Jean Vigo (centre) on the set of ‘L’Atalante’ Links (below) to further information on Jean Vigo & L’Atalante (1934), which screened 23 January 2026 at the Institut français d’Écosse. Artist of the floating world: what makes Jean Vigo’s L’Atalante great…
Links (below) to further information on Costa-Gavras & ‘Section spéciale’(Special Section) 1975, which screened 12 December 2025 at the Institut français d’Écosse. Interview: French resistance: Costa Gavras (Maya Jaggi, The Guardian, 4 April 2009) Costa-Gavras: “Film is a perfect way…
Photo: Q&A with director Alice Winocour, Quinzaine des Cinéastes, 2023 Links (below) to further information on Alice Winocour & ‘Revoir Paris’ (2022), which screened 21 November 2025 at the Institut français d’Écosse. Alice Winocour on Revoir Paris & Her Storytelling…
Illustrated TalkPresentation and Reveal by Dr C. HurseySunday, 7 September 2025The Muriel Spark Centre, James Gillespie’s High School. 120 Warrender Park Rd, Edinburgh EH9 1DD In the early 1920s a masked woman, born in Edinburgh, appeared in Scottish venues with…
Collaboration with Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2025 “EIFF, in collaboration with Edinburgh Film Guild, presents six compact and beautiful films directed by Budd Boetticher, which present the apotheosis of the Western genre and all star classic Hollywood golden age movie…
The Edinburgh International Film Festival was founded, organised and administered by the Edinburgh Film Guild between 1947 and 1977, a fact which is often omitted from contemporary Festival history. “From the Guild came the Edinburgh International Film Festival that has…
Photos (left to right): CHOCOLAT, MONSIEUR HULOT’S HOLIDAY, PLEIN SOLEIL THE SEASON. This was the Edinburgh Film Guild’s 95th season and the 3rd full season of screenings at the Institut francais d’Écosse, held during 2024-2025. SCREENINGS took place once a…
Photos (left to right): PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, EYES WITHOUT A FACE, A SEASON IN FRANCE THE SEASON. This was the Edinburgh Film Guild’s 94th season and the 2nd full season of screenings at the Institut francais d’Écosse,…
Below: Links to articles and interviews providing further information on Mia Hansen-Løve’s ‘One Fine Morning’ (2022), which screened 9th of May 2025 at the Institut français d’Écosse. Love Will Remain: A Film Review of “One Fine Morning” (Review by Hannah…
Below: Links to articles providing further information on Jacques Becker’s ‘Edward and Caroline’ (1951), which screened 11 April 2025 at the Institut français d’Écosse. Director Jacques Becker and actress Anouk Aimee on set. Édouard et Caroline (Edward and Caroline) Review…
