Tag: Edinburgh International Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has today announced details of a new filmmaking project, WALK WITH US, calling all Scotland-based filmmakers to get involved.Supported by Johnnie Walker, recently announced as EIFF’s new official whisky partner...

The International Premiere of Puzzle takes place on Wednesday this week 20 June 2018 at the Festival Theatre. Kelly Macdonald who stars as Agnes in the film will attend the premiere along with Director...

At this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival Scotland, its films and those shot here will be featured from the very first moment.The opening film PUZZLE stars Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald and there will also...

It gets better and better as news of what is happening around the city during the EIFF is released!Now you will not only be able to watch Jaws on the big screen at...

Experts who run some of the festivals in Edinburgh are attending a conference in Aberdeen this Friday to talk about their experiences and explore best practice with others from across Scotland.FESTIVAL! is a four...

After a busy week around the city the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) announced the Award Winners for this year’s 71st edition.151 features from 46 countries screened at this year’s Festival, with the jurors...

How often do you really listen to the music in a film? Are you surprised when you read the credits at the end by the number of songs you missed? Or do you take...

A fund to incentivise film production in Scotland has generated £17.5m for the economy returning £10 for every pound spent, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop confirmed this week.The Production Growth Fund, a combination of Scottish...

Meeting the press at film festival junkets is a necessary part of promoting your film.Director Kyra Sedgwick had the added bonus however of having her husband of 29 years by her side at this...

Edinburgh International Film Festival is delighted to announce that ENGLAND IS MINE will close the 71st edition of the Festival on Sunday 2nd July, 2017 at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. ENGLAND IS MINE takes audiences back...

In this the 70th anniversary year of the Edinburgh International Film Festival it is only right that we look back over the years.The festival announced today that it has created an ed film fest...

This summer's Edinburgh International Festival will feature a special screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark accompanied by a live performance of the iconic John Williams score by the RSNO.Tickets go on sale this Thursday...

As a reminder that this year marks the 70th anniversary year of Edinburgh festivals the overarching body EdinburghFestivals.com has produced a video to remind us what we might have seen in the past, and...

 The Scottish Government has confirmed a further £300,000 of funding to the Edinburgh festivals to help them celebrate their 70th year.The various festivals were founded in 1947 and it will be appropriate to mark...

On Wednesday this week,  Ewan McGregor, Director and Lead Actor of American Pastoral will walk the red carpet for the film’s Edinburgh International Film Festival Gala Screening at Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Philip Roth novel, American...

Krysty Wilson-Cairns who is an award-winning Scottish writer has been appointed the first ever Edinburgh International Film Festival Screenwriter-in-Residence.From now and until the film festival returns for its 71st edition in summer 2017, Krysty will receive access...

Starring the wonderful Kate Hardie and Robert Carlyle, Safe, was shown at The Filmhouse on Tuesday as part of a season, with a post screening discussion from film enthusiast, Mark Cousins.Antonia Bird’s film, which was...

With the 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival now almost over, organisers have paidtribute to the funders, partners and supporters who have made this year’s milestone edition possible.Ken Hay, CEO of Edinburgh International Film Festival, said:“EIFF...

The Man Who Was Thursday, Balazs Juszt's directorial debut received its World Premiere in Edinburgh. The film adaptation altered the Chesterton narrative for the sake of visually cinematic storytelling, pulling the anarchy within the core of...

A Patch of Fog is a dark comic thriller tale featuring powerful performances from its two leads, Stephen Graham from HBO’s award-winning Boardwalk Empire and Conleth Hill who plays Lord Varys in the critically acclaimed television series Game of Thrones. Directed by...

On Wednesday night a wonderful display of tartan and tweed was to be found at the Festival Theatre, starting the seventieth Edinburgh International Film Festival with the opening night screening of Jason Connery's Tommy's Honour.Directed by Sean Connery's...

There will be many stars in Edinburgh over the couple of weeks when the Edinburgh Intnerational Film Festival is on. Here are just a few:Hollywood legend Meg Ryan will be in attendance at the Festival with...

Here in the capital we are very proud of all our festivals.There really is something for everybody and now it is not just in August that you can find something to entertain you that...

The programme was announced earlier today for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 with what we considered to be a fairly subdued fanfare. The programme is not as glossy as in the past but what...

Tickets will go on sale tomorrow for this important cultural offering involving the EIFF and the RSNO! Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) are celebrating the 30th anniversary...

Ahead of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) next year the search is already on for a daily documentary film to be featured at the 69th festival in 'Doc of the Day'.   The Festival has...

The centenary of pioneering animator, artist, and musician Norman McLaren has been marked by the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) in conjunction with the National Film Board of Canada with a ground-breaking, nationwide...

More than 46,000 tickets were sold for the films shown at this year's 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival which finished last weekend representing a four per cent increase on last year. The Festival sold tickets...

Hyena a crime thriller developed by Film4 is to open the 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival next month. The Festival runs from 18 to 29 June 2014. This will be the first opportunity for any audience...

 The closing date for Student Critic applications is 12 May 2014, so if this is for you then make sure you get your application in. Details are at the end of this article. Edinburgh International...