formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
As Mia Bays prepares to leave her post as head of the BFI Filmmaking Fund, she reflects on five years of backing the films many deemed too risky — and why British cinema’s survival depends on never playing it safe. … Continued
Russian drone attacks on Kyiv, Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Trump in Beijing and a mural of Lamine Yamal – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/15/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures
Creator of Politidex hopes free online app will help humanise politics and act as a way of ‘flipping the narrative’. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/may/14/players-debate-uk-politicians-pokemon-style-online-game-politidex
As a first-of-its-kind project, “I’m Popo” carries significance as the first full-length Korean film created entirely with AI. While some human input was involved under the director’s guidance, including voice acting, AI technology was at the center of the overall … Continued
Vista Group International, a cinema and film technology specialist, says its 2026 financial guidance remains on track as it accelerates migration of major cinema clients to its Vista Cloud platform. Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/Tipranks/1694477/vista-group-confirms-2026-outlook-as-cloud-and-payments-drive-cinema-tech-growth/
A heavyweight games industry veteran says he is building a fully European alternative to popular game engines from American and Chinese companies. Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/developer-tools/former-epic-director-is-building-a-european-rival-to-the-unreal-and-unity-game-engines-the-immense-engine-dev-sees-opportunity-for-ai-agents-to-do-the-work-of-ten-or-fifteen-people