The locker room of the predominantly female staff in a fish canning factory is the opening scene of this intriguing Canadian French film from director Sébastien Marnier, whose superb cast in the wider story is also predominantly female. A young woman from that factory, played by the wonderful Laure Calamy, turns up at the homeContinue reading “The Origin of Evil (l’Origine du Mal) (15) French Film Festival”
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Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Statement of Response to CBC’s The Fifth Estate
I want to begin by thanking the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the honour. As one of the most prestigious awards in the global entertainment industry, it is a true recognition of the outstanding team who worked on my story – the true story of my life. I’ve always believed it takesContinue reading “Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Statement of Response to CBC’s The Fifth Estate”
New Film Project Paradise on the Climate Crisis Plays at Fruitmarket This Winter
This winter, Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Warehouse plays host to artist-filmmaker, Sarah Wood’s film Project Paradise. The work isinspired by the Black and White Oil Conference organised by Richard Demarco in Edinburgh in 1974 at which Joseph Beuys and Buckminster Fuller both spoke. The conference took place in the context of the imminent exploitation of oil and naturalContinue reading “New Film Project Paradise on the Climate Crisis Plays at Fruitmarket This Winter”
Two Tickets to Greece (Les Cyclades) (15) French Film Festival
In lesser hands, this might just have been another “odd couple go on a journey” movie that would have made for pleasant, but unremarkable, viewing. In this case, Director Marc Fitoussi presents us with a film that sets the standard for the genre. The odd couple here, estranged school friends Magalie (Laure Calamy) and BlandineContinue reading “Two Tickets to Greece (Les Cyclades) (15) French Film Festival”
Here (PG) French Film Festival
A quiet film, this. Sparse dialog, no sudden movement, you almost hesitate to breathe while you watch in case you might disturb what appears on screen. The latest offering from Bas Devos has won the Encounters section at Berlin 2023 and Best International Film at Galway Film Festival, and it has done it with theContinue reading “Here (PG) French Film Festival”
Christine Tobin Makes Overdue Return to Scotland
Award-winning Irish singer Christine Tobin pays her first visit to Scotland in almost ten years when she and her partner, guitarist Phil Robson play duo concerts in Greenock, Linlithgow and Perth from 30th November to 2nd December. One of the most distinctive voices on the European jazz scene and both a strikingly inventive composer and a notablyContinue reading “Christine Tobin Makes Overdue Return to Scotland”
Imaginate Announces Circus Show for Early Years as New Festival Commission
So Far So Good is an adventurous new contemporary circus show for 3-6 year olds exploring flying, falling, steep places, precipices and the sharp rocks you come across on the way up. Created in the Cairngorms with the children who live in wild places, and drawing on their lived experience of false summits, dangerous scrambles andContinue reading “Imaginate Announces Circus Show for Early Years as New Festival Commission”
St Mary’s Music School Announces New Director of Music and Artistic Director
During St Mary’s Music School’s 50th Anniversary Year, John Cameron acted as interim Director of Music and, following an outstanding year’s work, the Board has offered him the role on a permanent basis. Confirmed formally as Director of Music, John Cameron will hold responsibility for all music activities at the school, ensuring musical excellence isContinue reading “St Mary’s Music School Announces New Director of Music and Artistic Director”
Summerhall Arts Presents FORM: Exhibitions by Contemporary Female Sculptors
Summerhall Arts presents its first set of exhibitions to be held in the galleries of Summerhall arts village with the unveiling of FORM: A season of exhibitions by female contemporary sculptors. It will comprise works by the following five artists: Mella Shaw at Summerhall War Memorial and Sciennes Galleries Sounding Line is a large-scale ceramic installation addressingContinue reading “Summerhall Arts Presents FORM: Exhibitions by Contemporary Female Sculptors”
Outdoor Exhibition of Works by Alberta Whittle in Edinburgh This December
This December, artworks by Scottish Barbadian artist Alberta Whittle are to be exhibited across Edinburgh on a series of large scale billboards and advertising spaces as part of BUILDHOLLYWOOD’s UK-wide ‘All About Love’ commission curated by Zarina Rossheart. The public art project, made in collaboration with the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS), celebrates the legacyContinue reading “Outdoor Exhibition of Works by Alberta Whittle in Edinburgh This December”
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