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  • Monster vs Alien

    Monster vs Alien

    Rifling through the film festival video archive we've stumbled across fantastic interviews with Hollywood big hitters Charlize Theron and Sigourney Weaver... which would you rather see as the next EIFFtv Classic?

  • Oscar®  triumph for EIFF prems

    Oscar® triumph for EIFF prems

    It was a glittering night in Hollywood - and a happy occasion on Edinburgh's Lothian Road - as EIFF prems scooped statuettes on the biggest night in the film calendar.

  • The submissions countdown begins

    The submissions countdown begins

    There are only five days left for the budding Spielbergs or Soderberghs out there to get submissions to EIFF for the 2010 Festival.

  • Off to a flyer

    Off to a flyer

    EIFF has secured CityJet as our official airline, making sure that the stars destined for the 2010 Festival will arrive in style.

  • EIFF titles sweep up

    EIFF titles sweep up

    EIFF titles swept the board at the BAFTA awards ceremony, as three films from our 2009 edition picked up a total of 8 awards

  • Final Submissions Deadline Approaching

    Final Submissions Deadline Approaching

    Time is running out to submit your film and be considered for EIFF 2010! Get your film in for Monday 1st March to take advantage of the Regular deadline fee, and then there is only a further week until Monday 8th March and the final deadline.

  • And the winner might be...

    And the winner might be...

    I'm not a gambling man but I'll be tempted to have a flutter on this year's Oscars®. If you want to win big then read on for this year's hot tips.*

  • World exclusive! No, honestly, it is.

    World exclusive! No, honestly, it is.

    We've discovered some hidden gems from the Festival video vaults, and will soon be showing exclusively online the first of our EIFFtv Classics series of interviews - the first feauring a great scot.

  • Been around the world

    Been around the world

    It's been a non-stop globetrot for the programming team since the turn of the year. Read on to find out which glamorous locations we've been stopping off at.

  • Extended Deadlines

    Extended Deadlines

    We are pleased to announce the deadlines for submissions to the 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival have been extended.

  • Exam

    Exam

    It’s always exciting when one of our treasured titles makes its first foray into the wider world of cinema release, but we’re especially pleased to see Stuart Hazeldine’s Exam unleashed on the world.

  • Submissions - Earlybird Deadline

    Submissions - Earlybird Deadline

    Just a reminder that our earlybird submission deadline is this Monday - 14th December. This is your last chance to submit work at our low earlybird rates. Click here to find out more.

  • Hannah McGill Wins Top Award

    Hannah McGill Wins Top Award

    Our Artistic Director wins prestigious award at the Women in Film and Television Awards

  • You saw it here first!

    You saw it here first!

    Yet more EIFF premiered films are celebrated elsewhere...

  • Programming Update

    Programming Update

    Want to know what our Programming Team have been up to recently? Sure you do! Find out here...

  • The horror...

    The horror...

    It's that time of year... Halloween is nearly upon us and some of the horror flicks on general release are terrifying for all the wrong reasons.

  • Back on the road

    Back on the road

    Is it over??! Outwardly perhaps, but there is no rest for the wickedly devoted/delirious programming team.

  • Film-spotter

    Film-spotter

    Just like a sports fan who has an illogical fondness for a team and keeps an eye on their progress, I do much the same with EIFF films.

  • And now the end is near...

    And now the end is near...

    As I'm writing this there are just a few hours left until the last reel turns on a Festival film, and I'm reflecting on another great year.

  • Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow...

    Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow...

    My last word on the premiere of Romeo & Juliet vs. The Living Dead and
    our experiences in Edinburgh.

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