Edinburgh Film Festival Features 'Skintown' and 'Borges And Me'

The Edinburgh Film Festival is showcasing 'Skintown,' a film described as a 'bumpy ride' by its director and star, and 'Borges And Me,' a hallucinatory 70s road trip film.

16 Aug, 13:00 — 16 Aug, 18:54

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The Edinburgh International Film Festival is a significant event in the global film calendar, showcasing a diverse range of cinematic works. This year's festival highlights include "Skintown" and "Borges And Me," alongside a prominent appearance by Kenneth Branagh, indicating a strong program that balances established talent with emerging independent films.

Key entitiesEdinburgh Film Festival Skintown Borges And Me Kenneth Branagh Kieron J. Walsh Jack Rowan Marc Turtletaub

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varietyMostly Factual15d ago

‘I Don’t Know’: Kenneth Branagh on Directing, ‘Harry Potter’ and How Christopher Nolan Had Him Speaking Russian Backwards

Sunday at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival turned into Edinbranagh, with a morning screening of the four-hour epic “Hamlet” followed by a wide-ranging onstage conversation with Kenneth Branagh, which began with him receiving the inaugural EIFF Outstanding Contribution to Cinema award. “Festivals are more important to our industry than ever before,” Branagh said, holding the […]

By Callum McLennan

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual15d ago

“It Was a Bumpy Ride!”: Jack Rowan and Director Kieron J. Walsh on the Many Lives of Head-Bopping, Troubles-Set ‘Skintown’

The English actor and Irish filmmaker arrive at Edinburgh Film Festival with one of the most raucous indies of the year, backdropped by '90s rave culture and war-weary Northern Ireland: "It's not really been recorded — what it was like for young people to grow up there."

By Lily Ford

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deadlineMostly Factual15d ago

‘Borges And Me’ Review: Marc Turtletaub’s Hallucinatory ’70s Road Trip Is Smart, Literary And Playful – Edinburgh Film Festival

Sometimes it feels like the growing subset of films set in the stuffy British academic world of the early ’70s deserve a genre all to themselves. It’s a very interesting visual paradox; young people going out into the world to discover and further themselves in an environment that’s been stained nicotine-brown by the chain-smokers of […]

By Damon Wise

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First report: deadline · 16 Aug, 13:00|Full coverage: 3 · 6h|Window: 6h

deadline16 Aug, 13:00First to report

‘Borges And Me’ Review: Marc Turtletaub’s Hallucinatory ’70s Road Trip Is Smart, Literary And Playful – Edinburgh Film Festival

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hollywood-reporter16 Aug, 15:15

“It Was a Bumpy Ride!”: Jack Rowan and Director Kieron J. Walsh on the Many Lives of Head-Bopping, Troubles-Set ‘Skintown’

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variety16 Aug, 18:54Latest update

Edinburgh Film Festival Features 'Skintown' and 'Borges And Me'

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‘I Don’t Know’: Kenneth Branagh on Directing, ‘Harry Potter’ and How Christopher Nolan Had Him Speaking Russian Backwards

“It Was a Bumpy Ride!”: Jack Rowan and Director Kieron J. Walsh on the Many Lives of Head-Bopping, Troubles-Set ‘Skintown’

‘Borges And Me’ Review: Marc Turtletaub’s Hallucinatory ’70s Road Trip Is Smart, Literary And Playful – Edinburgh Film Festival

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‘Borges And Me’ Review: Marc Turtletaub’s Hallucinatory ’70s Road Trip Is Smart, Literary And Playful – Edinburgh Film Festival

“It Was a Bumpy Ride!”: Jack Rowan and Director Kieron J. Walsh on the Many Lives of Head-Bopping, Troubles-Set ‘Skintown’

‘I Don’t Know’: Kenneth Branagh on Directing, ‘Harry Potter’ and How Christopher Nolan Had Him Speaking Russian Backwards

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