Edinburgh International Film Festival Reception at the Berlin International Film Festival Celebrates Collaboration and the Future of Independent Cinema

Paul Ridd (EIFF), Emma Boa (EIFF), Holly Gordon (Sean Connery Foundation), Isabel Davis (Screen Scotland), Andrew Macdonald (DNA Films)

The Edinburgh International Film Festival, in association with the Sean Connery Foundation, hosted a drinks reception during the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday 14 February at Gropius Bau’s Mirror Tent.

The gathering underscored EIFF’s continuing role as a cultural launchpad and international marketplace for bold new cinema, bringing together filmmakers, producers, funders and festival leaders to exchange ideas, strengthen partnerships and discuss the next steps for our August edition.

Holly Gordon (Sean Connery Foundation)

Attendees listen to speeches at the Ediburgh Berlin drinks

Among those in attendance were Holly Gordon and Natasha and Samara Connery of The Sean Connery Foundation, Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle; Screen Scotland’s Isabel Davis; International Film Festival Rotterdam director Clare Stewart; Teresa Moneo of Good Chaos and EIFF Board Chair Andrew Macdonald, alongside the EIFF team led by CEO & Festival Director Paul Ridd and Festival Producer Emma Boa.

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Briony Hanson (British Council), Clare Stewart, Tricia Tuttle (Berlinale), Emma Boa (EIFF) and Paul Ridd (EIFF)

The 79th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will run from 13–19 August 2026

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