Edinburgh Film Festival Set To Return In August With Scaled-Down One-Off Edition, Kristy Matheson Exits As Creative Director

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The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is set to return in August with a scaled-down “special one-year iteration” that will run in conjunction with the Edinburgh International Festival.

The 2023 program will run for one week from August 18 — 23 and will be led by the Edinburgh Film Festival’s new Programme Director, Kate Taylor.

The festival said in a statement Wednesday that Kristy Matheson is leaving her role as Creative Director. “The hand-picked program will celebrate the work of exceptional local and global filmmakers and ensure the flame of EIFF burns bright for future generations of passionate cinema fans,” the statement continued.

The future of the Edinburgh International Film Festival has been in doubt since the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), the charity which runs the festival, appointed administrators late last year.