BIFA Springboard is the British Independent Film Awards’ pioneering programme. Running annually since 2020, BIFA Springboard is designed to support writers, directors and producers to develop their careers after producing a first feature. We are joined by a panel of...
Screen Scotland, joined by angel investor Lynne Cadenhead, will bring a panel of business angels and producers together to delve into the world of angel investment for screen. The panel marks the launch of Lights, Camera, Capital, a new pilot...
Innovation in independent filmmaking is not a new concept. With tight finances, short shoot times and a compact crew, many professionals are refocusing on creative methods to get their latest film off the ground. This essential talk will focus on...
In this lively, irreverent session about the modern film climate, we welcome industry professionals from major parts of the development, production and distribution pipeline to ask what their approach would be if a range of projects from the past from...
As horror continues to stay firmly in the hearts of UK and international audiences, we catch up with a group of British filmmakers making innovative and exciting genre work for TV and film and discuss the current state of genre...
Edinburgh-based, bi-racial British Chinese filmmaker Paul Sng, director of last year’s EIFF closer Reality is not Enough, presents an innovative session that will discuss the generational impacts of colonialism on the moving image and ask what value judgments determine which...
Join Girls on Film at Edinburgh International Film Festival for a very special live episode. Host of the world’s leading podcast about women on film, Anna Smith, will discuss some of this year’s most exciting films. Her guests will be...
A rich thread of literary adaptation runs through this year’s EIFF programme, with original works adapted for the big screen often in collaboration with the authors themselves. This fascinating session brings together the authors, screenwriters, producers and directors from EIFF...
Join hosts Karis Aldridge and Joy Hunter as they sit down with John Hannah (The Mummy, Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Incomer and Bad Day at the Office, both premiering at EIFF 2026) to discuss his journey into the...
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EIFF is honoured to partner with NFTS Scotland and The Sean Connery Foundation for a second year to present the World Premiere of six...
