Edinburgh film festival to return in summer

Edinburgh International Film Festival is set to return later this year after announcing its immediate closure last October when the charity that ran it entered administration.

The festival has joined with Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) to present a scaled-down programme of events this summer as part of EIF’s larger calendar of theatre, comedy and music.

Meanwhile, Screen Scotland, which is part of Creative Scotland, is looking to solidify the film festival’s long-term future.

Work with a group of industry experts is underway to reinstate a standalone annual film festival from next year, which is expected to target young, diverse audiences.

The festival is receiving a £400,000 grant from Screen Scotland and has appointed a new programme director, former Senior Programme at London Film Festival Kate Taylor, while the search for a new chair is ongoing.