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How 2025’s restoration waves and widescreen film comebacks echo through sound-stages and studios like Black Hangar Rediscovered cinema: restoration as revolution This autumn, the international film-restoration movement is surging. In Bologna, the annual festival Il Cinema Ritrovato has returned with renewed force, drawing crowds to screenings of carefully restored prints — often from long-neglected or damaged negatives. As described in a recent feature in The New Yorker , res

Why sound stages like Black Hangar Studios are uniquely placed to benefit from the UK’s 2025 film-incentive surge. Why the UK is suddenly that  attractive to filmmakers This year, the UK film industry has gained serious momentum — thanks in part to a set of generous tax and business-rates incentives that are reshuffling where and how big productions are made. As of February 2025, eligible film studios in England are now receiving 40% business-rates relief , a scheme that runs

As AI tools proliferate across cinema, the decision to keep human craft at the heart of filmmaking matters now more than ever. The creative friction: AI enters the frame At the 2025 Venice Film Festival and other marquee events, the debate over artificial intelligence in filmmaking took centre-stage. While some festivals fast-track discussions on AI use, others remain undecided on the boundaries of human authorship. AIMICI+1  The Academy Awards (Oscars) have officially update

Discover how Black Hangar Studios is leading the green revolution in filmmaking — from LED volume stages to carbon-neutral production infrastructure.