Northern Ireland film takes top prize at Edinburgh festival after winning audience vote

The rain has caused problems for a number of performances

Skintown, the latest feature by Kieron J.Walsh, has won the Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival.  Walsh’s Skintown beat out nine other features in the EIFF competition. The prize comes with £50,000 to support future projects. Skintown follows best friends Vinny an

‘Supporting Role,’ about a fading actor’s odyssey through Tbilisi, made it out just before industry censorship protests and a boycott of the state funding agency intensified: "I don't want to stop doing what I love."

The chaos, hard graft and — ultimately — privileged thrill of feature filmmaking were the central themes of conversation at the Variety Lounge at Edinburgh International Film Festival as the rising directors in official competition sat down to discuss their craft. Supported by VisitScotland and held in Edinburgh’s hist

Ten movies from across the world will compete for the festival’s prestigious Best Film Award