Edinburgh film festival organisers have announced their line-up for 2011 including the first film for 20 years to be directed by Oscar nominated screenwriter (and distinguished theatre playwright) David Hare and a sci-fi thriller starring the successful team from Trainspotting of Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner.
The Festival's official launch later this month aims to continue showcasing the work of British directors while also providing a platform for first-time film-makers. Hare's film is the political thriller Page Eight featuring an all-star British cast including Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon and Ralph Fiennes.
The sci-fi thriller "Perfect Sense" starring McGregor and Bremner is directed by David Mackenzie.
Other films that will receive world premieres include "Albatross", a coming-of-age drama directed by Niall MacCormick and starring Sebastian Koch and Julia Ormond and Karl Golden's comedy drama about the 90s Ibiza scene "Weekender" starring Jack O'Connell of Skins fame.
Festival director James Mullighan is quoted as saying: "The Edinburgh international film festival has long been regarded as the ideal launch pad for important new British cinema and the place at which UK emerging talent is nurtured. The films announced today confirm that those traditions continue into 2011. Of nearly 3000 films submitted to EIFF, 58 were British feature fiction films and we're delighted to be in a position to showcase some of them to Edinburgh audiences in June."
This year's festival, the 65th, will take place at venues across Edinburgh from 15 - 26 June 2011.
Also coming up:
The 17th London Australian Film Festival runs at the Barbican from 5 - 12 May 2011. Among films showing are Red Dog, The Reef and Surviving Georgia.
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