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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2026

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026

The Sean Connery Prize

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10 films · 3 reviews

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Capsized

Review preview for Capsized

It doesn't quite manage to smuggle its magic through.

Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
Nicole's discovery of an eviction notice shatters her family's houseboat vacation, forcing them to confront their patriarch's troubles, lost homes, and fractured identities.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Lindsey Ryan; Writer: Lindsey Ryan; Stars: Sarah Catherine Hook, Happy Anderson, Eli D Goss, Bryant Carroll, Lily Rabe, Tracey Rooney, Ron Fallica, Carson Blyskal, Robert Sean Parker, Rhys Ifans)

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First Zone

A woman embarks on an odyssey after across a post-apocalyptic landscape.

(Country: Netherlands; Year: 2026; Director: Thom Lunshof)

The Mad World Of Harvey Kurtzman

A portrait of the founder of the satirical publication Mad magazine and its far-reaching influence on some of the most prominent artists of our time.

(Country: Canada, UK; Year: 2026; Director: Bart Simpson; Stars: Adele Kurtzman, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Art Spiegelman, Denis Kitchen, Gareth Gaudin, James Warren, Karen Green, Matt Groening, Meredith Kurtzman, Nellie Kurtzman, Pete Poplaski, Robert Crumb, Sarah Downs, Sergio Aragones, Terry Gilliam, William Stout)

Mission

A man at the end of his tether decides to blow up his life.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Paul Wright; Stars: George MacKay, Rosy McEwen)

Out There

When a 16-year-old astronomy enthusiast witnesses a UFO above her sleepy Welsh seaside town, she ropes in her sceptical best mate and an unhinged ufologist to help her uncover a truth she’s not yet ready to face.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Simon Ryninks; Writer: Simon Ryninks; Stars: Alice Lowe, Aneurin Barnard, Iwan Rheon, Matthew Aubrey, Michael Sheen, Nerys Amber Stocks, Olivia Southgate, Remy Beasley, Tom Moya)

Pretty Babies

Review preview for Pretty Babies

The performances of Lind and Stanley capture the close intimacy of female friendship and support with an easy chemistry

Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
Two young girls flee their hometown drawn by the seductive promise of the Hollywood but their American Dream soon fractures.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Tyler-Marie Evans; Writer: Tyler-Marie Evans; Stars: Ashley Benson, Emily Alyn Lind, Madelaine Petsch, Sadie Stanley, Elias Kacavas, DeVaughn Nixon, Wyatt Yang, Simon Roszak)

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Sacred Creatures

Three estranged siblings reunite at a rural retreat in Italy after the middle sister has been released from psychiatric treatment following a breakdown. As this troubled young woman behaves more erratically and relationships fracture.

(Country: Italy, Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Frieda Luk; Writer: Frieda Luk; Stars: Olivia Luccardi, James Cusati-Moyer, Romina D'Ugo, Antonio De Matteo, Pia Engleberth)

Snapshot

Found-footage horror reveals the complex fate of an all-ladies ghost-hunting society in 19th century London.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Joseph Archer; Stars: Cathy Wippell, Lydia Helen, Nadia Lamin, Hazel Rodgers)

The State Of Us

Tearaway Frankie breaks out his best friend Taylor out of a hospice for one final night out.

(Year: 2026; Director: Ollie Gardner, Jake Harvey; Stars: Samuel Bottomley, Callum Scott Howells, Frances Barber, Seamus O'Hara, Safia Oakley-Green, David Peel, Bon Cooper, Sunetra Sarker)