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146 Films Head To Edinburgh For Festival's 67th Edition
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced the full lineup for its 67th edition, running June 19-30. The program includes 146 features from 53 countries, including 14 World premieres, 6 international premieres and 10 European premieres.
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Bong Joon-Ho To Head Edinburgh Jury
South Korean director Bong Joon-Ho will head the jury at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. The filmmaker -- whose English language debut "Snowpiercer" is due out later this year -- will be joined by actress Natalie Dormer ("Game of Thrones") and film critic Siobhan Synnot.
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Artistic Director Chris Fujiwara Committed to Edinburgh International Film Festival
Last week we brought you the "10 Films to Watch From Edinburgh", and today EIFF announced the continuation of Artistic Director Chris Fujiwara’s tenure, initially for three more years. The appointment was announced following 2012’s successful EIFF that saw admiss...
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Edinburgh Film Festival Getting Its Groove Back With 2012 Edition
An almost palpable sigh of relief could be heard during the announcement of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival program - especially after the disappointment of last year’s critically mauled incarnation.
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65th Edinburgh Film Festival Begins with a Smashing Lineup Amid Budget Woes, Controversy
The oldest continually-running festival in the world began its 65th edition Wednesday in Edinburgh with a massive slate of festival hits and premieres.
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Van Sant, Rossellini, Jarmusch and Weerasethakul Among Curators At Overhauled Edinburgh Fest
Earlier this week, the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s new artistic advisors Mark Cousins and Lynda Myles delivered "EIFF65: Our Suggestions," the "first fruits" of their rethink of the Festival (which was initially announced late last year). Cousins and Myles outlined a "radical evoluton o...
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Cousins and Swinton Set Blueprint For "Radical Transformation" Of Edinburgh Film Fest
For its 65th anniversary, the Edinburgh International Film Festival has unveiled a transformative plan via a blueprint shaped by filmmaker/journalist Mark Cousins, actress Tilda Swinton, and a wider artistic team that will be announced later. The result will be "radical new approach to the image and...
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FUTURES | Edinburgh "Star" Hattie Dalton
"We really only completed the film a couple of days before we found out we were closing Edinburgh," "Third Star" director Hattie Dalton told indieWIRE days before her film debuted at the Scottish film festival. "So we literally had just finished the mix and everything, and I was in this stage of sti...
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"Skeletons" and "Jackboots" Break Out In Edinburgh
The Edinburgh International Film Festival made no secret about the intentions of its 2010 edition. The festival's tagline, "What Will You Discover?," was plastered all around town, as were handmade signs that announced: "Lost: British Cinema, 1967-1979. Please Help Find It At The Edinburgh Internati...
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Talking Independent in Edinburgh: Directors Speak Out
The "international indie" was on the topic at the Edinburgh International Film Festival yesterday, with Screen International's Mike Goodridge moderating a talk with two Edinburgh International Film Festival filmmakers, "Obselidia"'s Diane Bell and "Postale"'s Josh Hyde. The filmmakers discussed the...
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