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Keira Knightley is expected to appear on the red carpet at the EIFF
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Line up for Edinburgh International Film Festival revealed
Words: Anna Millar
he lidinburgh International Film
Festival took a step closer to
positioning itself as June's must-see event this week. with the launch of next month's much-anticipated lilFF programme. The festival's artistic director. Hannah McGill. caused a stir late last year when she announced they were moving out of their usual August slot. amidst Edinburgh's busiest festival season. and positioning themselves as a solo act. in a bid to attract big names and independent films that miqu otherwise have obligations over August. The festival will launch in suitable style with a
screening of John Maybury's The Edge of
Love. based on the life of poet Dylan Thomas. BAJ‘TA winner Keira Knightley is expected to join Maybury and co-stars Sienna Miller and Brothers and Sisters star Matthew Rhys on the red carpet. Documentaries will play an important part in the line-up. with the festival showcasing 22 documentary features from ll different countries. Highlights include Sundance favourite Man on Wire. directed by James
Marsh. (‘hris Waitt's A (‘amplete History (3/.
My Sexual l'ai/ures — about the director's attempts at closure with an array of his ex- girlfriends and lirrol Morris' Berlin International Film Festival Jury Grand Prix winner. Standard Operating I’rmedare.
High glamour comes in the guise of
retrospectives on the incomparable French screen siren Jeanne Moreau and late
American actress and filmmaker Shirley Clarke. McGill said the two women represented the same ‘trailblazing spirit. boldness and intelligence‘ as the festival itself. Elsewhere. lilFF's popular Mirrorball strand will celebrate its 13th anniversary punting its usual brand of innovation and exploring the creative worlds of music. promos and advertising. This year affords a new spin with the inclusion of a series of live
events. as well as screenings. Highlights of
the programme include A Trip (hit with British Sea Power. at the Caves. followed by a Q&A session and live music soundtrack. The Mirrorball collective will also host the first Mirrorball Award for Best British Video.
This year's Edinburgh International Film Festival runs from 18-29 Jun. www.edfi|mfest.org.uk
ARTY MOVES
I The Ingleby Gallery will celebrate I its 10 year anniversary with a move, this year, making it the largest private contemporary art gallery in the UK, outside of London. The move will take the popular gallery to a three-story residence at 15 Calton Road, behind Edinburgh’s Waverley train station. Six exhibitions will be staged yearly in the gallery on the 1st floor, with a concurrent series of six smaller shows in a second gallery space at street level. There will also be a permanent space devoted to prints and editions enabling the gallery to grow its own publishing activities.
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of the moment Mark Ronson - best known for his collaborations with Any Winehouse and Lily Allen - has confirmed plans to work with the Kaiser Chiefs, on the band's upcoming album. with two songs already in the
GWYNETH PALTROW has revealed she left the set of upcoming movie, Iron Man, battered and bruised. The actress - who has broken her toe over 30 times - said she managed to break her knee on set, while playing the part of Petter Potts, opposite Robert Downey Jnr's Iron
Man. 5h“ 1
THE LIST AND METRO acossa are pleased to ! announce the winners of our short film competition. They are l Heather Day (pictured above) with Big
Mistake, wildlife guide ? Ian Storie’s Learning
Curves and I has launched a I new direct service SChOOthQCheI‘
from New York JFK to Edinburgh, with its inaugural flight taking to the skies last week. Tourist agency WsitScotland said the move would help raise Scotland's profile as a holiday destination.
Margherita Still's Milk I Cir]. Their films will i premiere at EIFF and ' will be entered for other festivals worldwide.
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