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ARRI and Honor are taking the next step in their Cinematic Imaging Partnership with the launch of the Honor Magic9 Pro Max. Integrating selected elements of ARRI Image Science and carrying ARRI branding on the device and packaging, the new flagship makes the...

Blackmagic Design has announced that many of the summer’s biggest theatrical releases used a variety of its hardware and software. This includes Blackmagic PYXIS 6K digital film camera and Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2 on “Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard” and...

CineMe, the AI platform for filmmakers and content creators founded by BAFTA and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Dan Hartley and former Amazon Prime Video UK managing director Chris Bird, goes live on 1st October 2026. The founders have also confirmed that Julia Stuart,...

Creamsource introduces C3, a powerful 3000W full-colour LED Fresnel and the first fixture in a new product line from the team behind the tried-and-true Vortex Series of LED panels. On set, C3 will feel very familiar to a classic Fresnel, but there’s plenty that’s...

The Mayor of the West of England has today launched a new £4.5 million production fund designed to increase the quantity, range and scale of film and TV productions made in the region. New grant funding from Greenlight West represents the biggest boost in more than a...

This project is covered in the printed edition of CW034: DP NEA HARNEBRANDT ASPHÄLL FSF on BAD APPLES West country-set dark comedy Bad Apples opens in UK cinemas today after filming at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol, Bath and Somerset with Film...

Garden Studios, the London virtual production facility, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Brompton Technology as part of a significant investment in a new virtual production stage. Since opening the UK's first permanently installed VP volume in 2021, the...

Cinematographer Andres Arochi was on his way back from filming in Spain when he got the call that Tim Burton would be directing a music video for Lady Gaga and wanted three things: to shoot in Mexico, for the video to look like nothing else in her catalog, and Arochi...

Wigan Borough takes centre stage in new BBC legal drama The Split Up with scenes filmed at the iconic Leigh Town Hall. The Split Up which premiered on BBC1 and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 20th September, has been the biggest project for Wigan Council’s Film Fund so far. The...

Colorfront demonstrated its latest workflow tools during IBC 2026 in Amsterdam. The headline addition was automated timeline comparison, a time-saving feature which finds every change between two versions of a program in seconds. Colorfront also introduced mastering...

The British Film Designers Guild (BFDG) is delighted to announce that entries are officially open for the 16th BFDG Production Design Awards. The awards bring together British and International Art Department talent to celebrate the best production design in film, TV...

A new report shows that overall film and TV production spending at The Bottle Yard Studios more than tripled following the opening of its expansion facility TBY2 in 2022, describing the Studios as “an engine of job creation and GVA for the region’s economy.” The...

UK Screen Alliance has launched INsight ’26: The Post-Production and VFX Business Conference: a one-day event bringing together senior leaders from across the post-production and VFX sectors to examine the forces shaping the industry – and what they mean for the...

Production Guild UK announced the winners of the 2026 Production Guild Awards in Association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden this weekend during a gala event at The Royal Lancaster London, on Saturday 12th September. The ceremony was attended by almost 500 Guild...

Bovingdon Airfield Studios (BAS) is delighted to announce that, following the end of ITV Studios' lease on a self-contained group of facilities at the complex, it has taken over the management of the area, adding it to the studio's growing offering and bringing its...

Qumulo and Colorfront, the Academy and Emmy Award-winning developer of Transkoder and On-Set Dailies, today announced a strategic collaboration to solve one of post-production’s most persistent and expensive problems: data associated with shot details and...