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Edinburgh International Film Festival

18 June – 29 June 2014

Hyena opened the festival
Hyena opened the festival

The 68th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival will run from June 18 to 29. It opened with the world premiere of Hyena and close with the international premiere of We'll Never Have Paris. Among the stars expected on the red carpet are Elijah Wood, Don Johson and Noel Clarke.

The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film was given to Hide And Seek, Best International Feature Film was named as Ice Poison and Best Documentary Feature Film went to My Name Is Salt.

Submissions for the 2015 festival open on November 3, 2014. The organisers say: "EIFF is especially interested in films by emerging filmmakers whose work manifests stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché."

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  • As He Lay Falling
    Review preview for As He Lay Falling

    This short film's theme - of the errant quest for dignity and labour - represents a timeless European tale.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Tensions simmer after a Greek emigre takes work at a Highland croft.
  • What Now? Remind Me
    Review preview for What Now? Remind Me

    Brings a sense of immediacy to events now far away in time.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The director muses on 20 years of life with HIV.
  • Au Revoir L'Été
    Review preview for Au Revoir L'Été

    The abiding sense is one of a gentle progress, an unfolding as of leaves, shadows dappled sliding slowly afternoonwards.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Rites of passage drama about a youngster on a summer break with her family.
  • Doc Of The Dead
    Review preview for Doc Of The Dead

    It's not quite as comprehensive as might have been hoped, but it still has a lot to say and a lot of fun doing it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary exploring the zombie genre.
  • Monkey Love Experiments
    Review preview for Monkey Love Experiments

    Monkey Love Experiments uses a multitude of techniques to good effect.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A misguided monkey believes he is destined for the moon.
  • Directed By Tweedie
    Review preview for Directed By Tweedie

    Affectionate, engaging, and a great indicator of talent.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    The filmmaker's grandfather learns about films by making one.
  • Cailleach
    Review preview for Cailleach

    Beautifully shot, aided by beautiful country, there's mist and rain, birds on a wire, and real humour too.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Portrait of a crofter.
  • Virunga
    Review preview for Virunga

    What makes von Einsiedel's film work so well is the human - and gorilla - face that he gives to the problem.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Documentary charting the dangers that threaten the last home of the mountain gorillas... and those who look after them.
  • The Skeleton Twins
    Review preview for The Skeleton Twins

    The end product of a long and dismal trend in American indies, where the effort to create art just like the art one saw last week has produced a formula that is exponentially recursive.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A restless young woman reconnects with her brother while he is recovering from a suicide attempt.
  • Journey To The West
    Review preview for Journey To The West

    A meditative miniature of hypnotic grace.

    Rebecca Naughten · 4.5 out of 5
    A slow-moving Buddhist monk acquires a follower on the streets of Marseille.

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