John McFile’s Scottish Family Comedy growing upstarring Gorda Roschubel, Nick Frost, Alan Kerr and Campbell X’s BFI back Low Rider One of the 18 world premieres selected for this year The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will be held in Scotland from August 14th to 20th.
Low Rider It is one of ten films competing for the Sean Connery Award for Excellence in feature filmmaking, and comes with an award of £50,000 determined by viewer votes. The film is a British African co-production following the adventures of a woman flying from London to Cape Town, looking for her absent father and stars Emma McDonald and Thisshiwe Ziqubu.
The competition lineup also includes Helen Walsh’s second feature. At the sea, I participated in the Cannes Great 8 Showcase. The film explores the masculinity and desires of a remote fishing community, starring Barry Ward.
growing up, He is hearing from a competition by Scotland’s superintendent McFaille. Most famous star of Rossuebel Sand Dunes and BridgetonIt’s about a pumpkin farmer at Curmudgeonly, taking in the newly discovered nie from the orphanage.
Co-stars include Jane Hollok and Dominic McLaughlin. He will also play Harry Potter in the upcoming TV series. Sky will release films in the UK and Ireland.
The EIFF programme includes a total of 43 features, including the UK, the US, Ireland, Canada, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Croatia, Palestine, Iran, France, Turkey, Australia, Brazil and Japan.
“We’ve seen a significant increase in the number of submissions we received this year,” said Paul Ridd, CEO and Festival Director, Eiff, with features starting from 2,500 last year and up to 4,000 submissions on shorts. “It was a difficult process to narrow down to just 10 (the Sean Connery Awards), but all the films we have are really strong. They talk about the wide range of genres and perspectives at this point, as well as the wider vision of the film.
“It all comes from thrillers to drama, drama, political activity. It’s a very tough choice, and the key principle that drives us is quality.”
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Barnaby Roper’s British mystery thriller All the demons are here It also excludes the world premiere from the competition. Eddie Marsan and Sam Claflin lead the cast of the thriller about a group of thieves hiding in Dartmoor. This is the feature debut of music video director Roper.
Burn Gorman, Tienne Simon, Suki Waterhouse and Rory Kinnear are also stars.
The festival celebrates the sacred bond chains of our low-budget Western filmmaker Bad Boeticher and 4K restorations of six original Bond films starring Sean Connery.
As previously announced, the festival will open with Eva Victor Sorry, baby Paul SNG’s Irvine Wales documentary world premiere The reality is not sufficient.
Eiff’s In Conversation Strand has expanded from last year’s lineup of three talks. Kevin McDonald will have a conversation with his brother, producer and EIFF Chairman Andrew McDonald. Nia Dacosta, Ben Wheatley (the film) Bulk World premieres as the opening night film of Midnight Madness Strand alongside Andy Stark, with Andrea Arnold also taking part.
The Shorts Program will return the £15,000 Tell Mask Soon Maker Award for the Short Film Production Excellence Competition. The world premiere of six shorts as part of the first NFTS Sean Conary talent rental lab. and They arethe animated short film directed by Renée Zellweger is one of the world’s premieres.
This year’s industry programme took place throughout the festival and only last year’s opening weekend. Details of the industry event will continue in the coming weeks.
Main venues include the revived film house, Cameo, Veni, the National Gallery of the Hawthornden Theatre in Scotland, and the Thor Cross Central Hall. “It’s going to be a game changer for us,” Lidd said. “It gives us a specific area where people can be involved in our conversational events, panels and meet up and do business.”
Ridd, who took over the festival leadership in last year’s edition and now lives in Edinburgh for 18 months, added:
EIFF 2025 Line
*Shows the world premiere
Sorry, baby (US-SP-FR) – Opening Night Film
director. Eva Victor
The reality is not sufficient (UK) – Closing Night Movie*
director. Paul SNG
Sean Connelly Award for Excellence in Feature Filmmaking
The best boy (can)*
director. Jesse Noah Klein
Blue film (Us)*
director. Elliot Tuttle
Concessions (Us)*
director. Mas Bouzidi
In transport (Us)*
director. Jaclyn Bethany
Low Rider (UK-S AFR)*
director. Campbell x
Deathful guilty (can)*
director. Abdrezaka panties
Novak (Switz, Greece)*
you. Harry Rug Glass Rhythm
At the sea (UK)*
you. Helen Walsh
Once you become one of those who lived long ago (swe)*
director. Alexander Rynéus, Bifrost
Two neighbors (UK-US)*
say. Ondine Viñao
From the competition
About the Hero (ger-den-us)
director. Piotr winiewicz
All the demons are here (UK)*
director. Burnaby Roper
bride (UK)
director. Nadia Fall
Case 137 (FR)
director. Dominique Mor
Christie (ire-uk)
director. Brendan Chianty
It was crushed (UK)*
director. Simon Ramley
Cutting the rock (Iran-ger-us-neth-qat-chile-can)
director. Sarah Khaki, Mohammadreza Aini
Hearing impaired (sp)
director. Eva Libertad
Dragonfly (UK)
director. Paul Andrew Williams
Moon Tue (UK)*
director. Christopher Forster
The golden spur (UK-Australia)
director. Constantine Cost
growing up (UK)*
director. John McFile
It’s growing (she)
director. Daniel Barint is salty
hysteria (ger)
director. Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
island (ger)
director. Jan-Ole Gerster
Little problem girl (CRO)
director. urškadjukic
Memory Block (UK)*
director. Andrew Cat
Miss Pur (UK)*
director. Harry Sheriff
Walk with your soul in your hands (FR-Palestin – Iran)
director. What you do is
Sanatorium (IRE-UKR-FR)
director. O’Rourke
Surviving Earth (UK)
director. Thea Gajic
Please walk with me (Us)
director. Heidi Levitt
Young mother (Berg Fri)
director. Jean Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Zodiac Killer Project (UK-US)
director. Charlie Shackleton
Linda Miles celebrates
After this death (Us)
director. Lucio Castro
Midnight madness
Bulk (UK)* – Opening Film
director. Ben Wheatley
The Toxic Avenger (Us) – Close Movie
director. Macon Blair
Dead lover (can)
director. Grace Growicky
I live here now (Us)
director. Julie Pacino
Odyssey (UK)
director. Gerald Johnson
Redux Redux (Us)
director. Matthew McManus, Kevin McManus
Looking back
Red road (UK)
director. Andrea Arnold
The crane is flying (soviet union)
director. Mikhail Karatozov
go (Us)
director. Doug Liman
Man in a white suit (UK)
director. Alexander McKendrick
Restless indigenous people (UK)
director. Michael Hoffman
Silent Scream (UK)
director. David Heyman
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