Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008: Line-up announced

A total of 15 world premieres will take place at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), including the previously announced opening night gala of John Maybury‘s The Edge Of Love starring Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller.The closing night gala, meanwhile, will be the world premiere of Faintheart, a comedy by Vito Rocco starring Eddie Marsan, Jessica Hynes (formerly Stevenson) and Ewan Bremner.

The line-up was unveiled at a press conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday morning (May 7) by artistic director Hannah McGill, who also confirmed that two of its patrons, Sir Sean Connery and Tilda Swinton, will both be in attendance during the two-week event.

This year’s festival, Edinburgh’s 62nd, takes place at the earlier dates of June 18 to 29. Continue Reading…