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Welcome back CCA
by Max Crawford
We report from the celebrations of the iconic Glasgow venue's resurrection
Sound and vision
by Jennie Kermode and Max Crawford
The film soundtrack legacy of David Bowie.
Cold cuts
by Max Crawford
Antiviral, Dead Sushi, American Mary and more - an Abertoir diary.
Edinburgh Film Festival 2010: The Opening Night Gala photo showcase
by Max Crawford and Jennie Kermode
The stars don their gladrags and welcome us all to the Opening Night film of the 64th EIFF
Top 50
by Jennie Kermode, Amber Wilkinson, Scott Macdonald, Anton Bitel, Andrew Robertson, George Williamson, Severine, James Benefield, James Gracey, Val Kermode, Steve Harwood, Max Crawford
Eye For Film's pick of the best films of the last decade.
Edinburgh Film Festival 2009: Opening Night photo showcase
by Max Blinkhorn and Max Crawford
Our dauntless adventuring photographers Max Blinkhorn and Stuart Crawford were there at the EIFF 2009 Opening Night red carpet.
Rebecca Hall tells all
by Max Crawford
The Orange Rising Star Award nominee on life as a film star, Ron Howard, and working with Woody Allen.
EIFF diary episode two
by Amber Wilkinson and Max Crawford
In between drinks our intrepid reporters meet Billy Boyd, Perry Benson, Duane Hopkins, Tom McCarthy, Richard Jenkins and Hiam Abbass - plus, what it's like to be in the same room as Hannibal Lecktor!
A grand night out
by Jennie Kermode, Max Crawford and Chris
The Edinburgh International Film Festival opens in style.
News

The division belle Suzannah Herbert on facing the US' troubled history and making Natchez

Spin-off alchemy Claude Schmitz on bringing back cop pairing for Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems

Past crime Christoffer Boe on creating a world for his period mystery Special Unit - The First Murder

The hidden river Helen MacDonald and Philippa Lowthorpe on adapting H Is For Hawk

This wild channel David Shadrack Smith and Jake Fogelnest on the content creation revolution and Public Access

Sundance announces winners Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes

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We're looking forward to Sundance, the Berlinale and the Glasgow Film Festival.



We've recently brought you coverage of Palm Springs, the French Film Festival UK, Thessaloniki Film Festival, DOC NYC, Leeds International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights, Abertoir, Halloween Frightfest, the Cheltenham Film Festival and the London Film Festival.



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As we move into 2026, don't forget that you can follow us on YouTube for trailers of festival films and more. You can also find us on Mastodon and Bluesky.

With awards season in full flow, you can keep track of the latest news on that here:

César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards

BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck

Golden Eddies Nominations for editing brilliance announced

OFCS Awards One Battle After Another triumphs; Sinners dominates