BBC Films / Fable Pictures
Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Hardy (John C. Reilly), the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a gruelling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
Thunder Road / Acacia Entertaiment / Denver & Delilah Films
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) stars in the Marie Colvin biopic “A Private War.” Colvin covered major conflicts across the world and died in 2012 during a rocket attack while covering the Siege of Homs in Syria for the U.K.’s Sunday Times. Also starring Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander and Stanley Tucci.
eOne Entertainment / Cornerstone Films
Directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham), Blinded By The Light is based on the memoir Greetings From Bury Park by journalist/broadcaster Sarfraz Manzoor which chronicles his experiences as a British Muslim boy growing up in 1980s Luton and the impact Bruce Springsteen’s lyrics had upon him.
ITV / Sister Pictures
Cleaning Up is a six part series drama created and written by screenwriting newcomer Mark Marlow and starring BAFTA award winning actress Sheridan Smith.
Western Edge Pictures
Rare Beasts is an "anti-rom-com" written and directed by Billie Piper, with Billie Piper, David Thewlis, Kerry Fox and Leo Bill. Produced by Vaughan Sivell (Pistorius).
Northcott Films, Two Flowers and King Pictures, AMP International
Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman, Spider-man: Homecoming), Bria Vinaite (The Florida Project), Tamsin Egerton (The Brothers Grimsby) and Kate Dickie (Game Of Thrones) star in Jamie Adams' film about a US student (Laura Harrier) studying at Glasgow School of Art who is living a privileged existence when her father unexpectedly dies. Powered by the music of Biffy Clyro.
BBC / Sundance TV / Sister Pictures
From Bafta award-winning writer Abi Morgan (River, Suffragette, The Hour) and and Bafta-winning executive producer Jane Featherstone (Broadchurch, River, Humans) comes The Split set in the world of divorce law. . Cast includes Nicola Walker (River, Last Tango In Halifax), Meera Syal and Stephen Mangan.
BBC Films/Number 9/Lionsgate
Set in England in 1962, On Chesil Beach is a touching tale of two young lovers Edward (Billy Howle) and Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and how their unexpressed misunderstandings and fears shape the rest of their lives. Directed by Dominic Cooke (The Hollow Crown), produced by Stephen Woolley (Carol). Adapted from the novel by Ian McEwan.
BBC1 / HBO
The Strike Series is based on J.K. Rowling’s bestselling crime novels, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The Cuckoo’s Calling, The Silkworm and Career Of Evil are produced as three separate event dramas. Tom Burke is Cormoran Strike and Holliday Grainger is his assistant, Robin Ellacott.
ITV / Rainmark Films / Endemol Shine Group
The Frankenstein Chronicles - Season 2 returns with Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Accused), directed by Alex Gabassi.
Blonde To Black Pictures
Samantha Morton and Billie Piper star in drama Two For Joy from Sadie Frost’s UK production outfit Blonde To Black Pictures. The feature, which will chart the challenging relationship between a teenage daughter, her bed-ridden mother (Morton) and her wayward younger brother, will touch on themes of mental illness, young carers and child abuse.
Mtime - China
The Galeforce team produced the daily coverage of the festival for the biggest film website in China.
Sky Atlantic
Riviera is a new ten part series created by Oscar-winning writer and director Neil Jordan (The Borgias), co-written with Booker Prize-winning author John Banville (The Sea), and starring Julia Stiles (The Bourne Series). The series is based on an idea from former U2 manager Paul McGuinness and is being produced by Archery Pictures and Primo Productions.
eOne Entertainment / Film4 / Fable Pictures
The story follows young Rose-Lynn who is bursting with raw talent, charisma and cheek. Fresh out of jail, and with two young kids, all she wants is to get the hell out of Glasgow and make it as a country singer. Directed by Tom Harper (War & Peace), starring Taboo‘s Jessie Buckley and Julie Walters.
Thunder Road Pictures / The Fyzz Facility
Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen star in the action thriller directed by Andrea Di Stefano (Escobar: Paradise Lost) and based on the best-selling Swedish novel.
Rather Good Films Ltd / Altitude
Feature film Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back) is a dark comedy starring two-time Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson, Aneurin Barnard (War & Peace, Dunkirk) and Marion Bailey (The Lady In The Van, Mr. Turner).
Unstoppable Entertainment / Altitude
A cat and mouse thriller set in America, 10x10 stars Luke Evans (The Girl On The Train) and Kelly Reilly (True Detective). Noel Clark (Brotherhood) has written the screenplay and is producing with Jason Maza. Suzi Ewing directs, marking her debut feature. Unstoppable Entertainment / Altitude
BBC 1/FX/Scott Free/Sonar
Eight-part event drama Taboo is shooting in London for BBC One and FX with an international cast including Michael Kelly and Jonathan Pryce alongside Tom Hardy. The series reunites Hardy with his Peaky Blinders and Locke collaborator Steven Knight who created the period adventure based on an original story by Hardy and his father Chips.
BBC Films/Scott Free/StudioCanal
Written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby of The Mighty Boosh, and directed by award-winning theatre director Sean Foley (The Play What I Wrote).
E4/TNT
Gap Year is a comedy drama written by Tom Basden (Plebs, Fresh Meat, Quacks). Best mates Dylan and Sean set out to backpack through China but end up embarking on a three-month trip around Asia. With Tim Key, Anders Hayward, Ade Oyefeso, Alice Lee, Brittney Wilson.
Timeless Films / Ambient Entertainment
Based on David Safier’s best-selling novel, Monster Family is a 3D animated family adventure that follows the very much unhappy Wishbone clan - under pressure and constantly at each other’s throats. Voice cast: Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay, Celia Imrie and Catherine Tate.
Pathe/Film4/Focus
Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by Sarah Gavron (Brick Lane). Written by Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady, Shame).
BBC
Meet the man who owns around 80,000 magazines. In 2012, the Guinness Book of Records named the Hyman Archive the largest collection of magazines in the world. James Hyman spoke to the BBC about his plans to digitise his vast collection to "unlock the value and make it accessible to researchers and members of the public".
20th Century Fox/Pinewood Pictures
Feature film version of the hit UK TV series. Starring Kit Harington (Pompeii, Game of Thrones), Jennifer Ehle (50 Shades of Grey, Robocop, Zero Dark Thirty) and Peter Firth. Directed by Bharat Nalluri, produced by Ollie Madden.
Lionsgate/Ecosse Films
Emily Watson, Bel Powley, Sarah Gadon, Jack Reynor and Rupert Everett.
HBO/BBC
Michael Gambon, Julia McKenzie, Rory Kinnear and Keeley Hawes star in the adaptation of JK Rowling's first adult book. Directed by Jonny Campbell, produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts and Paul Trijbits.
eOne/BBC Films/The Weinstein Company
Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas and Sam Riley star in Saul Dibb's Second World War drama.
StudioCanal/Scott Free/ Millennium Films
Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Anne-Marie Duff. Directed by Rowan Joffe (Brighton Rock). Produce by Liza Marshall. Executive producer: Ridley Scott.
Warner/Scott Free/Altitude
Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall. Written and directed by Chris Smith. Produced by Liza Marshall. Executive producer: Ridley Scott.
Entertainment/BBC Films/Metrodome Distribution
Greta Scacchi, Maisie Williams, Joe Cole and Maxine Peake. Directed by Carol Morley.(Dreams of a Life, The Alcohol Years). Director of photography: Agnès Godard (Sister, Beau Travail).
BBC Culture
The Galeforce team produced daily videos for BBC Culture and BBC World TV during the duration of the festival.
Sunday Times
A rare interview with the iconic Only Ones frontman Peter Perrett. As usual with the Sunday Times videos, this is an improvised set up where we have to think on our feet on the day in order to deliver the best film possible.
BBC Culture
The Galeforce team produced daily videos for BBC Culture and BBC World TV during the duration of the festival.
Film4
Mike Leigh and Lesley Manville discuss Another Year. A Galeforce TV Production for Film4.
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Mark Kermode on Film4
As a treat, here is a short clip from a young Mark Kermode introducing a debate on Censorship for Film4.
MTV
Another treat, just for you: old school MTV coverage with Toby Amies at Sundance.