Film and TV

Author Maggie O'Farrell, whose nine novels to date are being republished this year.

Maggie O'Farrell talks manuscripts, motherhood and Paul Mescal
As her novel Hamnet is made into a film starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, the Edinburgh author just keeps on writing

Sir Bob Geldof during the 32nd Annual ARIA Awards 2018 at The Star on November 28, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.

Exclusive 'Harrowing' Bob Geldof documentary by Scottish charity up for award

Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh, who star as father and son in the new BBC comedy, Only Child.

Gregor Fisher at 70: 'I've learnt not to get so bloody wound up'

Glen Affric is one of the finest spots in Scotland.

What we know about Highland estate where Keira Knightley is filming

Dame Maggie Smith attending the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

British acting icon and Harry Potter star Maggie Smith dies

A Guillermo Del Toro classic and a fantasy sci-fi that shot the Mexican director in super stardom

Why Frankenstein director had to leave 'haunted’ hotel room

Timestalker: like a cruel spin on Groundhog Day.

Film Festival reviews: Armand, Timestalker, and more

Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun

EIFF reviews: The Outrun | Alien: Romulus | Sing Sing + more

Jack Lowden appears in the National Theatre of Scotland's production The Fifth Step. Pic: Simon Murphy

Jack Lowden - 'This year’s just been absolutely mental for me'

Strawberry Switchblade in Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands

EIFF: Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands

Singer Kim Carnie.

The Scottish singing star exploring same-sex relationships around the world

Lynda Myles at the showing of a documentary film about her work, The Lynda Myles Project, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2023. Pic: Pako Mera/EIFF, Edinburgh International Film Festival

Lynda Myles, producer and former Director of the EIFF's top ten films

A scene from Stuart Laws' documentary The Debuts, which follows comedians Sikisa, Amy Gledhill, Anthony DeVito, Lily Phillips and Josh Jones over the course of the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe.

Stuart Laws on what he learned filming five comedians for a whole Fringe

Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun PIC: Roy Imer

Five must-see films at the 2024 Edinburgh Film Festival

Comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti has a film and a show at this year's Edinburgh Festival, with the premier of dark comedy Sunlight, which she co-wrote, co-starred in and directed, at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and her show, Whose Face Is It Anyway? at the Fringe. Pic: Steve Best

Vntriloquist Nina Conti puts on a monkey suit for romance and a road movie

Lead actors Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal, with Charlotte Wells, the writer and director of Aftersun, which opened the 2022 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Jack Lowden and Charlotte Wells become inaugural patrons of reborn Filmhouse

Comedian Aisling Bea stars in the film And Mrs, which will be screened at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival

Like the phoenix, Edinburgh film festival is reborn in a fantastic new form

Edinburgh film festival director's premiere pledge as line-up revealed

Nina Conti and Shenoah Allen star in Sunlight, a road trip comedy following a woman in a giant monkey costume and a suicidal radio host as they attempt to forge new lives.

10 highlights of the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival line-up

The Edinburgh International Film Festival will host the UK premiere of the latest instalment in a beloved horror film franchise. Picture: Chris Scott

The horror film franchise with a special Edinburgh film festival premiere

Ben Elton Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

Ben Elton on falling in love with Scotland and why he's still touring at 65

Edinburgh's festivals have been running since 1947. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh festivals seek figurehead to secure future of ‘irreplaceable' assets

Saoirse Ronan leads the cast of The Outrun, the film based on Amy Liptrot's acclaimed memoir, sees her play a woman returning to her native Orkney to try to leave her troubled life of drug and alcohol addiction in London behind her. Picture: Roy Imer

Saoirse Ronan to launch Edinburgh International Film Festival with The Outrun

Rory Bremner. Picture: Press Association

Rory Bremner on 'identity politics,' avoiding indyref debate and Fringe fears

Gail Porter has cancelled a planned run of shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe due to the cost of staying in the city.

Gail Porter cancels Edinburgh Festival Fringe show over accommodation costs

The Edinburgh Futures Institute building at Edinburgh University will play host to the Edinburgh International Book Festival from this year.

Book festival seeks stories about former Edinburgh hospital ahead of relocation

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is expected to stage screenings in Fringe venues this August. Picture: Chris Scott

Edinburgh International Film Festival to stage screenings in Fringe venues

Actor Brian Cox has been unveiled as a new patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: Press Association

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Succession star Brian Cox unveiled as new patron

Here are the 10 best new films coming to the Netflix UK. Cr. Netflix.

Here are the 10 best new films coming to Netflix in March 2024

Sir Sean Connery outside the Filmhouse cinema on Lothian Road during the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Picture: David Cheskin

Sir Sean Connery honoured with new Edinburgh International Film Festival prize

Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan of the legendary Chicago Bulls. Cr. Netflix.

Here are the top 3 best sports documentaries ever made

Film and TV producer Chris Young will be spearheading the new Sean Connery Talent Lab when it launches in April in Leith Docks.

Inbetweeners producer to lead new talent school backed by Sean Connery's family

Actor Jack Lowden at Leith Theatre. Picture: Andy O'Brien

Slow Horses star Jack Lowden returns to the stage in Scotland

Ken Hay has been unveiled as Netball Scotland's chief executive.

Former Filmhouse chief bounces back with top Scottish sports job

The Filmhouse cinema in Edinburgh closed suddenly in October 2022 after the arts charity Centre for the Moving Image went into administration. Picture: Chris Scott

Filmhouse campaigners insist historic Edinburgh cinema has a ‘viable’ future

Exclusive Sir Sean Connery’s family reveal plans for film and TV talent school in Leith

Aftersun star Paul Mescal and the film's writer-director, Charlotte Wells, at the 2022 EIFF opening gala. Picture: Pako Mera

New Edinburgh Film Festival director pledges ‘bright new future’

Film festival reveals vision for event to become unique and diverse ‘beacon’

Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing Star Susan Calman launches the National Lottery Awards 2018 with a line dancing session alongside regulars who use the facility at Castlemilk Senior Centre in Glasgow.

Explainer Who is Susan Calman? Is she married? What has she starred in?

Actor Ewen Bremner.

Brian Cox, Ewen Bremner and Jack Lowden back new campaign to revive Filmhouse

An image from the Scottish coming-of-age romantic comedy film Gregory’s Girl was projected onto the Filmhouse building after its closure last October. Picture: Jane Barlow

Fundraising campaign underway to revamp and reopen Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema

Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales in The Crown. Picture: PA

Diana’s death ‘will be covered sensitively’ in The Crown

Irvine Welsh’s Edinburgh-set police thriller Crime is set to return for a second series – with Dougray Scott starring as troubled cop Ray Lennox.

Dougray Scott admits he finds it 'exhausting' playing Ray Lennox in Crime

Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (PIC Modern Films)

Edinburgh International Film Festival diary, 23 August

Broadcaster Tam Cowan. Picture: John Devlin

BBC Scotland presenter Tam Cowan has to bite tongue to reduce risk of complaints

Dead Man's Shoes

Edinburgh International Film Festival diary, 22 August

Hope Dickson Leach's new version of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Edinburgh International Film Festival diary, 21 August

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is marking the 40th anniversary of cult classic Variety.

Edinburgh International Film Festival diary, 20 August

Showing Up

EIFF reviews: Showing Up | Past Lives | Silent Roar

Lynda Myles

Edinburgh International Film Festival diary: 19 August

EIFF 2023 opening film Silent Roar

Edinburgh International Film Festival diary: 18 August

Property

Edinburgh International Film Festival reviews: Property | Trenque Lauquen + more

Paris Zarcilla, the writer and director of Raging Grace

EIFF interview: Paris Zarcilla, writer/director of Raging Grace

Louis McCartney and Ella Lily Hyland star in Silent Roar, which will open this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Silent Roar's stars on the new Hebrides-made ‘surfing, sex and hellfire’ movie

Thomas Schubert in Afire

Edinburgh Film Festival interview: Christian Petzold on his hot new comedy

Exclusive Former Edinburgh Filmhouse staff reveal plans to revive art house cinema

Anaita Wali Zala in Fremont

Edinburgh Film Festival preview: Babak Jalali on Fremont

Louis McCartney stars in the new Scottish feature film Silent Roar. Picture: Ali Tollervey

Edinburgh Film Festival preview: Johnny Barrington on Silent Roar

Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald and director Danny Boyle during filming of the adaptation of Irvine Welsh's debut novel on Princes Street. Picture: Film Edinburgh

Trainspotting producer to lead new era of Edinburgh International Film Festival

Exclusive Brian Cox records video for Salmond's Fringe show after pulling out of event

14 highlights in Edinburgh International Film Festival comeback line-up

Your Fat Friend, a documentary on 'fat activist' and writer Aubrey Gordon, will be screened at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival.

How the Edinburgh International Film Festival was brought back to life

Film festival's comeback should be cause for celebration – Brian Ferguson Brian Ferguson

Martin Compston at the Waterfront Cinema in Greenock ahead of the preview of his new series, Martin Compston's Scottish Fling. Picture: John Linton

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Line of Duty star Martin Compston joins line-up

Watch: Asteroid City film review and Wes Anderson in profile

Anaita Wali Zada plays Donya in Fremont. Picture: Modern Films

Iran-born director’s Afghan refugee comedy to close film festival

The Edinburgh Filmhouse on Lothian Rd, which has closed. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Reborn film festival to target younger, diverse audiences as chair sought

The Screen Machine mobile cinema service, seen here at Bunessan, on the Isle of Mull, has operated across Scotland since 1998.
Picture: Iain MacColl

Edinburgh lines up 'Screen Machine' to help fill gaps left by Filmhouse closure

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries