Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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FilmBong Joon-ho: The Most Gilded of the Golden Generation
Last year at Edinburgh Film Festival, Bong Joon-ho headed the International Jury. This year will see the UK premiere of his long-awaited new feature Snowpiercer. We sat down with the Korean filmmaker at last year’s edition to discuss his career Read more »| 19 Jun 2014 -
FilmEIFF 2014: Hyena
A compelling central performance from Peter Ferdinando is not enough to save Gerard Johnson’s derivative and deeply unpleasant thriller, Hyena. Ferdina... Read more »| 18 Jun 2014 -
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EIFF 2014: The Picks
We attempt to narrow down this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival programme, which features 156 features from 47 countries, to only ten must sees – and cheat a bit Read more »| 17 Jun 2014 -
FilmArt Imitating Strife: Simon Helberg on We’ll Never Have Paris
We’ll Never Have Paris, the debut film from Simon Helberg, closes this year’s EIFF. It’s a comedy based on a real life story of a clueless young man who breaks up with the woman he loves. Unfortunately for Helberg, it’s his life story Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
FilmEIFF 2014: A Year of Transformation
From classic Iranian cinema and teen turmoil to Don Johnson and loved-up zombies, this year's Edinburgh Film Festival has all bases covered. We take a closer look at its “transformative” programme Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
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Buried Treasure: Ed Perkins on Garnet's Gold
EIFF has a strong history of documentary film programming. Garnet's Gold, Ed Perkins’ lyrical and melancholic film following middle-aged dreamer Garnet Frost and his search for lost treasure, is a 24-carat example. Director Perkins tells us more Read more »| 03 Jun 2014
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Secret Master: Chris Fujiwara on the Cinema of Dominik Graf
EIFF artistic director Chris Fujiwara explains why German filmmaker Dominik Graf's artistry shouldn't be overlooked, even if most of his films have been made for the small screen Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
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EIFF 2014: Michael Powell Award Nominees Announced
Nine films to contend for the Michael Powell Award at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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Film News: EIFF opening film announced; Comics on TV: Constantine, Gotham, Preacher and more
EIFF announces its opening film; we take a look at forthcoming TV adaptations of superhero titles including Gotham, Constantine and Preacher; plus the latest casting rumours and trailers Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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Film News: Star Wars VII cast revealed; Restored Stereoscopic animations by Norman McLaren at EIFF
In today's Film News, we take a look at the strand on animator Norman McLaren at this year's EIFF; debate the merits of the newly-revealed Star Wars VII cast; and showcase some highlights from the Southside Film Festival's Cinemap events Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Film Festival seeks student critics for 2014
Edinburgh International Film Festival search for the next generation of film critics from Scotland's universities and colleges to make up the Student Critics Jury at the 2014 festival Read more »| 04 Apr 2014 -
FilmA Story of Children and Film
As its mimetic title might indicate, A Story of Children and Film plays more like an appendix to Mark Cousins’ encyclopaedic The Story of Film than a f... Read more »| 19 Mar 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Festival's Jonathan Mills announces 2014 programme
A look at the highlights of this year's Edinburgh International Festival, announced today, featuring theatre, opera, music, film and events, with comments from departing Festival Director Jonathan Mills Read more »| 18 Mar 2014 -
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Film News: More prize money for EIFF; ¡Viva! Festival line-up announced
A roundup of film news: EIFF increases its prize funds; Manchester's ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin-American Film Festival and Glasgow Youth Film Festival programmes unveiled, Spiderman set for two spin-off movies; plus: the latest trailers Read more »| 13 Dec 2013 -
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Leviathan
Paravel and Castaing-Taylor’s non-narrative, anthropological collaboration – both a documentary and an abstract horror film – depicts the m... Read more »| 22 Nov 2013