EIFF Awards 2012

Edinburgh International Film Festival is delighted to announce that 2012 will see the return of awards to the Festival. After the celebrations of our 65th year in 2011, this year EIFF will have a selection of awards for both Feature and Short films including the prestigious Michael Powell Award which returns to the Festival. The much celebrated, much loved Michael Powell Award has been a beacon for almost 20 years, highlighting excellent British filmmaking talent. Previous winners have included Shane Meadows for Sommers Town (EIFF 2008), Pawel Pawlikowski for My Summer of Love (EIFF 2004) and Derek Jarman for Blue (EIFF 1993).

Awards already announced for 2012 are:

The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature

Best International Feature Film by an Emerging Director

Best Performance in a British Feature

More awards to be announced soon...

Eligibility for all awards will be at the Artistic Director's discretion.