6pm Panel: Documentary – The Facts and Fictions
Buy all seven panels for £25.00 / £17.50. This offer is only available in person or over the phone on 0131 623 8030.
| Date & Time | Cinema | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 27 Jun, 18:00 | Traverse 1 | £5.00/3.50 | Box Office closed |
The documentary landscape has expanded in recent years. With ever more experimental forms, is the distinction between fact and fiction still clear in film?
The panelists for this event are:
Nick Higgins – Chair
Producer - The New Ten Commandments (EIFF 2008), Director of the 3rd Commandment The right not to be enslaved
Jenny Leask
EIFF Documentary Programmer
Matt Wolf
Director - Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (EIFF 2008)
James Marsh
Director – Man On Wire (EIFF 2008)
Noe Mendelle
Director, Scottish Documentary Institute
Please see below the list of other panels in the series:
PRICE (PER PANEL): £5.00 (£3.50 concs)
BUY ALL SEVEN PANEL EVENTS FOR: £25.00 (£17.50 concs) OFFLINE ONLY.
Animation
THU 26 JUNE 18:00 TRAVERSE 1
From Harryhausen’s skeletons to Corin Hardy’s groundbreaking music videos and Pixar’s WALL•E, this is a hot animation year at EIFF. Discuss this most fluid of forms with some of its exponents.
Landscape and Location
THU 19 JUNE 18:00 TRAVERSE 1
The physical placement of a film is critical. Here, experts i n cinematography and locations reveal their secrets.
The New Horror
FRI 20 JUNE 18:00 TRAVERSE 1
From ‘torture porn’ to zombie comedy: what now defines this key commercial genre?
Contemporary Criticism
MON 23 JUNE 18:00 TRAVERSE 1
Does the internet sound the death knell for print criticism? Leading film critics explore the future of their industry.
Taking the Temperature of British Film
TUE 24 JUNE 18:00 TRAVERSE 1
The UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund supported several films in this year’s EIFF (including Better Things; Donkey Punch; Man on Wire) Representatives of the fund will be there to discuss the current condition of UK cinema.
Positive Piracy?
WED 25 JUNE 18:00 TRAVERSE 1
Piracy hurts the industry. Yet the sharing of rare and cult film on the internet expands film education and creates new communities of enthusiasts … Debate the rights and wrongs with those who have a stake.
