read More

What’s leaving Sky and NOW in April / May 2021?

Sky’s growing number of original shows and ever-expanding catalogue of blockbusters is ideal for keeping your days and nights occupied, but before you break open new box sets or devour some big-hitting films, don’t miss your chance to catch some … Read More

What’s coming soon to BritBox UK in May 2021?

BritBox drops two new originals this May, including its first drama, The Beast Must Die, and its first documentary, Secrets of the Krays. And, of course, there’s another batch of films, including Legend (2015) starring Tom Hardy and Mr Nice … Read More

MUBI Weekly Digest | 24th April 2021

MUBI sees out April in style with Curtis Hanson’s gorgeous LA Confidential, winner of 2 Oscars in 1998, and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s visually stunning The Revenant, winner of 3 Oscars in 2016. But it’s not all glitzy awards winners, with … Read More

Kinoteka Film Festival goes online for 2021

The Kinoteka Polish Film Festival is returning this spring and will once again play out online.

The festival has teamed up with some of the country’s leading cultural institutions (BFI, ICA, POSK Cinema, Riverside Studios, Theatre Times, Second Run … Read More

What’s coming soon to Disney+ UK in May 2021?

Disney’s Netflix rival is here, serving up Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar originals, along with a post-modern revamp of High School Musical and almost every episode of The Simpsons.

Disney+ stepped up its streaming game in March with the second … Read More