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The Skinny's guide to Edinburgh International Film Festival. Film reviews, interviews, opinion and comment from this year's festival, taking place this August. EIFF is the longest continually-running film festival in the world, and The Skinny are proud to be official media partners.
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FilmEIFF 2026: The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight
Theodore Schaefer's black-and-white portmanteau shot on 16mm film is a visual, aural and intellectual treat, a wonderful ode to the energy of New York City and a superb showcase of the unique star power of its lead actor, Gus Birney Read more »| 16 Aug 2026 -
FilmEIFF 2026: Capsized
There are shades of Little Miss Sunshine in this deft comedy centred on a family coming together during a crisis, which features terrific performances for a cast that includes Rhys Ifans and Lily Rabe Read more »| 15 Aug 2026 -
FilmEIFF 2026: Pretty Babies
Tyler-Marie Evans’ bittersweet debut follows two high school girls who take to the open road with the hope of making it to Hollywood. The director's control of the film's dreamier sequences is more sure than her handeling of its painful realities Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FilmEIFF 2026: Out There
Simon Ryninks's comedy about a UFO-obsessed community in Wales might not have the budget of a Steven Spielberg extraterrestrial epic, but it has the same heartwarming sensibility Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FilmEIFF 2026: Bad Day at the Office
Chee Keong Cheung’s John Hannah-starring Bad Day at the Office takes its action cues from first-person video games, but unfortunately that's also the level of its drama. Still, Hannah's charm shines through Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FilmTen films to see at Edinburgh Film Festival 2026
We suggest ten must-see films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, from a dreamy coming-of-age film to a bruising dementia drama via a Victoria-era found-footage horror and Sean Connery kicking ass Read more »| 10 Aug 2026
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FilmMore Hockney than Cockney: In praise of Sexy Beast
EIFF's 25th anniversary screening of Sexy Beast will remind us of the film's place near the very top of the British gangster film canon Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
FilmThe Film's the Thing: Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet at 30
Kenneth Branagh will be celebrated in a big way at this year's EIFF, and rightly so! He helped resurrect Shakespeare on screen Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
FilmIsle of Fight: Louis Paxton on EIFF opener The Incomer
Following a celebrated world premiere at Sundance, Louis Paxton's debut feature, The Incomer, will open Edinburgh International Film Festival. Paxton discusses the trials of getting the film off the ground and the joy he had in making it Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
FilmThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Cinemas and Film Festival
Edinburgh is a small city with lots of cinemas and one of the longest-running film festivals in the world. We look ahead to Edinburgh International Film Festival and run down all your cinema options Read more »| 02 Jul 2026 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival reveals its 2026 programme
Edinburgh International Film Festival returns with new films from Nicolas Winding Refn, Greg Araki and Paul Wright and on-stage talks with Ewan McGregor, Kenneth Branagh and New Hollywood legend Bruce Dern Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival to celebrate 30 years of Trainspotting
Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates 30 years of Trainspotting with a live commentary from cast and crew at Leith Theatre, followed by DJ sets from Irvine Welsh and Darren Emerson Read more »| 30 Jun 2026 -
FilmCharli xcx horror Faces of Death to close EIFF Midnight Madness
Daniel Goldhaber’s meta slasher retooling 70s cult classic Faces of Death will close Edinburgh Film Festival’s late-night horror strand. It stars Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery and the prolific Charli xcx Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
FilmBeldina Odenyo documentary to close Edinburgh Film Festival 2026
The closing night film of the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival will be the world premiere of Bel, Louise Lockwood’s documentary about Beldina Odenyo aka Heir of the Cursed Read more »| 12 Jun 2026 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival to open with Scottish comedy The Incomer
Louis Paxton’s debut feature The Incomer, a buzzy title from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, will open the 79th edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival this August Read more »| 08 May 2026