Kenneth Branagh hails return of the big screen

'All hail the streaming revolution but all hail the big screen too, it’s alive, and long may they live together'

Kenneth Branagh at the 75th British Academy Film Awards (Ian West/PA)

Kenneth Branagh has issued a plea for streaming services to exist alongside cinema, hailing the big screen as “alive” and asking the two to “live together”.

Belfast, a semi-autobiographical film he wrote and directed , took home the award for Outstanding British Film at the 75th Bafta ceremony on March 13.