The 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival will screen around 121 new features, including 18 feature film World Premieres, alongside a tribute to French filmmaker Agnes Varda.
Edinburgh International Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF)
SINCE: 1947
WHERE: Edinburgh, Scotland UK
WEBSITE: www.edfilmfest.org.uk
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: “Established in 1947, the Edinburgh International Film Festival is renowned around the world for discovering and promoting the very best in international cinema – and for heralding and debating changes in global filmmaking. Intimate in its scale, ambitious in its scope, and fueled by pure passion for cinema in all its manifestations, EIFF seeks to spotlight the most exciting and innovative new film talent, in a setting steeped in history.”
World Premiere of Biopic MRS LOWRY & SON to Close Edinburgh International Film Festival
The World Premiere of the intimate and moving biopic of painter L. S. Lowry, Mrs Lowry & Son will close this year’s 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
BOYZ IN THE WOOD to Open Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019
The European Premiere of the riotous social satire Boyz in the Wood will open the 73rd edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Spain to be Country Focus of 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival
Spain will be the country focus at 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival, and will see work by new and emerging Spanish filmmakers.
CALIBRE, THOSE WHO ARE FINE, WHITNEY and NEVADA Win Top Awards at 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival
After screening 121 new features, including 20 world premieres, from 48 countries across the globe, the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) announced the Award Winners for this year’s 72nd edition.
Animation In Focus At Upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival revealed further details of the much-anticipated Animation program scheduled to take place as part of this month’s 72nd edition of the Festival.
Edinburgh International Film Festival Reveals Full 2018 Program incl. World Premiere of THE PARTING GLASS
Artistic Director Mark Adams today unveiled details of the program for the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), taking place next month between 20 June to 1 July.
Scottish Films, Filmmakers, and Talent Celebrated At 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival
In its 72nd year, Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has unveiled a rich selection of Scottish films, filmmakers, acting talent and films shot in Scotland as part of its 2018 Festival program.
UK Premiere of British comedy SWIMMING WITH MEN will Close 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival
The hotly-anticipated British comedy Swimming with Men will close the 72nd edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Sunday July 1st .
PUZZLE Starring Scottish Actress Kelly Macdonald to Open 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival
The highly regarded drama Puzzle, featuring a spellbinding performance by acclaimed Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald, will open the 72nd edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Wednesday June 20th.
2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival Unveils Donald Trump Inspired Retrospective Program Lineup
Inspired by current affairs in Trump-era America, the 2018 Retrospective program of the Edinburgh International Film Festival is titled Time of the Signs: Chasing the American Zeitgeist.
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY, GLORY, DONKEYOTE Win Top Awards at Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival today announced the Award Winners for this year’s 71st edition, with the winner of the prestigious Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film going to British filmmaker Francis Lee’s directorial debut, God’s Own Country
Singer Morrissey Biopic ENGLAND IS MINE to Close Edinburgh International Film Festival
England is Mine, about the early life of singer Morrissey, will close the 71st edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Sunday July 2nd, 2017
Francis Lee’s GOD OWN COUNTRY to Open Edinburgh International Film Festival
Francis Lee’s debut feature God’s Own Country will open the 71st edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 21, 2017.
2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival Awards; PIKADERO Wins Best Film
The winners of the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival awards (EIFF) were announced at the festival ceremony, with the top award, the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film going to Pikadero directed by Scottish filmmaker Ben Sharrock.
2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival Unveils Lineup of Over 150 Films
The upcoming 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), taking place June 15th to 26th, unveiled its lineup of 161 features from 46 countries.
Edinburgh International Film Festival to Screen 30th Anniversary Screening of 4K Restored HIGHLANDER
Edinburgh International Film Festival will present a special 30th anniversary screening of the newly 4K restored HIGHLANDER, as part of the celebrations marking EIFF’s 70th edition.
Golfing Film, TOMMY’S HONOUR, to Open Edinburgh International Film Festival | Watch 2 Clips
The drama Tommy’s Honour will open the 70th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Wednesday June 15th, 2016.
Remake of Scottish comedy WHISKY GALORE! to Close Edinburgh International Film Festival
The much anticipated remake of the iconic Scottish comedy Whisky Galore! will close the 70th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Sunday June 26th 2016.
“Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream” Wins Audience Award at 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival
The music documentary, “Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream” directed by Grant McPhee won the Audience Award at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival. In the late 1970s, from a tenement flat in Edinburgh, Bob Last and Hilary Morrison operated their record label Fast Product. A predecessor to Rough Trade and Factory Records, Fast Product quickly became the hub for a group of ground-breakingly talented musicians. This documentary is the previously untold story […]
45 YEARS, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGER GIRL Win Tops Awards at 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival
Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years (pictured above) won the top prize, the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film, at the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival. Described by the festival as “one of the best British films of the year”, 45 Years is about the fractured relationship between a couple, played by Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, as they head towards their 45th wedding anniversary party. Director Andrew Haigh commented, “This is a real honor and made […]
2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival Unveils Program Lineup
The 69th edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) which runs from June 17 to 28, unveiled its program lineup, which showcases 164 features from 36 countries, including 24 World Premieres, 8 International Premieres, 16 European Premieres, 84 UK Premieres and 2 Scottish Premieres. The 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival boasts 134 new features, with highlights including the UK premiere of Asif Kapadia’s striking documentary AMY, about the life of music legend Amy Winehouse; the latest […]
Robert Carlyle’s THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON to Open 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival
Robert Carlyle’s feature directorial debut, The Legend of Barney Thomson, will receive its world premiere on Wednesday 17 June 2015, as the opening night film of the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Based on the book by Douglas Lindsay, The Legend of Barney Thomson is a darkly-humourous, Glasgow-set thriller that tells the story of awkward barber Barney, who inadvertently stumbles into serial murder. Complicating matters, Barney’s mother has a secret of her own, setting off a bloody […]
“LEVIATHAN” “A WORLD NOT OURS” “FIRE IN THE NIGHT” Win Top Film Awards at 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival
A WORLD NOT OURS (ALAM LAYSA LANA) directed by Mahdi Fleifel
“LEVIATHAN” directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel, described as a stunning documentary that immerses the audience in the sights and sounds of commercial fishing in the North Atlantic won the The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). “A WORLD NOT OURS” (ALAM LAYSA LANA), directed by Mahdi Fleifel – a personal look into the 70,000 people living in Ain el-Helweh the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, won the The Award for Best Film in the International Competition. The Audience Award was won by “FIRE IN THE NIGHT” directed by Anthony Wonke – about the world’s worst offshore disaster – 6 July 1988, disaster on the North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha.