We welcome industry legends and celebrate new collaborations with Andrea Arnold, Kevin Macdonald and Andrew Macdonald, Nia DaCosta, Ben Wheatley and Andy Starke, 90 Minutes or Less Film Fest Podcast and more to be announced.
... We end on a high! We will screen the World Premiere of Paul Sng’s Reality Is Not Enough and the UK Premiere of Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger for our final Midnight Madness screening, which will be screened with Elly...
Out of Competition, Animation, Experimental and Bridging the Gap and NFTS Sean Connery Lab shorts programmes. We are presenting a series of powerhouse shorts programmes from across the globe, exploring the infinite possibilities of animation, tracing the invisible threads between...
A journey from the microscopic to the planetary, these ten works collectively map an unsettled present and an unknown future. Beginning in the quiet, observational terrain of nature, light, and breath, and unfolding through questions of memory, identity, and power,...
A collection of short documentaries that explore the power and politics of return.
... Explore the infinite possibilities of animation with this global tour of a medium (not a genre) being used to tell a stunning variety of inventive, expressive, entirely unique tales. This collection of shorts includes everything from a daring lunar adventure,...
A selection of the finest new short films from across the world, ranging from biting realism to surreal satire. Board games, Thanksgiving dinners and a dictator’s dog all play a part in this year’s short film competition, which explores the...
EIFF presents a wide selection of World, International and UK Premieres of feature films from all over the world, representing a diverse genres, forms and perspectives. Including acclaimed films fresh from Sundance, Berlinale and Cannes as well as brand new...
The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence We are delighted to be partnering again with The Sean Connery Foundation over The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence. This ultra competitive selection of ten feature films from around the...
Spotlight screenings, Galas and special events at the 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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Two disillusioned 15-year-old girls, Doe and Muna, make a pact to leave their troubled lives in the UK to embark on a life-changing journey...
Selected by our special guest, Nia Da Costa, as a film that has influenced her filmmaking career, Doug Liman’s black comedy thriller about a...
When life gets thrown off its axis by her husband’s diagnosis with dementia, onefilmmaker is determined to capture it and treasure it all the...
