International Insider: Edinburgh TV & Film Fest Reports; Anti-Bullying Body Funding Failure; Ray Winstone In Sarajevo

The Edinburgh TV Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival and Ray Winstone's trip to the Sarajevo Film Festival feature in this week's International Insider.

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‘Mortician’ Review: Exiled Iranians Hover Between Worlds in a Dark Protest Film With a Light Touch
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https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/mortician-review-1236494734/

'Mortician' Review: Abdolreza Kahani's Resourceful Zero-Budget Feature

Winner of the top prize at Edinburgh, Abdolreza Kahani's resourceful no-budget feature 'Mortician' blends droll odd-couple comedy with severe tragedy.

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TikTok Creators on Film Marketing: Can They Get Audiences to Theaters?

TikTok creators at Edinburgh included Meg Hughes, Indigo Stafford and Jamilo Mohamed.

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‘Mortician’ Tops Edinburgh Film Festival as Event Balances Discovery, Retrospectives and Industry Debate

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‘Mortician’ Tops Edinburgh Film Festival as Event Balances Discovery, Retrospectives and Industry Debate
#Variety #Global #News #EdinburghFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/edinburgh-film-festival-2025-winners-takeaways-1236494319/

Edinburgh Film Festival 2025 Prizes, Takeaways

EIFF 2025 mixed discovery with cinephilic nostalgia, with attractive industry talks, which remained off-limits to the press.

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‘On the Sea’ Review: A Stirring, Windblown Romance Between Two Lonely Mussel-Men in Coastal Wales
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https://variety.com/2025/film/news/on-the-sea-review-1236493306/

'On the Sea' Review: A Stirring, Windblown Queer Romance Set in Wales

A family man is unnerved to find himself drawn to a younger drifter Helen Walsh's finely drawn, weather-heavy sophomore feature 'On the Sea.'

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Ondine Viñao & Ivy Freeman-Attwood On Their Buzzy EIFF Competition Title ‘Two Neighbors’: “It’s Not Fucking Saltburn”
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Ondine Viñao & Ivy Freeman-Attwood On Their Buzzy EIFF Competition Title ‘Two Neighbors’: “It’s Not Fucking Saltburn”

Edinburgh Film Festival ends today.

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'Bulk' Review: Ben Wheatley Goes Mischievously Back to Basics

After the blockbuster misfire of 'Meg 2: The Trench,' Ben Wheatley seems to be having a lot more fun in the paranoid lo-fi thriller 'Bulk.'

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Limerick Film Lab Unveils Debut Co-Production Slate at Edinburgh International Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
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Limerick Film Lab Unveils Debut Co-Production Slate at Edinburgh

As around Europe – Scandinavia, the Baltics, Portugal, Galicia – the slate works a potentially fruitful co-production corridor between neighbors.  

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Thelma Schoonmaker Toasts Late Husband Michael Powell & Questions The Use Of Dubbing On International Releases During Edinburgh Q&A: “How Do You Replace Robert De Niro’s Voice?”
#News #Edinburgh #EdinburghFilmFestival #ThelmaSchoonmaker

https://deadline.com/2025/08/thelma-schoonmaker-michael-powell-dubbing-edinburgh-1236490390/

Thelma Schoonmaker Toasts Late Husband Michael Powell & Questions The Use Of Dubbing On International Releases During Edinburgh Q&A: “How Do You Replace Robert De Niro’s Voice?” 

The Edinburgh Film Festival runs until August 20.

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