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2006

The Rocket Post
The Rocket Post

This inaugural festival has been set up to celebrate the best in Scottish and Irish film-making and is set to become an annual event. Jointly organised by the Edinburgh Filmhouse and Consulate of Ireland, it aims to give young film-makers a forum for their work. The inaugural programme includes new films The Rocket Post and Night People and includes also includes older classics, such as My Left Foot. The season runs from October 28 until November 9. Read our full news story on the event.

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  • Night People
    Review preview for Night People

    Night People is well made, beautifully shot and adequately acted.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Four-and-a-half stories from Edinburgh in search of redemption.
  • The Flying Scotsman
    Review preview for The Flying Scotsman

    What is his dream? To beat the World Hour Record. What’s that? You bicycle solo round an indoor track for 60 minutes. Is this cinematically rewarding, or understandable? No.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A Scottish cyclist's biopic.
  • Tickets And Regulations
    Review preview for Tickets And Regulations

    Sotirchos's script is pacey, witty and ably helped along by Robert F Mack - who plays it straight to great effect.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A day in the life of a parking attendant.
  • Adam & Paul
    Review preview for Adam & Paul

    There are films that make you want to kill yourself. Adam & Paul is one of these.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Rambling encounters with two Irish vagrants in a soulless urban wasteland.
  • Blind Flight
    Review preview for Blind Flight

    It is a brave decision by the filmmakers to record Keenan and McCarthy's experience entirely from their perspective.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The story of Brian Keenan and John McCarthy's kidnap in Beirut.
  • Solid Air
    Review preview for Solid Air

    This is a deftly packaged film, with a deeply satisfying pay off.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Is a gambler really fighting for his dad - or just trying to win cash to pay off a debt?
  • The Witches
    Review preview for The Witches

    Morag McKinnon's script is loosely off its head, part hilarity, part nonsensical innovation.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    New laws against witchcraft trouble three fishwives from North Berwick in 1590.
  • Ratcatcher
    Review preview for Ratcatcher

    There is an artistic sensibility in Ramsay's approach to film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    An insight into the anguish of a young boy in the wake of a tragic accident.