A Glimpse at the EIFF 2019 Talent Line-Up

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) a few days ago announced a mouth-watering line-up ahead of tonight’s Opening Night Gala.

“The chance for our audiences who come along to Festival screenings and get to see and sometimes meet some of the film talent involved is always a highpoint of the EIFF experience.” said Artistic Director Mark Adams, “We love to have guests at our screenings and to involve them in post-screening Q&A sessions and I think the guests themselves also get a kick out of the experience.”

Many of those that will show their faces are talents from both sides of the camera, promoting films, meeting peers and fans, as well as some jury duty. Take a look:

Good Omens – creator of the TV series Douglas Mackinnon and composer David Arnold.

Astronaut – actor Richard Dreyfuss.

Mrs. Lowry & Son – actor Timothy Spall.

Boyz in the Wood – director Ninian Doff, producer Brian Coffey, cast Rian Gordon, Lewis Gribben, Samuel Bottomley and Viraj Juneja.

Bittersweet Symphony and Balance, Not Symmetry – director Jamie Adams.

Robert The Bruce – cast including Angus Macfadyen, and director Richard Gray.

The Magic of Collaborations – a conversation with composer Craig Armstrong and actor Peter Mullan.

How to Fake a War – actress Katherine Parkinson, and director Rudolph Herzog.

Farming – director Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.

Best Before Death – cast members Tam Dean Burn and Bill Drummond, photographer Tracey Moberley and director Paul Duane.

Liberté: A Call to Spy – actress Sarah Megan Thomas and director Lydia Dean Pilcher.

My Name is Joe and Carla’s Song – screenwriter Paul Laverty.

As part of the Once Upon A Time In Spain section, there’ll be appearances from director Icíar Bollaín, producer Rebecca O’Brien, screenwriter Nicolás Pacheco, acting talent Anna Bertrán, Rubén Serrano, Marion Tena.

This year’s Jury includes director David Hayman, actor Jack Lowden, director and screenwriter Philip John, film writer Larushka Ivan-Zade, actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes, film critic Tara Karajica.

Also look out for the likes of Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Yesterday), documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield (Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love), and actress Pollyanna McIntosh (The Woman).