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Great films in UK/Irish cinemas. Out now: BLUE HERON Coming soon: THE SUMMER BOOK / CASE 137 / AMERICAN DOCTOR
THE SUMMER BOOK comes to UK & Irish cinemas two weeks today ☀️ Tickets are on sale now, with more cinemas to be announced. Visit conic.film/summer for links and more info.
Just shared in Screen International, we’re bringing Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature LOW EXPECTATIONS - starring girl in red - to UK cinemas early next year 🎵 conic.film/low
You can now watch HEN at home on Apple TV, BFI Player, Curzon Home Cinema and Prime Video 🥚 “Fascinatingly individual” – ★★★★ Film Review Daily “Outstandingly unusual” – ★★★★ Filmhounds conic.film/hen 🐣
Delighted that THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR has been longlisted for the Grierson Awards 2026 in the category Best Cinema Documentary 🐑 Congratulations to the whole team! conic.film/bear
THE SUMMER BOOK is a tender adaptation of Tove Jansson’s classic novel, exploring childhood, grief, and the restorative power of nature 📖 Visit conic.film/summer to find a screening cinema near you 🌊
The next week of BLUE HERON screenings 🗺️ “A powerful film” – ★★★★ Time Out “An intelligent, valuable piece of filmmaking” – ★★★★The Guardian “So brilliant is the filmmaking, so startling the narrative depth” – ★★★★★ Financial Times conic.film/blueheron
THE SUMMER BOOK – adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novel ☀️⛱️ An intergenerational family spend a transformative summer at their rustic vacation home on an unspoiled, remote island in the Gulf of Finland. In cinemas from 7 August. conic.film/summer
Shared in @screendaily.bsky.social, we’ll be bringing THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING to UK & Irish cinemas next year. Set in Edinburgh in 1810, THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING follows two teachers whose lives are thrown into turmoil after one of their pupils accuses them of having a love affair.
Watch the UK & Ireland trailer for THE SUMMER BOOK, adapted from Tove Jansson's beloved novel 🌞 “A loving portrait of budding and fading” – New York Times In cinemas from 7 August. Visit conic.film/summer for more information.
“A handful of filmmakers have mastered this kind of cinema of consciousness” – ★★★★★ The Skinny “Just gorgeous” – Little White Lies “A work of extremely personal artistry” – ★★★★ The People’s Movies BLUE HERON is in cinemas from Friday. conic.film/blueheron
The official UK & Ireland poster for THE SUMMER BOOK. Adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novel, the film explores grief, nature, and the delicate bonds between a young girl, her wise grandmother (Glenn Close), and her grieving father (Anders Danielsen Lie). 7 August. conic.film/summer
We’re delighted that BLUE HERON director @sophyromvari.bsky.social will be joining us for select Q&A screenings to celebrate the UK & Irish release. “Exquisite and luminous” – ★★★★★ Radio Times “So lucid, you feel it in your bones” – ★★★★ Observer Find ticket links at conic.film/blueheron
The official UK & Ireland poster for BLUE HERON. Set on Vancouver Island in the late 1990s, BLUE HERON follows eight‑year‑old Sasha as her family’s new life unravels amid her brother Jeremy’s growing instability. 26 June + Q&As in London, Bristol Glasgow and Edinburgh. conic.film/blueheron
A behind-the-scenes look at @sophyromvari.bsky.social's luminous BLUE HERON. “Exquisite” – ★★★★★ Radio Times In UK & Irish cinemas from 26 June. conic.film/blueheron
We are seeking a part-time Sales and Finance Assistant to support our sales, distribution and finance operations, based in our Glasgow city centre office 📈 See full job description and how to apply at conic.film/jobs. Application deadline 12 June.
You can now watch DJ AHMET at home 🎶 Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yörük village in North Macedonia, finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love. conic.film/dj
EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET is @nytimes.com critic’s pick 🎉 “An exceptional documentary” Opening in NYC today!
"Delightful and eccentric" – ★★★★ Little White Lies HEN comes to UK & Irish cinemas tomorrow 🐓
HEN comes to cinemas this Friday 🐓🪺 Visit conic.film/hen to find a screening near you.
You can now watch EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET at home - on Apple TV, BFI Player and Prime Video 📺 In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. conic.film/kenmurestreet
Early HEN reviews 🥚 Seen through a chicken’s eyes, a Hen escapes captivity to a decaying Greek seaside restaurant, protecting her eggs whilst observing the complexity of human lives. In cinemas from 22 May. conic.film/hen
"The future of cinema shines bright thanks to filmmakers like Palfi." – Cut To The Take "It's a delightfully original work, pulled off by sheer invention" – That Shelf HEN is in UK & Irish cinemas from 22 May 🥚 conic.film/hen
The official UK & Ireland poster for HEN. Told through a chicken’s eyes, HEN follows an escapee from an industrial farm who lands in a decaying Greek seaside restaurant, where protecting her eggs makes her an unwitting observer of the tangled lives of humans. In cinemas 22 May 🥚 conic.film/hen
WILD FOXES is screening in UK cinemas from today 🦊 “A tense and tender portrait of teenage masculinity” ★★★★ – Little White Lies “Remarkably potent as a story of love and heartbreak” – Sight and Sound conic.film/wildfoxes
WILD FOXES is in cinemas now. “A gem of a debut” – ★★★★ Time Out Visit conic.film/wildfoxes for screenings.
AMERICAN DOCTOR has its UK premiere at @sheffdocfest.bsky.social on 11 June. Three American doctors volunteer in Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals. The humanitarian catastrophe they witness compels them to carry their fight far beyond the wards and back to Washington. Find tickets via link in bio.
Announced in @screendaily.bsky.social, we’re bringing Poh Si Teng's documentary AMERICAN DOCTOR to UK & Irish cinemas this year.
Watch IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE at home 📺 The first Mongolian film to ever play in official selection at Cannes, this hope-filled coming-of-age drama tells the story of Ulzii, a teenager who sets out to win a physics competition against all the odds. conic.film/hibernate
“Fresh, directional and beautifully cut” – ★★★★ The Guardian “Gustafson charges her film with both dreamlike languor and riotous energy.” – ★★★★ Financial Times A “vibrant portrait of female adolescence” – ★★★★ Total Film Watch award-winning drama PARADISE IS BURNING at home. conic.film/paradise