All Edinburgh articles – Page 2
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NewsEdinburgh International Film Festival 2023 to close with Babak Jalali’s ‘Fremont’
The full programme is to be announced on July 6.
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NewsScreen Scotland seeks chair to lead revived Edinburgh International Film Festival
The role, at least initially, is a voluntary position.
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NewsEdinburgh Filmhouse building sold for £2.65m to commercial bidder
The identity of the buyer has not been confirmed, but the 88 Lothian Road building has not been sold to a “culturally motivated” bidder.
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NewsIndustry figures call for “transparency” in bidding process for Edinburgh Filmhouse takeover
Screenwriter Paul Laverty, filmmakers Mark Cousins and Kevin Macdonald and actor Tilda Swinton have weighed in.
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NewsFuture of Edinburgh Filmhouse building as a cinema facing uncertainty
The administrators are looking for “best value for the company and its creditors”.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival to return in August with one-off edition; Kate Taylor to lead event
It will fall under the umbrella of the wider Edinburgh International Festival.
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FeaturesFour talking points for the UK film industry in 2023
Significant change at the BFI, UK festivals face uncertain times, and a pivotal year for the UK box office.
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NewsPrince Charles Cinema team “very disappointed” as Edinburgh Filmhouse bid rejected
The administrators are understood to have “received a much larger offer and one which blew the rest of us out of the water”.
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NewsWho could buy the Edinburgh Filmhouse as the deadline looms?
The deadline for bids to buy the Filmhouse Edinburgh is tomorrow (December 7).
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NewsPrince Charles Cinema team launch bid to rescue Edinburgh Filmhouse
The group said it has held “positive conversations” with Edinburgh City Council, Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland and the Edinburgh Film Guild.
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NewsScreen Scotland purchases the rights to Edinburgh International Film Festival
Kristy Matheson, creative director of the 2022 edition, is leading an appraisal of the viability of a 2023 festival.
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NewsCampaign underway to raise £2m to save Edinburgh Filmhouse
The campaign is spearheaded by former Filmhouse employees Rod White, David Boyd, James Rice and Ginnie Atkinson.
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NewsCampaign ramps up to save Filmhouse cinemas, Edinburgh film festival
Film images were projected onto public buildings across Edinburgh on Monday (October 31) night.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival, Filmhouse faced “major risks” over past six years, accounts reveal
Reduction in public funds, issues with film supply and effective corporate governance were all cited as factors.
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CommentComment: Edinburgh’s collapse shows why a long-term strategy is vital - and no festival is safe
The demise of Scotland’s leading cinemagoing body, the CMI, taking with it a festival and two cinemas, tells us good governance matters.
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NewsScottish government pre-warned of Edinburgh, Filmhouse financial woes; BFI’s Ben Roberts addresses collapse
Roberts and Creative Scotland address the collapse of EIFF and Filmhouse cinemas’ parent charity.
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NewsScotland’s Centre of the Moving Image employees seek compensation for shock redundancy
The employees worked at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the FIlmhouses in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
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News“I’ve been in tears”: UK industry reacts to Edinburgh film festival, Filmhouse collapse
Filmmaker Mark Cousins, Glasgow Film Festival co-director Allison Gardner and Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films expressed their sadness.
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NewsEdinburgh International Film Festival to cease trading as parent charity enters administration
The Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) runs EIFF, Filmhouse Cinema and Café Bar in Edinburgh, and Belmont Filmhouse in Aberdeen.
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Features17 films to watch from the summer festivals
Screen tracks the films from the summer festivals with strong word-of-mouth and positive reviews.