Category Archives: Film

I’m probably not best placed to tell you how authentic or otherwise this account of a summer in the lives of 15 year old girls in a village near Valencia actually is, but I have to say it surely convinced me it was the real thing. Lucia Alemany shot this film in her home town,Continue reading “The Innocence Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival”

In September 2020, the first Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh (TFFE) took place digitally across the UK, showcasing the story of Taiwanese cinema from the ‘60s to the present day and featuring a programme, half of which was made up of UK premieres. Later in 2020, and also a first, will be the Queer East FilmContinue reading “Taiwan Film Festival and Queer East Film Festival Collaboration Announced”

A remarkable film, made even more remarkable by the circumstances of its making. Writer and Director Camila Urrutia’s debut feature is a hard look at life for young women in Guatemala City. Shot on the streets, and constantly on the move, Claudia (Andrea Henry) and Maria (Vanessa Hernandez) are lovers just trying to get by,Continue reading “Gunpowder Heart Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival”

StudioCanal Vintage Classic            DVD/BluRay             Out Now The latest in this excellently restored collection of Vintage Classics from StudioCanal is, perhaps, one of the lesser known, or at least less fondly remembered examples of ‘50s British cinema. It came as a surprise to me that I had never seen it – being way too young forContinue reading “Yield to the Night”

Ojos Negros is a village in the Teruel region of Aragon and is the setting for this absorbing new film from two young female directors Marta Lallana and Ivet Castelo.  Paula, an early pubescent teen immaculately portrayed by Julia Lallana, is the central character who is taken by her Aunt Elba (Anna Sabaté) to stayContinue reading “Ojos Negros Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival”

A very fine addition to this year’s Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, this – unsurprisingly – was Argentina’s second highest grossing film of 2019. Both an extremely dark comedy and a slightly skewed moral tale, it would sit neatly alongside some of the best Ealing productions from their golden age. With a script both witty andContinue reading “The Weasel’s Tale Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival”

As the Food for Thought strand in this year’s Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 2020, we have a superb documentary from award winning director Iñaki Arteta with what looks like the double title of The Art of Cooking with Fire and Living in Silence: Bittor Arginzoniz and Asador Etxebarri.  Bittor Arginzoniz is the man not behind,Continue reading “Living in Silence: Bittor Arginzoniz and Asador Etxebarri Spanish Film Festival”

This year’s Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, that takes place entirely on line, includes a very special selection of 7 shorts films. Coming under the broad heading of Tarde en Corto (The Shortest Afternoon) and the more specific heading A Slice of Life, this thoroughly enjoyable and eclectic selection fits the bill for both descriptions. WhileContinue reading “A Cinematic Plate of Tapas from the Spanish Film Festival”

 The 7th edition of the World of Film International Festival opens on 8 October 2020, and will run both in cinema and online over 4 days. The Festival aspires to bring more audiences, filmmakers and industry professionals together, creating a platform to exchange ideas, showcase their work and most importantly talk on film and new trends inContinue reading “World of Film International Festival Reveals 7th Line-up”

Edinburgh International Film Festival and Unique Events, organisers of Drive-in Movies at Edinburgh Airport, are pleased to announce a special Halloween programme for the next four-day outdoor cinema extravaganza, supported by Edinburgh Live, taking place between 29 October and 1 November. Packed-full with scary movies and fright-filled pre-film activities with ghoulish prizes, this special eventContinue reading “Halloween Programme for October Drive-in Movies Announced”