Christine Langan is used to juggling sizeable teams and hectic slates, having been CEO of Steve Coogan’s UK outfit Baby Cow for four years and, prior to that, creative director at BBC Film for seven. At Bonnie Productions, which she set up in 2020, Langan is the sole employee. The first feature on her slate, Hot Milk, [...]

...But Mackey found herself seeking something different for her next project — which is where “Hot Milk” came in. “It felt very elegant, very female-led and it’s an independent film so there were all of these elements that fell into place,” she says. “It just felt really obvious to me that I should go for it.” Read [...]

Hot Milk will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on 14th February where it’ll screen as part of the festival’s official competition. Ahead of the premiere, MUBI has acquired the film and will be bringing the film into UK and Irish cinemas 30th May. Read the full article at Film Stories.

... Everything about Miss Austen is masterly, from the individual performances to the interweaving of narrative strands past and present. And it manages to keep Jane as the presiding spirit without selling any of the other characters short. Mary is a masterpiece of natural malevolence further curdled by time and experience; Isabella is a finely drawn portrait [...]

Mubi has added additional territories on Rebecca LenkiewIcz’s directorial debut Hot Milk, selected today for its world premiere in Competition at the Berlinale. Mubi will now release the film in Germany, Austria and India. The distributor had previously acquired rights for UK-Ireland, Italy, Latin America and Turkey. HanWay Films handles international sales on the film, with deals already in place [...]

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival (February 13-23) has unveiled the 19 titles set to play in its official Competition and films selected for its new competitive Perspectives strand. Read full article here.

From battling sexist casting to hobnobbing with Hollywood megacelebs, the Bodyguard star’s had a stellar career. She talks about ripping up the rulebook, her new Jane Austen drama – and what she loves about Jeremy Clarkson. ...Miss Austen came along at a point when the three-time Bafta nominee was keen to shake things up. “I wanted to [...]

The Guardian's 2025 Culture Preview 50 Must See Shows includes Miss Austen: Miss Austen 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, something the BBC is marking with a four-part drama about her sister Cassandra burning the novelist’s letters. Starring Keeley Hawes and Rose Leslie, it’s billed as a witty and tender look at sisterly love. [...]