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Snowpiercer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014<\/b>

\n18-29 June 2014

\nEdinburgh, UK

\nEIFF website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Opening on 18 June 2014 with the world premiere of Gerard Johnson\u2019s Hyena<\/i><\/strong><\/a>, the 2014 Edinburgh International Film Festival runs until 29 June, boasting a selection of 156 feature films from around the world. This year, there will be a special focus on German cinema and we are looking forward to the retrospective \u2018Border Warfare: John McGrath\u2019s Work in Television, Theatre and Film\u2019<\/strong>, celebrating the work of the radical writer-director-producer, which includes three films he scripted: Ken Russell<\/a>\u2019s sprawling spy thriller Billion Dollar Brain<\/i><\/strong>, plus two films directed by Jack Gold, The Bofors Gun<\/i><\/strong> and The Reckoning<\/i><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But we are, of course, most excited about the long-awaited UK premiere of Bong Joon-ho\u2019s Snowpiercer<\/i><\/strong>,<\/a> starring a terrific Tilda Swinton, on 22 June 2014. Taking place on the same day is a special event called EDIT<\/strong>, which sounds intriguing: a unique collaboration between musician Joe McAlinden, visual artists Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard<\/a> and writer Martin McCardie, EDIT showcases a musical work performed live by McAlinden and set against a film by Forsyth and Pollard, scripted by McCardie. The performance will be followed by a Q&A with the four artists. <\/p>\n

Snowpiercer<\/i> screens as part of the Directors\u2019 Showcase strand, which also includes Cathedrals of Culture<\/i><\/strong>, an expansive 3D project exploring the soul of buildings from six acclaimed filmmakers such as Wim Wenders and Robert Redford. In addition, the Directors\u2019 Showcase will present Taiwanese master Tsai Ming-liang<\/a>\u2019s Stray Dogs<\/i><\/strong>, which premiered in Venice<\/a> last year and is said to be his farewell to cinema.<\/p>\n

Other highlights of this year\u2019s EIFF programme include Anton Corbijn\u2019s A Most Wanted Man<\/i><\/strong><\/a>, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his final performances, and Abel Ferrara\u2019s controversial Welcome to New York<\/i><\/strong>, inspired by the case of former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (Gérard Depardieu), which premiered in Cannes last month. <\/p>\n

One of the promising contenders among the British films in competition for the Michael Powell Award is Guy Pitt’s compelling debut feature Greyhawk<\/i><\/strong><\/a>, along with opening film Hyena<\/i> and We are Monster<\/i><\/strong> by Antony Petrou, which explores the real-life case of an Asian teenager murdered by a racist fellow inmate in a UK young offenders institution.<\/p>\n

Previously called \u2018Night Moves\u2019, this year\u2019s re-launched \u2018Wicked & Weird\u2019 strand includes the world premiere of Noel Clarke\u2019s futuristic thriller The Anomaly<\/i><\/strong>, James Ward Byrkit’s low-key sci-fi chiller Coherence<\/i><\/b><\/a>, Eli Roth\u2019s take on cannibalism The Green Inferno<\/i><\/strong>, and Leigh Janiak\u2019s intimate horror Honeymoon<\/i><\/a>, starring Rose Leslie and Harry Treadaway as newlyweds. <\/p>\n

The very popular EIFF\u2019s Audience Award is also back this year with nominations including Jim Mickle\u2019s highly entertaining revenge thriller Cold in July<\/i><\/strong><\/a>, John Maloof and Charlie Siskel\u2019s gripping photographer documentary Finding Vivian Maier<\/i><\/a>, and Jeff Baena\u2019s zombie romantic comedy Life after Beth<\/i><\/strong>. In addition to the numerous films on show, there will be a series of \u2018Hero Hangouts\u2019, which are essentially on-stage interviews with some of the personalities featured in the programme, such as Cold in July<\/i> star Don Johnson. <\/p>\n

For more information about the programme and how to book tickets visit the EIFF website<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Pamela Jahn<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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