Skip to main content

Festival coverage

Edinburgh International Film Festival

15 August – 21 August 2024

Edinburgh Film Festival returned for its 77th edition and its first under the direction of Paul Ridd. It opened with The Outrun on August 15 and closed with Since Yesterday: The Story of Scotland's Girl Bands on August 21. This year also saw the inauguration of the Sean Connery Prize, with a £50,000 purse - it was won by The Ceremony, directed by Jack King. Gaspar Noé and Thelma Schoonmaker took part in conversation events.

Other years (27)

Box office and information

Latest reviews

  • Since Yesterday: The Untold Story Of Scotland's Girl Bands
    Review preview for Since Yesterday: The Untold Story Of Scotland's Girl Bands

    What comes across, despite the hurdles, is the immense camaraderie and collectivism that has strengthened down the years.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary about the history of Scottish girl bands from the Sixties to the present.
  • To Kill A Wolf
    Review preview for To Kill A Wolf

    Mostly shot at close quarters, inside the Woodsman’s cabin or car or amid the trees, the film is heavy with shadows and mist and chill air.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood, set in present day Oregon.
  • Phantom Of The Paradise
    Review preview for Phantom Of The Paradise

    Again and again there are elements that will be echoed in later works, mirrors and masks and little friends, split screens and thrills and untimely ends.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music - but an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
  • Sing Sing
    Review preview for Sing Sing

    Using a mix of both professional and amateur actors the film reveals the intimate details and attitudes of these incarcerated individuals

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A theatre group escapes the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play, with a cast that includes actors who have been incarcerated.
  • My Favourite Cake
    Review preview for My Favourite Cake

    While many other films feel as though they are really staking out a deliberate political stance against the Iranian regime or coming at it from deep within metaphor, My Favourite Cake is casually, but almost constantly, rebellious in small ways.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A 70-year-old decides to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life.
  • Black Dog
    Review preview for Black Dog

    Visually, Guan never puts a frame wrong, whether he’s setting up a physical comedy set-piece, idly incorporating a solar eclipse or letting the dogs steal a scene.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A man forges a bond with a dog after returning to his hometown following a spell in prison.
  • Bogancloch
    Review preview for Bogancloch

    If it wasn’t for the excellent, immersive sound design from Chu-Li Shewring, you could easily believe you were watching a piece of silent movie found footage.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary sequel about a former sailor and his off-the-grid life.
  • Lollipop
    Review preview for Lollipop

    Although the emotions in this story are raw, she approaches them with sensitivity and a strong respect for people who are trying hard even if they don’t always succeed.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A mum is desperate to regain custody of her children after release from jail.
  • Timestalker
    Review preview for Timestalker

    Lowe’s approach is an exhiliarating, if sometimes a bit scrappy, mix of high and low brow.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A woman continuously seeks out the presumed love of her life across time, in one incarnation after another.
  • Alien: Romulus
    Review preview for Alien: Romulus

    In the opening sequence we're shown a relief carving of a xenomorph. Such a thing could be used as a mould, but the film is so intent on replication that it doesn't break it, or free.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    A group run into trouble while exploring a derelict space station.

A–Z of Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 reviews

Features

News