Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009

17-28 June, 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival

Location location location. Housebuyers, film location scouts and holidaymakers all rate Edinburgh as a top location. And as of 2008, June is the new home for the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). The film festival 2009 will be part of the Homecoming Scotland 2009 celebrations – see our full listing of Homecoming Scotland 2009 events.

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The 62nd EIFF was ushered in by open-air screenings of Local Hero and Strictly Ballroom by Princes Street Gardens and the curtain came down on a truly red carpet awards ceremony presented by one of the event’s patrons, Sir Sean Connery.

On your marks, get set... submissions for the 2009 Edinburgh International Film festival open 27 October 2008. Tilda Swinton and Keira Knightley came to Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2008 – why not follow in their footsteps in 2009? If you need some inspiration, take a look at the winners below:

And the winners are...

• Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film sponsored by the UK Film Council: Somers Town (dir. Shane Meadows)
• PPG Award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film: Robert Carlyle for Summer
• Standard Life Audience Award: Man on Wire (dir. James Marsh)
• Best Documentary Award: Encounters at the End of the World (dir. Werner Herzog)
• Skillset New Directors Award: Marianna Palka for Good Dick
• UK Film Council Award for Best British Short Film: Son (dir. Daniel Mulloy)
• European Film Academy Short Film 2008 – Prix UIP: 2 Birds (dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson)
• Scottish Short Documentary Award supported by Baillie Gifford: Christmas with Dad (dir. Conor McCormack)
• McLaren Award for New British Animation in partnership with BBC Film Network: Space Travel According to John (dir. Jamie Stone & Anders Jedenfors).