The Screen Podcast

On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, the team unpacks the American Film Market (AFM), including the hot packages and takeaways from the AFM summit.

Americas editor Jeremy Kay is joined by Europe editor Tim Dams said the talk of the summit was the proposed federal production incentive and the new era of content creators.

“There’s this sense of a gold rush and everybody’s wanting to find the next Curry Barker or Kane Parsons, but beware. There’s no guarantee that there’s gonna be an Obsession or a Backrooms every year in a summer,” Kay said.

Then Kay is joined by Arnaud Roland, CNC’s deputy head of digital, and Daphne Laura, head of Film France-CNC and Game France-CNC, to discuss the updates to France’s Tax Rebate For International Productions (TRIP).

This week’s episode was sponsored by Film France-CNC. The CNC showcase, titled US filmmaking in France: Living the French Experience, took place in Los Angeles last week and included an update on how US film and TV productions can access France’s filming incentive, the Tax Rebate For International Productions (TRIP).

The Screen Podcast is produced by Ellie Calnan, with Wendy Mitchell serving as editorial director. New episodes every Thursday.
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On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, the team unpacks what this year’s Bifa nominations say about the UK indie film industry at large.

Host Wendy Mitchell is joined by awards and box office editor Charles Gant and UK producer Helen Simmons (100 Nights Of Hero, Hoard) to delve into why the Bifa nominations included so few female filmmakers.

The trio also discussed the wider challenges facing the UK indie sector, including the disappearance of micro-budget features and challenges in the distribution landscape.

The Screen Podcast is produced by Ellie Calnan, with Wendy Mitchell serving as editorial director. New episodes every Thursday.
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On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, the team delves into the biggest talking points kicking off awards season.

Host Wendy Mitchell is joined by awards and box office editor Charles to discuss how Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary You Can See Everything has exploded the awards race, quickly becoming a top contender.

The duo also unpack what other films are emerging in the best picture race, how non-English-language films will fare and which performances will multi-contenders Sandra Huller and Robert Pattinson ultimately nab a nomination for.

The Screen Podcast is produced by Ellie Calnan, with Wendy Mitchell serving as editorial director. New episodes every Thursday.
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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 delved into how horror films should be rated in 2026.

”Sexual violence was the number one issue and people want us to classify that in a very strict way,” Austin revealed. ”We always have done but they want us to continue to classify it strictly. The second issue that people were most concerned about was suicide and self-harm.”

The duo then discussed how classification works, why streamers operate independently and the BBFC tiered fee system.

”The idea of having that tiered fee structure is that it encourages more smaller releases, independent releases,” Austin explained. “So the UK public has its widest possible choice of films that it can go and see.”

The Screen Podcast is produced by Ellie Calnan, with Wendy Mitchell serving as editorial director. New episodes every Thursday.
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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 highlights from the LFF.

Then Tabbara is joined by UKGSF director Denitsa Yordanova to delve into the £18m-a-year initiative which provides funding for international distribution, co-production and business development. She explains what producers and sales agents need to know about the revamped fund.

The Screen Podcast is produced by Ellie Calnan, with Wendy Mitchell serving as editorial director. New episodes every Thursday.
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