The below text refers to our 2024 programme. Industry and Press accreditation is currently closed.
Please note, line-ups may be subject to change. The programme is open to accredited Press and Industry only. Timings and locations of Press and Industry screenings can be found on EIFF’s online portal. For any questions around access, please email our team.
A PDF of our Industry programme from 2024 can be found online.
Jump to | Friday 16 August | Saturday 17 August | Sunday 18 August | Monday 19 August | Tuesday 20 August
Friday 16 August
10:00 – 12:00: Networking Brunch
Venue: Summerhall, Library Gallery | Supported by Screen Fringe in collaboration with Summerhall
16:00 – 17:30: Scrapper to Screen: A Case Study
Venue: Inspace
A panel with BBC Film, Picturehouse Entertainment, Charlotte Regan and Theo Barrowclough presenting Scrapper as a case study from development to distribution.
Moderator: Melanie Iredale (Reclaim the Frame)
Panellists: Eva Yates (BBC Film), Julia Trawinska (Picturehouse Entertainment), Charlotte Regan (Scrapper), Theo Barrowclough (Scrapper)
BSL Interpreters: Rachel Amey and Emily Kauling
17:30 – 18:30: Networking Drinks
Venue: Inspace | Supported by BBC Film
Saturday 17 August
10:00 – 12:00: Networking Brunch
Venue: Summerhall, Library Gallery | In collaboration with Monkey Barrel
13:00 – 14:30: In Conversation: Gaspar Noé
Venue: Tollcross Central Hall
16:00 – 17:30: Stand Up to the Screen Panel
Venue: Inspace
A panel involving filmmakers who have transitioned from live performance/TV to filmmaking along with Fringe producers and creatives that are interested in screen work and working on developing ideas/adaptations for film.
Moderator: Rowan Woods (Edinburgh TV Festival)
Panellists: Alex Walton (WME), Afolabi Kuti (Producer)
BSL Interpreters: Rachel Amey and Nathan Imeson
17:30 – 18:30: Networking Drinks
Venue: Inspace
Sunday 18 August
10:00 – 12:00: Networking Brunch
Venue: Summerhall, Library Gallery | In collaboration with Assembly Festival
14:30 – 16:00: Keynote Address – Alex Garland and Andrew Macdonald
Venue: Tollcross Central Hall
16:00 – 17:30: How a Doc Does the Rounds Panel
Venue: Inspace
A panel will take place at Inspace in association with Monkey Barrel, engaging Scottish documentary filmmaking talent, documentary producers and international documentary sales agents to deliver a rounded session on the business of independent documentary exhibition and distribution.
Moderator: Flore Cosquer, SDI
Panellists: Luke Moody (Doc Society), Graham Fulton (Conic)
17:30 – 18:30: Networking Drinks
Venue: Inspace | Supported by Scottish Documentary Institute
Monday 19 August
17:30 – 18:30: Networking Drinks
Venue: Cameo Cinema, Cameo Bar | Supported by Screen Academy Scotland (coinciding with our Out of Competition Shorts programme)
Tuesday 20 August
17:30 – 18:30: Networking Drinks
Venue: Cameo Cinema, Cameo Bar
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