Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Barrio Triste (SXSW London) review – Stillz’s debut feature leaves you both breathless and disoriented as the credits roll by Neil Baker 6th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Sad Girlz (Tribeca Festival) review – Tovar’s Double Berlinale Winner is a stunning reflection of girlhood and trauma by Daisy Grace Greetham 6th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Verse (Tribeca Festival) review – Noam Argov explores the interface between our online and offline worlds in this urgent and timely short film by Neil Baker 6th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films DISC (Tribeca Festival) review – Blake Rice’s one-night stand short is as acidically sweet as a lemon dipped in sugar by Oscar Aitchison 6th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Sheffield DocFest brings together 45 World, 17 International, 5 European and 35 UK Premieres for its 33rd edition by Neil Baker 27th May 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance BBC partners with South by Southwest (SXSW) London for the 2026 festival by Neil Baker 27th May 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Theatre National Theatre releases new research exploring the impact of youth theatre ahead of Connections and New Views Festivals this summer by Neil Baker 20th May 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Early Summer Arts and Culture Guide 2026 by Neil Baker 22nd April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Molly (review) – Darius Shu’s short film beautifully explores relationship diversity, loneliness, apprehension, and the first sparks of love by Neil Baker 15th April 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Vacío ‘Void’ (Cleveland International Film Festival) review – childhood imagination and fear meet social horror in this immersive short film by Neil Baker 13th April 2026
1 A new exhibition exploring the design and production of LAIKA’s new stop-motion film Wildwood opens at the Design Museum this October
2 TV Choice: From 7 Up to 70 Up, Calum Cooper looks back at the TV experiment that became one of the greatest documentary series ever made
3 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
4 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
5 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
6 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
7 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
8 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
9 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
10 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
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