Culture news · 26 October 2026
Clayface Leads Weekend Box Office as Wildwood Opens Modestly
LAIKA's stop-motion animated film Wildwood earned stellar reviews but underwhelming commercial results, projecting an $11–13 million opening weekend — on par with Kubo and the Two Strings — and placing third behind DC Studios' Clayface and A24's You Can See Everything.
BBC Closes BBC Three, BBC Scotland, and Radio 4 Extra as Part of £500 Million Savings Drive
Director general Matt Brittin announced the closure of three linear BBC services in spring 2027, but the moves are expected to save only around £10 million — leaving the corporation far short of its £500 million savings target by 2028.
Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value Wins Nordic Council Film Prize as Norway Sweeps All Five Awards
Joachim Trier's Cannes Grand Prix and Oscar-winning drama Sentimental Value has won the 2026 Nordic Council Film Prize, with Norway claiming all five Nordic Council arts awards in the same year for the first time.
Greek and German Choirs Unite at Berlin Cathedral in Emotional Concert for Europe
Some 240 Greeks and Germans joined their voices at Berlin Cathedral on 3 October, as 38 students from the Chios Music School performed alongside choirs and ensembles from Berlin's Sing-Akademie zu Berlin in a cultural exchange backed by the Greek-German Youth Foundation.
Trier and Vogt Win Court Appeal Against Oslo Pictures Over Profit Sharing on The Worst Person in the World
Norwegian filmmakers Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt have won a unanimous appeal at Norway's Borgarting Court of Appeal, which rejected Oslo Pictures' demand they repay €380,848 from the Oscar-nominated film's income.