The relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has today announced details of a special in-conversation event with the legendary Thelma Schoonmaker who is celebrated for her iconic work as an editor on landmark moments in cinema history and for her collaborations with Martin Scorsese, including Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Wolf of Wall Street and Killers of the Flower Moon.
Thelma will be discussing her outstanding career on Tuesday 20 August at 3pm at Tollcross Central Hall. Tickets will go on sale Thursday 8 August at 3pm.
Whilst at the Festival, Thelma will also present the award for The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence Competition which showcases World Premieres of new exciting short form work from Scottish, the UK and international filmmakers. The award comes with a cash prize of £15,000 and will be decided by audience vote during EIFF with the winner announced on Wednesday 21 August.
Alongside this, she will also introduce a retrospective screening of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s much loved film I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) set on the islands of Scotland.
Paul Ridd, Festival Director has said: ‘We are absolutely thrilled that Thelma Schoonmaker has agreed to an in-person career conversation with us at this year’s Festival. An icon of cinema, Thelma has already been so generous with us already, allowing us to launch our brand new shorts prize in her name. Our line-up of guests across the film and industry programmes is absolutely star-studded, including newly announced guests at our Networking Brunches. We are just immensely grateful to everyone for their continued support of the relaunched Festival. Bring it on.’
Tickets will go on sale Thursday 8 August at 3pm.
2025 Edit: The Thelma Schoonmaker Award for Short Filmmaking Excellence 2024 was awarded filmmaker Trevor Neuhoff for his short film Manny Wolfe.
