2019年6月19日至30日
与爱丁堡国际艺术节同时诞生的国际电影节，最初是由爱丁堡电影协会推出的、为期一周的活动，初衷是向广大观众推广当时的电影新体裁——纪录片。
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has been running since 1947 and celebrated its 72nd edition in 2018.
Actors, filmmakers and fans joined together in the city to celebrate new releases and old classics for 12 days of film appreciation. Hundreds of screenings took place in cinemas across the city, ranging from enthralling shorts and challenging documentaries to big budget features and innovative animations.
Highlights of the 2018 programme included a Family Gala screening of Disney·Pixar’s Incredibles 2, Puzzle which stars Kelly Macdonald, and British comedy Swimming with Men. Different film strands include Best of British, American Dreams, European Perspectives, EIFF Shorts, Film Fest Junior and more.
Look out for the 2019 programme coming soon, which is sure to yet again be packed with special events, such as Q&As with filmmakers, gala premieres and the ever-popular free open air screenings in St Andrew Square.
History
Born in 1947 alongside the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the first week-long film festival was created to bring documentaries to a wider audience.
Over the years ambitions grew and the festival expanded to welcome international movies as well as retrospectives, with early subjects including John Huston and a young Martin Scorsese. New talents were nurtured such as Bill Forsyth, Stephen Soderbergh and Stephen Frears.
Red carpet events and premieres also became part of the package, and over the years Hollywood stars such as Steven Spielberg, Sir Sean Connery, Tilda Swinton, Catherine Zeta Jones, Michael Douglas, Sienna Miller and Judd Apatow have graced the festival with their presence.
Watch
Want to see more? EIFFtv on YouTube has and one-on-ones with Stanley Tucci, Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick, Richard E Grant and more.