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Edinburgh Film Fest Boss Paul Ridd on Resurrecting the Shuttered Event and Creating a ‘Discovery Festival’ for New Talent
Edinburgh Film Festival boss Paul Ridd on resurrecting the shuttered event and creating a 'discovery festival' for new talent.
In October 2022, just two months after its 75 th edition, its organizer Centre for the Moving Image went into administration, while its main venue the Filmhouse cinema closed its doors under pressure from rising costs and reduced trade in the wake of the pandemic. First came a one-off iteration in August 2023 backed by local body Screen Scotland, which then hired “Trainspotting” producer and frequent Alex Garland collaborator Andrew Macdonald to lead a new company to pick up the pieces and start afresh. Edinburgh is also getting the first U.K. screening of Fede Alvarez’ new sci-fi franchise entry “Alien: Romulus,” while there are numerous world premieres across both features and short films.
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