Animated film of city expected to boost tourism

OSCAR-nominated animated movie The Illusionist is expected to provide the biggest boost to cultural tourism in Scotland since Braveheart.

Experts believe the film, set partly in the Capital and hailed as an "animated love letter to Edinburgh", will attract film fans who flock to their favourite big screen locations.

Mark Cousins, creative director at the Edinburgh International Film Festival said: "In terms of cultural tourism I can see it having the biggest impact of any film made in Scotland since Braveheart."