Marginalisation, sibling identity and political corruption in this miniature collection of Danish documentaries.
A digital restoration of Lawrence of Arabia kicks off this year’s special screenings of classics from the archives and one-off previews.
This year’s International Competition is a diverse mix of what the festival’s organisers describe as “outstanding new films from around the world”.
With no less than 2,542 shows to choose from, the prospect of sifting through the crud to find the things worth seeing can be pretty daunting, especially when your hard earned cash is at stake. But fear not; as always, TVBomb is here with some top tips for making the most of the fest with zero impact on your wallet.
If you’re only going to see one thing at this year’s Fringe, it has got to be this. Now in their third year after sell-out runs for the last two fests, Frisky and Mannish are starting to really make big names for themselves, and deservedly so.
The countdown begins with the Fringe starting on 5th August, so make sure you get hold of tickets for the big names and your returning favourites before they all fly out of the box office.
All skinflint references aside, there’s plenty of free stuff going on this year meaning that EIFF is open in a way it never has been before, and it’s great to see such a broad variety of the programme being made widely available. But be warned – these events may be free but many still remain ticketed, so chances are they’ll go quickly. So get your (cheap)skates on and get down to the box office before the rest of Edinburgh beats you to it.
After great success last year, the Edinburgh International Magic Festival – a.k.a. MagicFest – is back as if from nowhere with a puff of smoke and a bang. Running throughout the first week of July in venues within a 5 minute walk of the Royal Mile, there’s more abracadabras and shazams than you can wave your magic wand at as critically acclaimed magicians from around the world come together to blow your mind.
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is rapidly approaching, and today’s programme launch will no doubt provoke some excited discussion about film and its associated industries. To give these discussions a home of their own, a new innovative debate in cinematic discourse has been unveiled by EIFF. Running alongside the festival programme, Project: New Cinephilia will be fronted by leading names in international film journalism and will lead to a day-long event of talks and workshops.
