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Films to be shown in several venues at this year's EIFF

This year at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) audiences will be invited back to the Filmhouse which has recently reopened and a new pop up venue at the Hawthornden Theatre in National Galleries of Scotland on the Mound as well as the Cameo and Vue Omni. The venue for industry and press will be at Tollcross Central Hall where several In Conversation events will also take place. EIFF will run from 14-20 August 2025. CEO and Festival Director Paul Ridd and Festival Producer Emma Boa are in charge of the Festival which continues to discover new film talent and engage with audiences, industry members and local, national and international media. Paul Ridd, CEO and Festival Director of EIFF, said: 'We are thrilled to be working with the reopened Filmhouse as well as Vue Cinema this year. These are exciting firsts for us as the completely new, revamped and relaunched iteration of the Festival going into our second year, but they carry with them the legacy of EIFF's history in the city and deep connection with these vital venues. We are also delighted to return to The Cameo Cinema and to transform Tollcross Central Hall into a buzzy Festival Hub and a beautiful space at the National Galleries Scotland: National into a state of the art pop-up screening venue. We cannot wait to pack these big, beautiful spaces with our rich programme of film screenings, events and talks across the seven days of our Festival. Bring it on again!' Directed by Paul Ridd and the Festival Producer, Emma Boa, the EIFF team aims to create a world-class showcase for independent film and filmmaking talent. Ridd is supported by the EIFF Board, led by Chair Andrew Macdonald of DNA Films, producer of the iconic Edinburgh-based film Trainspotting; and Vice Chair Amy Jackson, producer of BAFTA award-winning indie, Aftersun; as well as Peter Rice, former Chairman of General Entertainment at Disney and President of 21st Century Fox, Teresa Moneo, Former Director of UK Film, Netflix, Isla Macgillivray, Partner at Saffrey and Romana Ramzan, Producer at No Code Studio. Programme The full programme will be launched at 4pm on 2 July. PHOTO Kat Gollock Like this: Like Related