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Edinburgh International Film Festival

This 64th year promises many more new films, star-studded premieres, industry-led workshops and red carpet glamour. The opening gala this year is 'The Illusionist', a new film from Sylvain Chomet, the French director who made the charming 'Belleville Rendezvous'. Tickets for most films cost £8.50 (£7.50), unless otherwise stated in listings. Exceptions usually apply for discussion events, opening and closing galas, shorts programmes and matinees - see listings for details edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/events/film-festival/.

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Skeletons, The Dry Land, Get Low and Monsters among EIFF Award Winners

Skeletons, The Dry Land, Get Low and Monsters among EIFF Award Winners

29 Jun 2010

Brit comedy Skeletons bagged one of the top gongs at the 64th Edinburgh International Film Festival awards. The winners were announced at Cineworld prior to the screening of Third Star at the closing Gala last weekend, with EIFF patrons Tilda…

Don’t Look Now - Ed. Paul Newland

Don’t Look Now - Ed. Paul Newland

16 Jun 2010

(Intellect Press) Don’t Look Now is a work of low-key persuasion; it wants to convince us that seventies British cinema wasn’t an aesthetic dire strait, but a forking path of numerous possibilities. The decade may have given us film versions of On…

Edinburgh International Film Festival highlights

Edinburgh International Film Festival highlights

25 Jun 2009

The Girlfriend Experience Steven Soderbergh’s dark and fascinating study of working girls and their credit-crunched clients. American adult film industry star Sasha Gray features. Cineworld, Wed 24 Jun, 9.30pm & Sat 27 Jun, 8.45pm. 35 Shots of Rum…

LGBT at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

LGBT at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

11 Jun 2009

As ever, the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s ten-day showcase of screenings, talks, interviews and special events, there’s a decent sprinkling of films that are of particular interest to those of an LGBT persuasion. Those interested in a…

Little Red Hoodie

Edinburgh International Film Festival

1 Jun 2009

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Party On

Party On

28 May 2009

Our love of a good festival is by no means new. The desire to recharge – or more often, decharge our batteries – goes back to prehistoric times when people felt confused and scared by the forces of nature, so tried to keep on their good side by…

Capital - Edinburgh Festivals

Capital - Edinburgh Festivals

28 May 2009

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Away We Go

Lights, camera, action - Edinburgh International Film Festival launches programme

14 May 2009

The Edinburgh International Film Festival has launched its much-anticipated line-up boasting 135 features from 33 countries and 23 world premieres. Recent Oscar-winner Kate Winslet is expected to inject some glamour to the proceedings, work schedule…

Spotlight on: Film festivals

Spotlight on: Film festivals

15 Sep 2008

In addition to the plethora of film seasons on offer throughout the year at Scotland's art house cinemas, the country boasts not one but two great annual events: the Glasgow Film Festival, which operates out of the Glasgow Film Theatre and will be held…

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