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The 77th (EIFF) has launched its entire program for the Aug. 15-21 event, where it will screen 37 new feature films and 18 world premieres. Ten world premieres will compete for the new as the fest showcases talent from filmmakers in the U.

K., U.S.



, Canada, Mexico, Norway, China, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Iran and beyond. Screenings will take place in the heart of ‘s picturesque capital at some of the city’s most iconic venues including Cameo Cinema, Summerhall, and 50 George Square. Nora Fingscheidt’s , starring , was previously confirmed as the Fest’s opening night film, with the world premiere of Carla J.

Easton and Blair Young’s documentary set to close. Its Midnight Madness strand will close with the body horror , starring . The U.

K. premiere of Fede Álvarez’s will open the strand as its feature-length titles include Jack Clark and Jim Weir’s Australian psychological horror and Damian McCarthy’s haunted house film . The program features musical odysseys, dystopian worlds, tales from the fringes of society as well as reimagined inner and outer spaces.

Those in contention for the , decided by an audience vote, include Arash Rakhsha’s documentary , Jack King’s Yorkshire-set drama , and Will Seefried’s haunting queer story . The inaugural will celebrate the legendary Schoonmaker ( , ), who is attending the Fest, and introduce a retrospective screening of Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell’s film (1945) set on the Isle of Mull. The shorts in competition.

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