• Mike Hodges /
• UK /
• 1972 /
• 95 mins

Think Get Carter filmed as a dark comedy. In fascist Italy. With really cool sunglasses.

• 91 mins

DigiCult, Scotland’s award-winning digital film project, returns with a compelling and eclectic mix of live action drama and animated film.

• Maurice Hatton /
• UK /
• 1978 /
• 85 mins

A producer and a writer try to get their feature film green lit ... at EIFF 1977!

• 87 mins

The first of two programmes showcasing world animation.

• 92 mins

Work is never a simple 9 to 5 business.

• Mika Ronkainen /
• Finland, Germany /
• 2009 /
• 86 mins

A rare comic insight into the not-so-macho world of Finnish rugby.

• Léa Fehner /
• France /
• 2009 /
• 120 mins

Several lives come together in the most unlikely meeting place.

• Diane Bell /
• USA /
• 2009 /
• 96 mins

“Gorgeously made and utterly eccentric ... every frame has the appearance of having been hand-crafted in an art studio.” – Todd McCarthy, Variety

• 90 mins

The captain of this year’s Michael Powell Jury talks about his craft.

• Benoît Pétré /
• France /
• 2009 /
• 90 mins

A thoroughly delightful buddy movie, for anyone who’s ever loved, lost or drunkenly lectured an ex.

• Amy Hardie /
• UK /
• 2010 /
• 73 mins

“A film that sticks with you ... so intriguing that one wants to know more.” – Karin Badt, The Huffington Post

• Ryan Piers Williams /
• USA /
• 2009 /
• 92 mins

An impressive and courageous study of the after effects of war.

• Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont /
• Canada /
• 2009 /
• 106 mins

An exquisitely wrought portrait of a formidable musical talent.

• Floria Sigismondi /
• USA /
• 2010 /
• 107 mins

From schoolroom to stadium ... the scandalous story of the original rock chicks.

• Babak Jalali /
• Iran, UK, Italy /
• 2009 /
• 95 mins

A melancholy, beautifully photographed comedy of lives lived on the borders.