Theres also a hefty cash prize.
Thats the destination festival feel.
I think our delegates will get a lot out of that conversation.
Edinburgh International Film FestivalAnastasia Yules
Andrew is a very well-established producer having made things likeTrainspotting.
Ridd says it was difficult to pin down Garland who is an enigma amongst contemporary filmmakers.
It went down to the wire to secure him, Ridd says.
Andrew MacdonaldEdinburgh Film Festival
His schedule is crazy, working on 28 Days Later and the other film hes co-directing.
Garland is co-directingWarfare, a highly-guarded A24 project, with Ray Mendoza.
Other headline Q&A sessions include talks withThelma SchoonmakerandGaspar Noe.
The pair will also present films to the EIFF audience.
Melanie Iredale from the equalities charity Reclaim the Frame will moderate the session.
Alex Walton, Co-Head at WME Independent will feature on the panel alongside producer Afolabi Kuti.
But who will be in attendance?
Weve been pleasantly surprised by how many people are coming from very different backgrounds.
I think its gonna make for some really interesting networking sessions too.
That tradition will be upheld this year on the penultimate industry day with a tribute to Lynda Myles.
We loved the idea of the continuity between the old and the new.
And whats a film event without a film quiz?
Were all nerds anyway.
The Edinburgh Film Festival runs from August 15 to August 21.
