Media Releases
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30 July 2024
Edinburgh International Book Festival responds to ethical fundraising debate with interactive event that tackles big questions head on this summer
Can fundraising ever be ethical? In such a challenging financial context for arts organisations, how should they determine who to take money from and when to decline? What matters more: where money has come from or where it is going?
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29 July 2024
Thousands experience the Proms for the first time as BBC Proms Festival weekend at The Glasshouse draws to a close
BBC Proms at The Glasshouse (26-29 July) concluded with resounding success, with a festival fusing international talent and the North East’s musical riches.
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29 July 2024
Edinburgh International Book Festival welcomes Alice Oseman, the multi-million-copy bestselling creator of Heartstopper, with full day of FREE themed activities to coincide with headline YA event at McEwan Hall
On Tuesday 13 August the Edinburgh International Book Festival will welcome award-winning author and HEARTSTOPPER creator Alice Oseman to the Festival with a whole day of FREE events and activities for audiences of all ages.
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25 July 2024
Edinburgh International Film Festival announces 2024 Industry Programme line-up
The relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has today announced details of its industry programme for 2024.
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25 July 2024
Edinburgh International Book Festival announces James Crawford as new Chair of Board of Directors
The Edinburgh International Book Festival today announces celebrated writer, broadcaster, and
publisher James Crawford as the Festival’s new Chair of the Board of Directors.
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24 July 2024
Dublin Theatre Festival reveals its 2024 programme
Featuring Forced Entertainment, Druid, THISISPOPBABY, Enda Walsh, Beckett, Irish National Opera, Fishamble, Benji Reid and many others, in an ambitious line-up inviting audiences to share a live, collective experience at one of Europe’s leading contemporary arts festivals.
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11 July 2024
Edinburgh International Book Festival celebrates 200 years of seminal Scottish novel with Justified Sinner 200
From an original score composed by Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite and narration by iconic author Louise Welsh, to a pop-up choir and state of the art app that transforms the streets of Edinburgh into an interactive story, Justified Sinner 200 is a groundbreaking series of multidisciplinary events taking place as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024.
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10 July 2024
Edinburgh International Film Festival launches 2024 programme
This year’s Festival programme features musical odysseys, dystopian worlds, laughter in the face of darkness, vivid portraits of characters from the fringes of society and reimagined inner and outer spaces. It showcases new work from filmmakers from the UK, US, Canada, Mexico, Norway, China, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Iran and beyond.
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10 July 2024
Edinburgh International Film Festival launches 2024 programme – New Photos
The relaunched EIFF runs from Thursday 15 August to Wednesday 21 August
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10 July 2024
Scotland’s premier new work theatre launches Autumn 2024 season.
As we prepare to dive into the joy and excitement of TravFest24, we wanted to take some time to look ahead to our Autumn season.