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  • Saoirse Ronan at the 'Outrun' Edinburgh premiere
    News

    Edinburgh International Film Festival returns for buoyant comeback edition 6e5t6r

    2024-08-22T14:07:00Z 1z217

    Industry welcomes back Edinburgh despite some minor hiccups. 

  • The Ceremony
    News

    ‘The Ceremony’ wins inaugural Sean Connery Prize at revamped Edinburgh film festival 17242s

    2024-08-21T18:10:00Z

    UK feature directed by Jack King receives £50,000 award.

  • Lollipop
    Reviews

    ‘Lollipop’: Edinburgh Review 59105m

    2024-08-20T20:10:00Z

    A woman fights to regain her children in this affecting British debut drawn from personal experience

  • The Ceremony
    Reviews

    ‘The Ceremony’: Edinburgh Review 3q5171

    2024-08-20T14:32:00Z

    Two undocumented migrants take a strange road trip through the wilds of Yorkshire in this black-and-white British debut

  • Mark Cousins (1)
    Features

    “I’m trying to challenge the canon,” says Mark Cousins of 16-hour ‘The Story Of Documentary Film’ 2y6910

    2024-08-20T11:21:00Z

    Mark Cousins’ Karlovy Vary winner ’A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things’ is now screening at Edinburgh.

  • Smiles And Kisses You
    Reviews

    ‘Smiles And Kisses You’: Edinburgh Review 70n2w

    2024-08-19T17:15:00Z

    Sensitive documentary explores the relationship between a North Carolina man and his AI-enhanced sex doll

  • A Shrine
    Reviews

    ‘A Shrine’: Edinburgh Review 61l6q

    2024-08-19T12:25:00Z

    Mobile phone-shot drama about an Iranian ex-pat in Montreal and a dubious get-rich-quick scheme he comes to regret 

  • Andrew Macdonald, Alex Garland
    News

    Alex Garland and Andrew Macdonald talk ‘28 Years Later’ trilogy, casting indie films and the importance of producers 4r614h

    2024-08-19T09:51:00Z

    Garland was talking at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, alongside his long-time producer and EIFF chair, Andrew Macdonald. 

  • To Kill A Wolf
    Reviews

    ‘To Kill A Wolf’: Edinburgh Review 4i41f

    2024-08-18T23:05:00Z

    Strong debut effectively updates Little Red Riding Hood to the modern day forests of Oregon

  • Acting
    Reviews

    ‘Acting’: Edinburgh Review 6z2ps

    2024-08-18T21:45:00Z

    Documentarian Sophie Fiennes teams with theatre company Cheek By Jowl for this illuminating exploration of the acting process

  • Brian Cox, Nina Conti, Alex Walton
    News

    “Cinema is in a very bad way,” says Brian Cox, on eve of production of directorial debut ‘Glenrothan’ 252j1z

    2024-08-18T11:59:00Z

    Cox’s directorial debut starts shooting later this month in Scotland. 

  • Xibalba Monster
    Reviews

    ‘Xibalba Monster’: Edinburgh Review 1h5g4s

    2024-08-18T11:16:00Z

    The Mayan ruins in Yucatan are fertile ground for a young boy’s fascination with death in this Edinburgh highlight

  • Sunlight
    Reviews

    ‘Sunlight’: Edinburgh Review 264z4y

    2024-08-17T22:50:00Z

    British comedian Nina Conti’s feature debut is an off-kilter road trip romance between a man and a woman dressed as a monkey

  • All The Mountains Give
    Reviews

    ‘All The Mountains Give’: Edinburgh Review 5c2d3f

    2024-08-17T12:30:00Z

    Kurdish smugglers eke out an existence in the Iran/Iraq borderlands in this impressive documentary filmed over six years

  • Lilies Not For Me
    Reviews

    ’Lilies Not For Me’: Edinburgh Review 62z2h

    2024-08-16T17:39:00Z

    Fionn O’Shea is a gay novelist struggling with the homophobia of 1920s England in this surprisingly staid period debut

  • Fugue
    Reviews

    ‘Fugue’: Edinburgh Review 20331y

    2024-08-16T12:30:00Z

    A man must return the body of his transgender lover to a remote Peruvian Amazon village for burial in this enigmatic Competition film

  • Teresa Moneo
    News

    Netflix UK’s Teresa Moneo s expanded Edinburgh film festival board 3l2t71

    2024-08-13T11:08:00Z

    ’Aftersun’ producer Amy Jackson has been upped to vice-chair.

  • Paul Ridd
    Features

    Edinburgh film festival director Paul Ridd on building his inaugural edition: “It’s a 77-year-old start-up” 181l5k

    2024-08-08T09:36:00Z

    Ridd’s first edition unfurls from August 15-21, with a focus on firmly aligning EIFF with the Edinburgh Fringe.

  • Alex Walton, Alex Garland, Charlotte Regan
    News

    WME’s Alex Walton, filmmakers Alex Garland, Charlotte Regan Edinburgh industry line-up 3d6a5f

    2024-07-25T14:00:00Z

    The main industry programme runs from August 16 to August 18.

  • Lynda Myles
    News

    Festival pioneer Lynda Myles to receive Bafta Scotland award 3b5d3j

    2024-07-25T10:25:00Z

    Former Edinburgh director Myles was the world’s first female festival director.