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Levanta tu copa y prepárate para brindar, porque Netflix ha anunciado la fecha de estreno y compartido las primeras imágenes de House of Guinness, la esperada serie creada y escrita por Steven Knight, responsable de Peaky Blinders.

House of Guinness se presenta como un relato épico inspirado en la icónica familia Guinness, cuyo nombre se ha hecho célebre por la mundialmente conocida cerveza. Ambientada entre el Dublín del siglo Xix y Nueva York, la serie reconstruye el periodo inmediatamente posterior a la muerte de Sir Benjamin Guinness, el visionario detrás del éxito global de la fábrica de cerveza, y las...

Netflix has released a first look at its upcoming historical drama series, House of Guinness, created by Steven Knight, the mind behind Peaky Blinders.

The eight-episode series is set to premiere on September 25, 2025, and promises to take viewers deep into the world of the famous Guinness brewing family. Variety reported on the series and shared details about the cast and production.

House of Guinness tells the story of the Guinness family in 19th-century Ireland and New York. It focuses on the fallout after the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man who built the brewery into a worldwide success. The series explores the challenges his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben—face after his passing.

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The cast includes Louis Partridge as Edward Guinness, Anthony Boyle as Arthur Guinness,...

Netflix has released the first look at House of Guinness, a new historical drama series from Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders. The show is set to premiere on September 25, 2025. The series explores the story of the Guinness family, the people behind the world-famous Guinness brewery, during the 19th century in Ireland and New York.

It focuses on the fallout after the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man who built the brewery into a huge success, and what happens to his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben.

The cast features Louis Partridge as Edward Guinness, Anthony Boyle as Arthur Guinness, Emily Fairn as Anne Guinness, and Fionn O’Shea as Benjamin Guinness. Other notable actors include David Wilmot as Bonnie Champion, James Norton as Sean Rafferty, Jack Gleeson as Byron Hughes, Niamh McCormack as Ellen Cochrane, Seamus O’Hara as Patrick Cochrane, Dervla Kirwan as Aunt Agnes Guinness, Michael McElhatton as John Potter,...

“House of Guinness” is a new historical drama TV series from creator Steven Knight, durected by Tom Shankland and Mounia Akl, streaming September 25, 2025 on Netflix:

“…in a brilliant move of product placement, follow the family behind the ‘Guinness’ brewing company…

“…in 19th-century Ireland and New York….

“…and the consequences following the death of ‘Benjamin Guinness’, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery…

“…and the fate of his four adult children, ‘Arthur’, ‘Edward’, ‘Anne’ and ‘Ben’…”

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Netflix has revealed the premiere date, key art, and first photos for House of Guinness, the upcoming drama series from Steven Knight. Knight is writing the next James Bond movie for Amazon MGM Studios.

From production companies Kudos and Nebulastar, House of Guinness will premiere on Netflix on September 25, 2025.

House of Guinness explores an epic story inspired by one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – the Guinness Family.

Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.

Created and written by Steven Knight, the series is executive produced by Karen Wilson,...

Netflix has set September 25 for the launch of House of Guinness and released first-look images from the eight-episode historical drama, which follows the powerful brewing dynasty in 1860s Dublin and New York after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness. The streamer describes the series as tracking the far-reaching consequences of Benjamin’s will for his four adult children—Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben—and the Dublin community tied to the brewery at St. James’s Gate.

Created and written by Steven Knight, the series is led by Anthony Boyle as Arthur and Louis Partridge as Edward, with Emily Fairn as Anne and Fionn O’Shea as Benjamin. James Norton, Dervla Kirwan, Jack Gleeson, Niamh McCormack, Danielle Galligan, Seamus O’Hara, and Michael McElhatton are among the ensemble. Knight says the story centers on a young, “naturally wild” clan suddenly charged with safeguarding and expanding “the biggest brewery in the world.”

The production...

Fancy a pint? Today, Netflix released the first official key art and images for House of Guinness, the upcoming historical drama series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. The eight-part series is set to premiere globally on September 25, 2025. House of Guinness will chart an epic story inspired by one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties — the Guinness family. The show begins in the aftermath ofSir Benjamin Guinness’s death, exploring how his extraordinary legacy — and his will — shapes the lives of his four adult children while reverberating across Dublin society and even New York in the 19th century. Knight has spearheaded this series alongside his work on the...

Sláinte! Netflix’s House of Guinness will launch on September 25, and here’s your first look at the series.

The drama from Banijay UK’s Kudos and Nebulastar explores Ireland’s Guinness family dynasty, who were responsible for brewing and distributing the famous stout drink. Written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who is penning the next James Bond movie,

Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery. It centers on his children Arthur (Anthony Boyle), Edward (Louis Partridge), Anne (Emily Fairn) and Ben (Fionn O’Shea), and the workers and associates of the factory.

Further cast includes James Norton, Dervla Kirwan, Jack Gleeson, Niamh McCormack, Danielle Galligan, Ann Skelly, Seamus O’Hara, Michael McElhatton, David Wilmot, Michael Colgan, Jessica Reynolds, Hilda Fay and Elizabeth Daulau.

Tom Shankland and Mounia Akl are the directors,...

Steven Knight is bringing the story of the Guinness family to Netflix. The 19th-century drama about the family behind the Irish brew will premiere Sept. 25 on the streaming service.

“House of Guinness explores an epic story inspired by one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – the Guinness Family,” a logline from Netflix reads. “Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.”

“House of Guinness” stars Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn and Fionn O’Shea as Arthur, Edward, Anne and Ben, respectively. Other cast members include James Norton, Dervla Kirwan,...

Netflix has unveiled the key art and first-look images of its cast for House of Guinness.

Louis Partridge, Anthony Boyle, Emily Fairn, Fionn O’Shea and James Norton star in the new show from Peaky Blinders mastermind Steven Knight — airing Sept. 25 on the streamer — about one of Europe’s most enduring dynasties.

Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur (Boyle), Edward (Partridge), Anne (Fairn) and Ben (O’Shea), as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.

The star-studded cast also includes Dervla Kirwan (True Detective: Night Country), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), Niamh McCormack (Everything Now), Danielle Galligan (Shadow and Bone), Ann Skelly...

Paradise City Sales has boarded “A Sad and Beautiful World,” Lebanese filmmaker Cyril Aris’s movie which is slated to world premiere at Venice Days.

“A Sad and Beautiful World” is headlined by Lebanese stars Mounia Akl as Yasmina, and Hasan Akil (Memory Box”) as Nino.

A love story spanning three decades, the film revolves around Nino and Yasmina who find themselves drawn together and faced with an impossible choice as they must decide if they want to build a family despite the tragedies ravaging the country. The cast is completed by Julia Kassar, Camille Salameh, Anthony Karam, and Nadyn Chalhoub.

The film is produced by Georges Schoucair at Abbout Productions, one of Lebanon’s top producers whose credits include “Costa Brava,” “Lebanon” and “Memory Box.” The film is also

produced by U.S. banner Diversity Hire (“Joyland”), alongside Reynard Films in Germany.

“A deeply charming film that blends a...

ReFrame and Wif (formerly known as Women in Film) have announced the new class of ReFrame Rise.

The third cohort of fellows includes the following directors: Maureen Bharoocha, Ashley Eakin, Raven Jackson, Zoey Martinson, Nicole Mejia, Laura Moss, Kate Tsang and Anu Valia. Cinematographers include Ino Yang Popper, Aymae Sulick and Maddy Talias.

ReFrame Rise has been committed to developing both above and below-the-line talent and continuing a pipeline of support toward resilient and lasting careers. In 2022, ReFrame Rise expanded to include cinematographers in the cohort.

Over the next two years, fellows will be connected with industry professionals who will serve as sponsors, offering fellows a deeper, more engaged level of support than traditional mentorship. Fellows will have access to a variety of ReFrame and Wif events and stakeholders, support on personal PR and publicity materials and ongoing craft refinement sessions as well as strategic support in making strides toward career goals.

Abbout Productions, the independent Beirut-based production house led by Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine, will be handed the Raimondo Rezzonico Award for producing at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.

The duo will receive the award on August 7. They will also present two of their titles, Costa Brava, Lebanon by Mounia Akl, and Memory Box by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige.

Georges Schoucair became the CEO of Abbout Productions in 2004, and Myriam Sassine joined as lead producer in 2010.

In recent years, Schoucair and Sassine have produced films such as Costa Brava, Lebanon, Memory Box, and works by local filmmakers like Ahmad Ghossein, Mohamed Malas, Ghassan Salhab, Oualid Mouannes, Cyril Aris, Ely Dagher, Rana Eid, and Myriam El Hajj, whose Diaries from Lebanon premiered in Berlinale Panorama in 2024.

Schoucair and Sassine have also been prominent advocates for cinema in the Mena region. Schoucair played a pivotal role...

Beirut-based Abbout Productions, led by Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine, will be celebrated by the Locarno Film Festival with its Raimondo Rezzonico Award dedicated to producers who epitomize the indie ethos.

Schoucair founded Abbout Productions in 2004 with Sassine joining as lead producer in 2010. They have been nurturing a network of Lebanese and Arab filmmakers amid difficult and often catastrophic circumstances, fighting to keep indie cinema alive in the region by shepherding a wide range of Arab and Lebanese feature films and launching them internationally.

Films produced by Schoucair and Sassine in recent years include “Costa Brava, Lebanon” (Venice Orizzonti, 2021); “Memory Box” (Berlinale Competition, 2021) and other works by local filmmakers such as Ahmad Ghossein, Mohamed Malas, Ghassan Salhab, Oualid Mouannes, Cyril Aris, Ely Dagher, Rana Eid and Myriam El Hajj, whose “Diaries From Lebanon” premiered in Berlinale Panorama in 2024.

Schoucair and Sassine have also co-produced several award-winning international films through their...

Beirut-based Abbout Productions, led by Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine, will receive Locarno Film Festival’s producing prize, the Raimondo Rezzonico Award, at its upcoming 78th edition, which runs August 6-16.

Schoucair and Sassine will also present two of their films, Costa Brava, Lebanon by Mounia Akl and Memory Box by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, at the festival.

Schoucair took over as CEO of Abbout Productions in 2004, with Sassine joining as lead producer in 2010. They have since shepherded an array of Arab and Lebanese feature films into existence and onto the international distribution marketplace.

In recent years, Schoucair and...

The independent Beirut-based production house Abbout Productions, led by Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine, will receive the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival.

The production firm will also present two of its movies at Locarno, namely Costa Brava, Lebanon by Mounia Akl, and Memory Box by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige.

“In recent years, Georges Schoucair, who took over as CEO of Abbout Productions in 2004, and Myriam Sassine, who joined as lead producer in 2010, have shepherded an array of acclaimed Arab and Lebanese feature films into existence and onto the international distribution marketplace,” Locarno organizers said. “A vital production and distribution hub for the region, Abbout Productions has sustained a network of Lebanese and Arab artists and filmmakers who, despite difficult and often catastrophic circumstances, fight to create independent cinema in the region.”

The company’s movies have also included works by such local filmmakers as Ahmad Ghossein,...

Projects written by Estonian Smoke Sauna Sisterhoodfilmmaker Anna Hints and Mounia Akl, the Lebanese director of Costa Brava Lebanon, are among the 16 selected by Italy’sTorinoFilmLab (Tfl) for the 2025 edition of ScriptLab, the programme that supports fiction features through early stages of development.

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood won best European documentary at the 2023 European Film Awards whileCosta Brava Lebanonpremiered in Venice in 2021 and went on to win the audience award at the BFI London Film Festival.

Feature projects by US writer/director Micah Magee, whose first fiction feature Petting Zoo premiered in Berlin Panorama in 2015, and US filmmaker Matthew Puccini, whose...

Projects written by Estonian Smoke Sauna Sisterhoodfilmmaker Anna Hints and Mounia Aki, the Lebanese director of Costa Brava Lebanon, are among the 16 selected by Italy’sTorinoFilmLab (Tfl) for the 2025 edition of ScriptLab, the programme that supports fiction features through early stages of development.

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood won best European documentary at the 2023 European Film Awards whileCosta Brava Lebanonpremiered Venice in 2021 and went on to win the audience award at the BFI London Film Festival.

Feature projects by US writer/director Micha Magee, whose first fiction feature Petting Zoo premiered in Berlin Panorama in 2015, and US filmmaker Matthew Puccini, whose shortsDirtyandLavenderhave...

Producing an independent film is a challenge at the best of times: Beirut-based producer Georges Schoucair has shot two tightly financed indie features and helped launch a new arthouse cinema this year against the backdrop of war.

The veteran Lebanese producer, whose credits include Memory Box and Costa Brava, Lebanon, has been at the Red Sea Film Festival this past week as a member of the in-development jury for its Red Sea Souk project market.

He arrived from Morocco’s Marrakech Film Festival, where he had been participating in its Atlas Workshops project market with Cyril Aris’ It’s A Sad And Beautiful World, where it won a €10,000 post-production prize.

Mixing social drama and romantic comedy, the film follows an unlikely couple over three decades as they fall in love against the odds and then confront the challenges of parenthood against the backdrop of conflict and crisis-ridden Beirut, amid disputes...

Screen International has named the five actors and filmmakers selected for Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2024, the eighth edition of the new talent programme for emerging Middle East and North Africa talents.

This year’s line-up includes Moroccan actress Oumaima Barid; Saudi actress Maria Bahrawi; Yemeni producer Mohsen Alkhalfi; Egyptian actor Essam Omar; and Jordanian writer-director Zain Duraie.

Arab Stars of Tomorrow celebrates Arab talent from across the Mena region and highlights the hottest up-and-coming actors, writers and directors who are primed to make their mark in the international industry.

Click on the links below to read the profiles of this year’s stars.

The eighth edition of Screen International’s talent-spotting initiative Arab Stars of Tomorrow will once again launch at this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival (December 5-13).

2024’s selection of five rising talents from across the Mena region will be unveiled on Saturday, December 7 in Screen’s second Red Sea print daily and on Screendaily.com.

For the second time, the initiative has been held in conjunction with Red Sea and Film AlUla, which is hosting a photoshoot for the five selected talents, including at the first Unesco world heritage site in Saudi Arabia, the Hegra Archaealogical Site (Al Hjr).

On Saturday,...

Lebanese producer Christelle Younes was set to attend Italy’s Mia Market this week to pitch feature film project So The Lovers Could Come Out Again in the Rome event’s Co-Pro Market but has cancelled the trip.

She also abandoned a trip to Jordan last week for the Royal Film Commission’s inaugural Arab Producers Lab (Apl), a joint initiative with European producers’ org Eave on which she had been selected as one of the first six participants.

Instead, she is hunkering down in northern Lebanon, monitoring the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran-backed, armed group Hezbollah, having left her home in the Achrafieh area of East Beirut.

Basta Beirut

The upscale district has been spared the relentless Israeli bombardments that have pounded Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon and Beirut since late September, but an airstrike in the neighboring area of Basta last Thursday killed at least 22 people and wounded 117 others.

Exclusive: Dubai-based global management and production company 75East has signed Lebanese writer-director Nay Tabbara, whose short film Ebb & Flow won the Student Visionary Award at its Tribeca world premiere in June.

Inspired by real events and the political instabilities of the early 2000s in Lebanon, the short follows 14-year-old Loulwa whose plans for a secret date behind her family’s back take an unexpected turn when a bomb explodes in Beirut.

The short followed its Tribeca success with an impressive Academy-Qualifying festival run, screening in competition at festivals including Palm Springs International ShortFest, IndyShorts International Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival, and Nashville Film Festival.

Nay Tabbara is a multi-hyphenate Lebanese filmmaker based between New York City and Beirut.

She gained experience on set, working as an assistant director in her native Lebanon for the likes of Ziad Doueiri and Mounia Akl, before moving to the U.S. to earn a...

Una serie sobre la dinastía de la icónica cerveza.

“House of Guinness”, la nueva serie creada y escrita por Steven Knight, el creador de “Peaky Blinders”, ha comenzado su rodaje y ya conocemos el reparto completo.

La serie se presenta como una historia épica inspirada en la familia Guinness, una dinastía europea que se hizo famosa por la bebida que elaboran. Ambientada en el Dublín del siglo Xix y en Nueva York, la historia reimagina el periodo inmediatamente posterior a la muerte de Sir Benjamin Guinness, el hombre responsable del extraordinario éxito de la fábrica de cerveza Guinness, y las trascendentales repercusiones de su testamento en el destino de sus cuatro hijos adultos, Arthur, Edward, Anne y Ben, así como en un grupo de personajes dublineses que trabajan e interactúan con el fenómeno que es Guinness.

La serie está protagonizada por James Norton (“Mujercitas”), Jack Gleeson (“Juego de Tronos”), Niamh McCormack...

Masters Of The Air star Anthony Boyle will lead the cast for Netflix series House Of Guinness from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

Set in 19th-century Dublin, Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn and Fionn O’Shea play the four grown up children of legendary brewer Sir Benjamin Guinness.

The eight-part series has begun production and is produced by Banijay-owned Kudos (This Town). Knight has written and exec produces the project. Tom Shankland directs episodes one to five, with Lebanese director Mounia Akl taking on episodes six to eight. Akl was a Screen Arab Star of Tomorrow in 2016.

The cast also includes James Norton,...

Steven Knight has penned a series about the Guinness family and it has just begun production. More on the project below.

Lately, Steven Knight has been busy prepping the upcoming Peaky Blinders film which is due to start filming this September, but it looks like the British writer has had time to work on other things too.

Netflix has announced today that a new series, titled House Of Guinness, has gone into production with Knight credited as writer, creator and executive producer. As you might guess from the title, the series will look at the family behind one of the world’s most popular breweries.

Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn, Fionn O’Shea, James Norton, Niamh McCormack, Seamus O’Hara, Jack Gleeson, Dervla Kirwan, Michael McElhatton, Danielle Galligan, David Wilmot and Hilda Fay will star in the Netflix series, but the streamer hasn’t provided a release window for House Of Guinness quite just yet.

In August 2020, a devastating blast shook Beirut to its core. While rubble and heartbreak littered the streets in its wake, one production company remained committed to their upcoming film.

Costa Brava told the story of a family seeking refuge from corruption and pollution. As bombshell after bombshell rocked their battered city, the crew faced the immense challenge of mounting their meaningful drama amid the unfolding mayhem.

Director Mounia Akl and her talented team exemplified resilience as they worked to complete their story—a story that would come to reflect Lebanon’s own endurance against the odds.

Lebanon’s Interwoven Crises

The opening shots of “Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano” take us back decades to gain crucial context. In Maroun Bagdadi’s “Whispers,” a poet wanders the ruins of war-torn Beirut. Her anguished words echo through time, capturing the aftermath of civil conflicts that tore her beloved city apart.

Today, BritBox, the premiere streaming destination for British television offering the biggest and best collection of unmissable British television, announced a dynamic slate of upcoming Original series.

Sharing a suspenseful teaser, BritBox announced that the thrilling new mystery Passenger, led by Wunmi Mosaku (Loki), will premiere in October. In the captivating screenwriting debut of actor Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), inexplicable crimes haunt the fictional village of Chadder Vale, where perhaps more is afoot than meets the eye.

Barry Sloane (Revenge), David Threlfall (Shameless), and Rowan Robinson (A Haunting in Venice) also star in the atmospheric crime drama.

Summer will see the powerful return of gritty, impactful crime dramas, starting with the June 13 return of Blue Lights. A breakout hit in the UK, the Belfast-based series delves into complex local politics through the lens of a police drama.

Multi-bafta-nominated The Responder returns July 11 for a new season, once again led by Martin Freeman...

Lou Ye's docufiction hybrid “Unfinished Film” is one of the best films made about life during pandemic, even though it wasn't originally planned to be that. It was the new circumstances that forced Ye to change his plans, when he and his crew were caught in the lockdown in a place near Wuhan to make a completely different kind of movie. What came out of it is a captivating act of genius which captures the exact moment when normality got squashed by the unpredictable chain of events: first the pandemic, and then a complete lockdown. Shot by multiple cameras, “Unfinished Film” is a movie within a movie, showing people in front and behind the camera, each absorbed in their own line of duty. But the actors and crew members are also caught off-guard, and at one point even Ye himself uexpectedly appears on screen, doing his directing job. In the movie,...

The port explosion of 2020 damaged just about everything in the city and this painful but tender doc follows a film crew who try to resume work

‘How much bad news can you get in one day?” That’s the production manager of a Lebanese movie called Costa Brava, which is due to start shooting any day. But Beirut is in chaos. It’s 2020, just weeks after the catastrophic port explosion that killed more than 200 people and injured thousands. The blast destroyed the office of the production company, and cinematographer Joe Saade lost an eye. After agonised meetings, Costa Brava’s young director Mounia Akl and her crew have decided to go ahead with the shoot.

Filmed by Cyril Aris, this fly-on-the-wall study is a painful watch, with some heartbreaking moments; but it’s tender too, and funny. As the shoot date approaches, the film looks doomed. A currency crisis triggered...

Martin Freeman returns for The Responder series 2, which is heading to the BBC in early May: here’s the trailer for the show.

The first series of psychological drama The Responder held a mirror up to the emotional extremes of life on the front line of British policing. Written by former Merseyside police officer Tony Schumacher, the show was equal parts a thrilling police procedural and intense character study, with a tour de force performance by Martin Freeman at the centre. It was one of the biggest dramas of 2022, winning Freeman an International Emmy for Best Actor and several BAFTA nominations. Half of the first series was directed by Philip Barantini, who went on to direct the brilliant Boiling Point.

Set and filmed in Liverpool, it followed Chris Carter, an inspector, as he gets demoted and begins working the night shift. The drama interspersed scenes of Chris tackling various crimes...

The second day of Dublin’s Storyhouse screenwriting festival kicked off with a bang on Friday as established writer-directors Ali Abbasi (Holy Spider), Mounia Akl (Costa Brava Lebanon) and Stacey Gregg (Ballywalter) all discussed at length the process of how they achieve their best work and how they balance the writer-director relationship.

“I think it’s not necessarily a process of digging deeper – sometimes it’s about digging sideways,” Abbasi told the Light House cinema audience. “I don’t necessarily think that working on something for ten years makes it better.”

Abbasi’s Holy Spider is a film noir based on the true story of the “Spider Killer” Saeed Hanaei who saw himself as on a mission from God as he killed 16 women who were sex workers between 2000 and 2001 in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad, and Abbasi said that when it came to making the Palme d’Or contender...

Legendary British screenwriter and television producer Steven Knight is seemingly ready for his next project as it has been confirmed that the Peaky Blinders author is working on a show titled House of Guinness, which is going to explore the history of Ireland’s famous Guinness family and the consequences of the death of Benjamin Guinness. The project is still in the early phases of production, so not many details have been revealed, but it is in the works, which is absolutely great news.

Netflix is going to produce and stream the series once it is released, but we do not have a proper release window just yet. The streaming service also provided us with a synopsis of the series, which reveals the following:

“House Of Guinness will tell the epic story of one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – The Guinness Family. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York,...

Despite the promise of a Peaky Blinders movie with Cillian Murphy, creator Steven Knight is currently working on another epic project. Knight has announced his new collaboration with Netflix, a series that will explore the dynamics within the Guinness Family. The new series is titled House of Guinness, and the episodes will be directed by Tom Shankland and Mounia Akl. Fans, especially the Irish ones, are excited to see the story set in the background of Ireland.

Cillian Murphy’s Peaky Blinders creator is currently working on an Irish epic project

Dublin-based Benjamin Guinness owned the St. James’s Gate Brewery expanded the business when he took sole control within the family. House of Guinness will follow the consequences of Benjamin’s death and the struggle for power within the family.

Irish Fans Are Excited Over Peaky Blinders Creator’s New Netflix Series Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is working...

The initiative celebrates Arab talent and highlights the hottest up-and-coming actors, writers and directors from the region.

Screen International has unveiled the five emerging Middle East and North Africa talents in the fields of acting and directing selected for the seventh edition of Arab Stars Of Tomorrow.

This year’s line-up comprises Adwa Bader, the actress and poet from Saudi Arabia; Jordan’s Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha, director; Egyptian writer and director Morad Mostafa; Palestinian actor Muhammad Abed El Rahman; and fellow Jordanian actress Noor Taher.

The initiative celebrates Arab talent and highlights the hottest up-and-coming actors, writers and directors who...

This year’s selection of five rising talents will be unveiled on Friday, December 1

The seventh edition of Screen International’s talent-spotting initiative Arab Stars of Tomorrow will once again launch at this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival (November 30-December 9).

This year’s selection of five rising talents will be unveiled on Friday, December 1 in Screen’s second Red Sea print daily and on Screendaily.com.

On Saturday, December 2 the stars will take part in a panel discussion at 2pm Ast at the festival hosted by Screen, following a breakfast reception

Arab Stars of Tomorrow celebrates Arab talent...

Third edition of talent showcase to be unveiled at the start of the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 22.

The 2023 line-up of Spain Stars of Tomorrow, part of Screen International’s prestigious talent-spotting series, will be unveiled at the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 22.

A launch event will take place during the festival on September 26 to introduce the 10 rising actors and filmmakers with the potential for breakout international careers to the industry.

The third edition of Spain Stars welcomes the Spain Film Commission as headline partner, and the San Sebastian Film Festival as supporting partner.

A dedicated Spain Stars...

Labaki kicked off the TIFF Visionaries strand of on-stage discussions.

Lebanese director Nadine Labaki has discussed the modern challenges of cancel culture and restrictive regimes, saying “it’s becoming difficult for artists to spread their wings.”

Speaking at a Visionaries on-stage conversation at Toronto Film Festival, Labaki was asked about any backlash she had received to her films, especially in the context of portraying the queer Lebanese community.

“When you’re living in such a difficult situation – social pressure, religious pressure, religious authorities getting involved in everything, especially arts, and censoring whatever we need to say – there’s always backlash,...

The 2023 Venice Film Festival has unveiled its Main Competition jury.

Under president Damien Chazelle, the jury will include Jane Campion, Mia Hansen-Løve, Laura Poitras, Martin McDonagh, Saleh Bakri, Gabriele Mainetti, Santiago Mitre, and Shu Qi. The 80th annual festival will run from August 30 to September 9.

The Main Competition jury will award the Golden Lion for Best Film, Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize, Silver Lion for Best Director, Coppa Volpi for Best Actress, Coppa Volpi for Best Actor, Special Jury Prize, Award for Best Screenplay, and “Marcello Mastroianni” Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress.

Last year’s jury was overseen by Julianne Moore, awarding the Golden Lion to 2023 jury member Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.”

Silver Lion winner Luca Guadagnino returns to the 2023 festival with Opening Night film “Challengers” starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist as three tennis players caught up in a game of love.

An all-star award-winning filmmaker jury is lining up to judge the competition titles of the 80th Venice Film Festival. Oscar and Palme d’Or winner Jane Campion, Oscar winner Martin McDonagh, and Oscar and Venice Golden Lion winner Laura Poitras will join jury president Damien Chazelle on the Venice 2023 international jury.

Also on this year’s jury judging the Golden and Silver Lion winners will be acclaimed French director Mia Hansen-Love, Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri, Argentine filmmaker Santiago Mitre as well as Chinese actress Shu Qi.

Most of the jury has a history with Venice. Chazelle premiered La La Land and First Man in competition on the Lido. Poitras’ last film, the documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, won last year’s Golden Lion. Campion’s The Power of the Dog was a Silver Lion winner in 2021. McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, a 2022 Venice competition title, took the...

The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the names who will join Damien Chazelle on the main Competition jury of its 80th edition, running Aug 30 — Sep 9.

Jury members include Saleh Bakri, Jane Campion, Mia Hansen-Løve, Gabriele Mainetti, Martin McDonagh, Santiago Mitre, Laura Poitras, and Shu Qi.

The jury will award the following official prizes to the feature films in Competition, with no joint awards allowed: Golden Lion for Best Film, Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize, Silver Lion for Best Director, Coppa Volpi for Best Actress, Coppa Volpi for Best Actor, Special Jury Prize, Award for Best Screenplay, and “Marcello Mastroianni” Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress.

Saleh Bakri is a Palestinian film and theater actor. For the movie Wajib (2017) by Annemarie Jacir, Bakri won the Muhr Award for Best Actor at the Dubai Film Festival. His latest film performances are in the Oscar-nominated short film The Present by Farah Nabulsi (2020) and in Costa Brava,...

Cyril Aris and his frustrated protagonists in “Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano” are done mincing words.

“I hope this film can be screened the way it is, although it’s not painting the brightest picture of the Lebanese political class. And if they censor it, thank you for the publicity. I will take it,” he says following its premiere at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

“In Lebanon, we have leaders who are experts in divide-and-conquer. That’s how they fire up their base and that’s what happened in the port of Beirut, too. There is this theory that everyone knew what was happening, but they were paid for their silence.”

In his documentary, produced by Reynard Films and Abbout Productions, Aris explores the aftermath of the “traumatic” 2020 explosion.

“Everyone thought it happened on their street,” he recalls.

But he also follows the many misadventures of the team behind...

Leave it to a film production company to make the best of a bad situation. At least cinematically, that is. In 2020, the Beirut-based Abbout Productions was in pre-production on a film called Costa Brava, Lebanon when the city was rocked by a devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut that decimated much of the area. Cyril Aris’ documentary, world-premiering at Karlovy Vary, chronicles the production team’s determined efforts to go ahead with the film despite a plethora of obstacles. Not only did they have to deal with catastrophic damage to homes and offices, but also the pandemic, fuel shortages and a currency in free fall. Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano compellingly tells the story of filmmaking by fire.

Beirut, of course, is a place that has seen more than its share of travails, as the opening footage of the city in ruins in 1980 during the Lebanese Civil War illustrates.

The trailer has debuted for feature documentary “Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano,” which will have its world premiere in the Main Competition at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Cyril Aris’ film centers on the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut on Aug. 4, 2020, which leaves a large part of the Lebanese capital in ruins. In the midst of the chaos, a film crew face an overwhelming decision: to continue the production of their movie or abandon it? They are torn between their firm belief in the transformative power of cinema and a deep sense of cynicism about its ability to effect change in a nation plagued by economic turmoil and societal collapse.

In a statement, Aris said: “For a region mired in political strife and economic difficulties, art has always been deemed as luxury not only by most Arab governments, but by the general population. Thus,...

Spanish drama follows a woman who goes on a journey of self-exploration to unveil her loss of desire.

Elena Martín Gimeno’s Creatura has won the Europa Cinemas’ award for best European film in Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

Europa Cinemas Network will now support the film with promotion and incentivise exhibitors to extend the film’s run in theatres.

Martín Gimeno also stars in the Spanish drama as a woman who goes on a journey of self-exploration to unravel her loss of desire.

It is produced by Spain’s Vilaüt Films, Avalon, Elastica Films and Lastor Media.

Kitchen nightmares are all the rage these days – last year’s drama The Bear brought emotion and tender characterisation to the stressful setting of a deep-in-the-hole Chicago sandwich shop, while one-take-for-real movie Boiling Point got audiences hooked with its simmering tension and immersive shooting approach. And it’s been in the works for a little while now that Boiling Point is spinning onto the small screen in a BBC series that won’t continue the one-shot set-up, but will take viewers back into hell’s kitchen – and explore what happens next for Stephen Graham’s chaotic cook Andy.

The BBC has now confirmed that shooting on the series is underway – it’ll be a five-part drama with episodes running at one hour each. And while Graham’s Sous Chef Carly who’ll be at the centre of the show, now running her own restaurant with much of Andy’s team...

Full casting has been revealed for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new five-part television series for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in Manchester.

As previously announced, Vinette Robinson (Carly), Stephen Graham (Andy) and Hannah Walters (Emily) will reprise their roles from the multi-award-winning film. They will be joined by the film’s co-stars Ray Panthaki (Freeman), Gary Lamont (Dean), Áine Rose Daly (Robyn),Taz Skylar (Billy), Daniel Larkai (Jake) Stephen McMillan (Jamie), Hannah Traylen (Holly) and Izuka Hoyle (Camille).

Joining them are new cast members Stephen Odubola, (Johnny), Shaun Fagan (Bolton),), Joel MacCormack (Liam) and Ahmed Malek (Musa). BAFTA award-winner Cathy Tyson joins the cast as Carly’s mum, Vivian and newcomer Missy Haysom makes their television debut playing Kit.

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The series picks up six months on from where the film left off and...

Filming has begun in Manchester, U.K., on “Boiling Point,” the five-part BBC series that follows on from the award-winning film of the same name.

The one shot film followed head chef Andy (Stephen Graham), who wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year. The series picks up six months on from where the film left off and sees sous chef Carly (Vinette Robinson) as head chef at her own restaurant, with many of Andy’s original team alongside her. As the pressure mounts to keep the restaurant full, Carly begins to feel the magnitude of responsibility that comes with running her own place.

As previously revealed, Robinson, Graham and Hannah Walters will reprise their roles from the multi award-winning film. They will be joined by the film’s co-stars Ray Panthaki, Gary Lamont, Áine Rose Daly, Taz Skylar, Daniel Larkai, Stephen McMillan, Hannah Traylen and Izuka Hoyle.

Our sixth edition of Arab Stars of Tomorrow spotlights rising Middle Eastern and North African talents.

In our sixth edition of Arab Stars of Tomorrow, Screen International spotlights five emerging Middle Eastern and North African talents in the fields of acting and directing.

This year’s selection comprises Saudi writer/director Mohamed Al Salman, Moroccan writer/director Sofia Alaoui, Lebanese writer/director Dania Bdeir, Tunisian actor Adam Bessa and Lebanese actor Ziad Jallad.

The showcase has been organised in cooperation with the Red Sea International Film Festival for the first time. At a launch panel held at the festival on...

Talent-spotting initiative celebrates Arab talent who are primed to make their mark in the international industry.

The sixth edition of Screen International’s talent-spotting initiative Arab Stars of Tomorrow will launch at this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival (December 1-10) for the first time.

The 2022 Arab Stars of Tomorrow will be unveiled on ScreenDaily on Sunday December 4, accompanied by a panel discussion at 12pm Ast (9am GMT) at the Red Sea film festival hosted by Screen’s international news editor Michael Rosser and followed by a reception. The line-up will also be featured in an upcoming print edition of Screen.