18/06/2008

The Edinburgh International Film Festival opens today, with a strong presence from Scotland, including four feature films, plus numerous short films and documentaries.

The feature films are Stone of Destiny, Summer, The New Ten Commandments and Trouble Sleeping.

Stone of Destiny is about the group of Scottish students who stole the Stone of Scone, from Westminster Abbey and returned it to Scotland. The film is to be distributed UK-wide thanks to a deal secured with Odeon Sky and it was made partly due to half a million pound’s worth of funding from Scottish Screen.
 
Trouble Sleeping - a co-production between Glasgow production company, Makar Productions, and Theatre Workshop in Edinburgh - is a drama about refugees in Edinburgh. The film was made partly with funds from BBC Scotland.
 
Summer, made by Sixteen Films, is directed by award-winning Scot, Kenny Glennan, and stars actor, Robert Carlyle.
 
The New Ten Commandments is a feature documentary commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. EIFF patron, Tilda Swinton, is joined by novelist, Irvine Welsh, and artist, Douglas Gordon, among a galaxy of directors, each with a story to tell. It was overseen by Scottish documentary maker, Nick Higgins, of Lansdowne Productions.

‘Scottish’ screening times:

Stone of Destiny
Public screenings: Saturday 21 June, 6.45pm at Cineworld and Monday 23 June, 6.15pm at Cineworld
Industry screening: Thursday 19 June, 2.00pm at Cineworld 3
 
Trouble Sleeping
Public screening: Friday 20 June, 5.45pm at Filmhouse 1
Industry screening: Tuesday 17 June, 12.30pm at Filmhouse 1
 
Summer
Public screenings: Sunday 22 June, 7.50pm at Filmhouse 1 and Tuesday 24 June, 9.30pm at Filmhouse 1
Industry screening: Friday 20 June, 11.00am at Filmhouse 2
 
The New Ten Commandments
Public screening: Saturday 28 June, 13.45 at Filmhouse 1
Industry screening: Thursday 26 June, 9.30am at Filmhouse 2
 
Bridging the Gap (Scottish, short film scheme)
Industry screening: Friday 27 June, 3.00pm at Filmhouse 2

Scottish Short Documentary Awards
Public screening: Saturday 21 June, 1.15 at Filmhouse 2
Industry screening: Thursday 19 June, 11.30am at Filmhouse 2
 
Document Shorts
Public screening: Wednesday 25 June, 3.00pm at Filmhouse 2
Industry screening: Monday 23 June, 11.15am at Filmhouse 3
 
Scottish Short Film Showcase
Public screening: Friday 27 June, 5.50pm at Filmhouse 1
Industry screening: Wednesday 25 June, 2.15pm at Filmhouse 3
 
Norman McLaren Animations
Public screenings: McLaren Animation 1 – Thursday 19 June, 5.15pm at Filmhouse 1, McLaren Animation 1 – Thursday 26 June, 6.30pm at Filmhouse 1, McLaren Animation 2 – Saturday 21 June, 5.15pm at Filmhouse 1, and McLaren Animation 2 – Thursday 26 June, 5.55pm at Filmhouse 1
Industry screenings: McLaren Animation 1 - Wednesday 18 June, 11.45am at Filmhouse 3 and McLaren Animation 2 – Thursday 19 June , 9.30am at Filmhouse 3
 
Trailblazing Shorts
Public screening: Monday 23 June, 3.00pm at Cameo 1
Industry screening: Saturday 21 June, 9.00pm at Cameo 1
 
Flights (short film, screening with Time to Die)
Public screenings: Thursday 19 June, 8.00pm at Cineworld and Saturday 21 June, 5.15pm at Cineworld
Industry screening: Tuesday 17 June, 11.45pm at Cineworld 10

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