LATEST RELEASES AND ACTIVE SLATE

A curated overview of BUFF Studios’ theatrical releases, festival activity, and development pipeline.

🟢 ACTIVE RELEASES (IN MARKET)

Films currently in festival circulation, market activity, or pre-release positioning.

Shadows of Beirut

UK Festival Premiere – London (8 May) 
Cannes Film Market Screening (13 May) 
UK Theatrical Release – BUFF Studios

Status: Active Festival & Market Release Cycle (May 2026)

Synopsis: A young woman returns to Beirut after 25 years to confront her estranged dying father, rediscovering her homeland through the people and places that shaped her past.

Credits: Directed by Tina Gharavi (I Am Nasrine, Queen Cleopatra)
Written by: Tala Calil & Tina Gharavi
Starring: Tala Calil, Assaad Bouab, Flavia Bechara, Michael E. Rodgers

BUFF Studios will distribute the film theatrically in the UK following its festival and market rollout.

 

🔴 RECENTLY RELEASED (COMPLETED COMMERCIAL RUN)

Films that have completed their UK theatrical release cycle.

Heavyweight

UK Theatrical Release – 23 January 2026

Status: Completed Release

Synopsis: As fight time approaches, Heavyweight explores the fragile mental state of a fighter and his cornermen backstage, where pressure, expectation, and doubt collide.

Credits: Directed by Christopher M Anthony

Starring Nicholas Pinnock, Jason Isaacs, Jordan Bolger, Osy Ikhile, Sienna Guillory

 

🟡 MARKET & SLATE (DEVELOPMENT / PACKAGING)

Films in development, packaging, or international market positioning.

EATON

Development & Packaging – European Film Market (Berlin, 13 February 2026)

Status: Development / Market Deployment

EATON is a feature film development package presented at the European Film Market in Berlin as part of BUFF Studios’ international slate expansion.

The project is currently in active packaging and financing discussions.

 

Future Slate Activity

BUFF Studios continues to expand its development and packaging slate across feature film and documentary projects, with ongoing international market engagement.