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The Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010

EIFF announces ‘Features Scotland’ 2010 Producers

The Edinburgh International Film Festival will promote Scottish producers at four International Festivals over the next year through their 2010 'Features Scotland' programme, which is supported by the Scottish Government Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund and Scottish Screen.

 Launching at Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2010, ‘Features Scotland’ will provide producers with a range of training, market knowledge, promotional and networking opportunities that will enhance their understanding of the market and significantly advance their projects. Participants will work with EIFF and a dedicated Development Advisor to design a development plan personal to them and their project that will cover the duration of the initiative. 

 Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop said: “The Edinburgh International Film Festival champions creativity and provides vital opportunities for emerging talent.  The Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund has helped Scottish filmmakers to develop their skills and ambitions.  The 2010 Expo project, ‘Features Scotland’, will continue this work and will showcase Scottish filmmaking on a local, national and international stage.  I wish every success to the participants of this exciting project.”

 EIFF Artistic Director Hannah McGill said: 'We are immensely grateful to the Scottish Government for their continued support of EIFF and Scottish filmmakers through the Expo fund. This investment will enable us to aid a dynamic group of individuals in making their way confidently into the international film market, and promoting their projects worldwide. We look forward immensely to seeing the scheme bear creative fruit in the near future.'

 Industry consultant, Mia Bays, has been appointed as the ‘Features Scotland’ Development Advisor and said: "EIFF and Scottish Screen's support for their up and coming producers and the

 commitment to take them to four of the world's major film festivals is invaluable as it involves not just sending them and showing them the ropes, but also putting them in front of really key people and tailoring the experience to each individual producer. I wish I'd have had the same such platform when I started out instead of learning the hard way!"

 Masterclasses, workshops and meetings with Industry professionals will be led by guests that include writing and directing talent, financiers, executive producers, sales agents, media lawyers and distributors with the aim of developing and market testing their project within a supported environment. In addition to EIFF, producers will travel to the upcoming Toronto, London and Berlin film festivals.

 The Expo Fund provides a global platform to showcase emerging Scottish filmmakers.  Phil Robertson, a previous recipient of funding in 2009 has consequently been signed by LA talent agency, Montana Artists and commented: "Without the Scottish Government support for EIFF Expo, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet with US agents in the relaxed environment of my home town film festival."

 The 2010 ‘Feature Scotland’ participants, who will be formally announced at the Scottish Screen and EIFF event in Cannes tomorrow, are: Wendy Griffin, Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Micky MacPherson, Suzanne Reid, Andy Green, Ciara Barry.

 The Edinburgh International Film Festival 16 - 27 June 2010

The full EIFF 2010 Programme Launch is on Tuesday 1 June

EIFF Box Office opens at 12 noon, Thursday 3 June

About EXPO and Features Scotland:

The Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund has provided £180,000 to the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2010/11 to support the Expo project, ‘Features Scotland.’ The 2010 Expo programme will provide a global platform for showcasing Scottish filmmakers.

 ‘Features Scotland’ is a flagship project within the Edinburgh International Film Festival Industry Programme, which strives to connect film business professionals, creative talent and innovators attending the Festival.  In addition to this initiative, the Festival offers a daily programme of events, networking, workshops, debate and market introductions for attending professional delegates.  For more information, please visit www.edfilmfest.org.uk/industry

About the Edinburgh International Film Festival:

Since 1947, the Edinburgh International Film Festival has devoted itself to discovering and promoting the very best in international cinema - and to embracing, celebrating and debating changes and developments in the global film industry. Intimate in its scale, ambitious in its scope, and fuelled by pure passion for cinema in all its manifestations, EIFF seeks to expose the cutting edge of new film talent, in a setting steeped in history. 

Notable films premiered in recent years have included: THE HURT LOCKER, MOON, FISHTANK, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, SOMERS TOWN, MAN ON WIRE, WALL-E, CONTROL, KNOCKED UP, RATATOUILLE, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, TSOTSI, BILLY ELLIOT, AMORES PERROS and AMÉLIE.

 

The EIFF is supported by:

The UK Film Council through its Lottery supported Film Festival Fund.

The UK Film Council is the Government backed lead agency for film in the UK. They aim to make sure that the UK has a dynamic film industry fit for the digital age and to help UK audiences enjoy the best of British and world cinema.

Scottish Screen – the national development agency for the screen industries in Scotland.

Event Scotland - working to make Scotland one of the world’s leading event destinations.

City of Edinburgh Council, Culture and Sport Division, Corporate Services Department.

Cineworld is proud to be a sponsor of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The Scottish Government – through it’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund

Standard Life are delighted to continue their partner sponsorship of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

 

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