Media Releases
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18 December 2024
Small Acts of Love Citizens Theatre announces first stage production for its reopening in 2025
Today, Wednesday 18 December 2024, the Citizens Theatre announces Small Acts of Love as the show which will reopen the theatre in 2025.
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10 October 2024
Adelayo Adedayo, Will Poulter and Tanya Reynolds join cast of performers in new films showcasing the Booker Prize 2024 shortlist
For the fifth time in three years, the Booker Prizes have partnered with Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s production company Merman Television on a series of short films featuring well-known performers reading extracts from the shortlisted books.
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7 October 2024
Leeds International Film Festival announces opening, closing and central films alongside UK Premiere films in its competition strands
Monday 7 October, Leeds, UK: Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) has today announced the opening, closing and central films for its 2024 edition alongside the UK premiere titles that will play in its Constellation and Fanomenon competitions. LIFF is supported by BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Award. -
4 October 2024
Magic of Christmas set to make Edinburgh sparkle this Winter
Organisers of Edinburgh’s Christmas today unwrapped the first attractions from a bumper programme of events in the capital, bringing the gift of joy and sparkle to the city’s many residents and visitors this winter.
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20 September 2024
NORDIC MUSIC DAYS: Final programme details revealed for one of the world’s longest running contemporary classical music festivals
From working with lung cancer patients on exploring breath as a source of sound, a computer game opera combining Greek mythology, internet culture and AI generated material, to a musical exploration of the intersection point between Shetland and Greenland at 60°N and connections between folk traditions, Nordic Music Days delves deep into the cultural and musical resonances between Scotland and the Nordic countries.
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13 September 2024
Bill Douglas My Best Friend a Film by Jack Archer || Narrated by Brian Cox. Media are Invited to a Premiere Screening of the Film
Bill grew up and shot his films in and around Newcraighall. In attendance and available for interview and photos are filmmaker Jack Archer, sculptor Kenny Munro and actor Alex Norton (Comrades, Two Doors Down, Taggart, Comfort & Joy).
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11 September 2024
Bill Douglas My Best Friend a film by Jack Archer narrated by Brian Cox
Hopscotch Films have today announced the release date, trailer and new poster for Jack Archer’s engrossing documentary feature film Bill Douglas My Best Friend, which will be released in cinemas in the UK on 27 September 2024.
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26 August 2024
100k visitors, almost 600 events, 100 sold out and 55 countries watching online – Edinburgh International Book Festival celebrates huge success in first year in new home with new Director Jenny Niven
Over 100k visits were made to Edinburgh International Book Festival’s new home at the newly opened
Edinburgh Futures Institute from 10-25 August 2024, with ticket and book sales significantly up on
previous years, and thousands of curious passers-by exploring and enjoying the new site, amongst the heart of Edinburgh’s festival action. -
24 August 2024
Third and final week’s winners of The Skinny – Fest Festival Awards (for festivals) – aka The Besties – announced
The Besties is a new series of awards celebrating the best across Edinburgh’s August Festivals. The Award is a partnership between The Skinny & Fest, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland.
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23 August 2024
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 draws to a close and celebrates a new beginning
Friday 23 August, Edinburgh: The relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) draws to a close following a seven-day programme of sold out premieres, talks, retrospectives and well-received industry events.