Overview
- The festival unveiled its full program on July 1, confirming it will run in Edinburgh from Aug. 13 to 19 with 38 new feature films and 21 world premieres.
- Ten of those world premieres will compete for the Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, with the competition slate including Capsized, First Zone, Mission, Out There, Skintown, The State of Us, Pretty Babies, The Mad World of Harvey Kurtzman, Sacred Creatures, and Snapshot.
- Louis Paxton’s The Incomer is the already announced opening night film and Louise Lockwood’s Bel will close the festival with its world premiere.
- The lineup features high-profile retrospectives and special events such as a 30th-anniversary Trainspotting celebration, a Kenneth Branagh tribute tied to a new Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award, and restored screenings including a 4K Little Miss Sunshine presentation.
- EIFF will stage an inaugural U.K. Film Conference on Aug. 15 designed to bring filmmakers, producers, exhibitors and policy figures together, while the Sean Connery and Thelma Schoonmaker prizes offer cash awards intended to fund future projects and support emerging talent.