Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is to return to the newly-reopened Edinburgh Filmhouse as one of its key venues for the upcoming August edition.
The Filmhouse, now opened after a three-year hiatus, will be a screening venue as well as a source for refreshment for festival attendees thanks to its newly designed 100 capacity cafe bar space.
The cinema was previously the central hub for EIFF. The Lothian Road venue closed its doors in October 2022, after parent company the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) entered administration. CMI was also the parent company for EIFF, with Screen Scotland acquiring the rights to the festival after CMI’s closure.
Vue Omni Centre on Calton Square is a new venue for this year’s festival, as is a pop-up screen at National Galleries Scotland: National on Princes Street in the heart of the Fringe arts and performance festival. The Hawthornden Theatre, run in partnership with Assembly Festival, has a capacity of 150 and will host second and third screenings across the festival programme.
Cameo Cinema on Home Street will once again be a partner venue. Tollcross Central Hall will return as EIFF’s festival hub for industry and press delegates, as well as hosting public-facing in conversation events.
EIFF will run from August 14-20, with the programme announcement on July 2.
“We are thrilled to be working with the reopened Filmhouse as well as Vue Cinema this year. These are exciting firsts for us as the completely new, revamped and relaunched iteration of the Festival going into our second year, but they carry with them the legacy of EIFF’s history in the city and deep connection with these vital venues,” said Paul Ridd, CEO and EIFF festival director.
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