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Greece Festivals & Markets

The Crossroad and They Bloom at Dawn win Thessaloniki’s Agora industry awards

A Georgian film in post-production and a North Macedonian project in development took the top prizes at the Thessaloniki festival’s industry awards. Projects from Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon–Jordan won five of the ten co-production forum awards.

12 November 20266 min read

Photo: Pool Moncloa, via Wikimedia Commons (attribution licence)

Spain Money & Policy

Spain approves rules for streamers’ 30% European quota and home-page prominence
Photo: courtesy of Afreximbank, cropped

AfricaDistribution & Streaming

Africa’s pay-TV and streaming market will reach $5.2bn by 2030, six-country study says
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Italy Festivals & Markets

Egyptian drama Al Baraneya wins the top prize at Rome’s MedFilm Festival

Cinema ticket sales are up in 2026, but money to make new films is falling in the UK

UK cinemas sold 15% more tickets in the first nine months of the year, while spending on new UK film shoots fell 37%. ITV is cutting programme budgets, and France may cap its film fund.

12 November 202610 min read

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The Crossroad and They Bloom at Dawn win Thessaloniki’s Agora industry awards

Spain approves rules for streamers’ 30% European quota and home-page prominence

Africa’s pay-TV and streaming market will reach $5.2bn by 2030, six-country study says

Egyptian drama Al Baraneya wins the top prize at Rome’s MedFilm Festival

ProSiebenSat.1’s TV advertising revenue falls 12% in nine months as Joyn keeps growing

Vicky Krieps, Claes Bang and Kaouther Ben Hania join Marion Cotillard’s Marrakech jury

Lionel Uzan replaces Pascal Breton at Federation Studios as Montefiore takes control

BBC Studios puts BBC Player on Prime Video in Spain and Poland, with Switzerland next

Barbara Broccoli is named president of the UK’s National Film and Television School

France’s auditor proposes a €690m cap on CNC funding, €157m below the 2026 forecast

Documentaries are 19% of cinema releases but sell 0.6% of tickets, Observatory study finds

Cinema ticket sales are up in 2026, but money to make new films is falling in the UK

The week in the business

Box Office

Coyote vs. Acme passes $40m in Latin America, CDC’s biggest hit, the distributor says

Global box office reaches $29.7bn by the end of October, the decade’s best as China slumps

UK and Ireland box office reaches £1.07bn, already past every post-pandemic year

Festivals & Markets

Vicky Krieps, Claes Bang and Kaouther Ben Hania join Marion Cotillard’s Marrakech jury

Grenfell: Uncovered wins at the 2026 Grierson Awards as the BBC takes four prizes

Uganda’s Slum Bomber wins AFRIFF’s top prize as Lady takes best director

Money & Policy

ProSiebenSat.1’s TV advertising revenue falls 12% in nine months as Joyn keeps growing

Barbara Broccoli is named president of the UK’s National Film and Television School

France’s auditor proposes a €690m cap on CNC funding, €157m below the 2026 forecast

Distribution & Streaming

BBC Studios puts BBC Player on Prime Video in Spain and Poland, with Switzerland next

Documentaries are 19% of cinema releases but sell 0.6% of tickets, Observatory study finds

Globo and Disney will sell advertising on Globoplay and Disney+ together in Brazil

Across the regions

Netflix reportedly expected to win Radford Studio Center at 24 November auction

Lionel Uzan replaces Pascal Breton at Federation Studios as Montefiore takes control

Philippines’ FDCP picks 22 projects for up to ₱25.5m ($400,000) in CreatePHFilms grants

EbonyLife and Logical African Partners reportedly launch $50m Afro Film Fund

Globo and Disney will sell advertising on Globoplay and Disney+ together in Brazil

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