THE LIST AWARDS 2011 Chosen by a panel comprising List film writers and guests from other publications and the film industry at large, these picks represent the best of the features on offer at EIFF 2011
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
SHORTLIST: Tomboy Intimate Paris-set tale of young sexuality. (Dir: Céline Sciamma). The Last Circus Bonkers horror parable. (Dir: Alex de la Iglesia). Troll Hunter Blair Witch-style box office buster. (Dir: Andre Ovredal).
WINNER: THE LAST CIRCUS Alex de la Iglesia’s circus-set horror reminds us that when
it comes to sheer visceral chutzpah nobody beats this Spanish master.
BEST UK FEATURE
BEST DOCUMENTARY BEST NEWCOMER
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Albatross Well above average coming of age comedy. (Dir: Niall MacCormick). Perfect Sense Inventive apocalypse romance. (Dir: David Mackenzie). Page Eight Timely state of the nation thriller with Bill Nighy. (Dir: David Hare). Project Nim Imagine those PG Tips ads were real. (Dir: James Marsh). CALVET A drug addict rent boy turns his life around. (Dir: Dominic Allan). Bombay Beach Portrait of California’s poorest community. (Dir: Alma Har’el).
Jessica Brown Findlay for her performance in Albatross. Romain Gavras for his directorial debut Our Day Will Come. Trond Nilssen for his performance in King of Devil's Island.
WINNER: PERFECT SENSE David Mackenzie’s inventive and daring ‘end of days’
WINNER: PROJECT NIM Man on Wire filmmaker James Marsh’s doc about
WINNER: TROND NILSSEN Nilssen’s performance in Norwegian drama King of
romantic drama reunites him with Ewan McGregor and reminds us of all that is good in Scottish cinema. Columbia University’s research programme to teach a chimpanzee to speak is absolutely riveting.
Devil’s Island about the true story of an uprising at a borstal has a naturalism that cannot be learned.
EIFFDay Planner
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An easy guide to planning your film watching. Two picks a day: one before, and one after 6pm
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BY DAY AND BY NIGHT MRS CAREY’S CONCERT
DIR: ALEJANDRO MOLINA
Filmhouse Thu 23 Jun, 5.50pm
Mexican sci-fi drama set in a
DIR: BOB CONNOLLY, SOPHIE RAYMOND
Filmhouse Fri 24 Jun, 5.45pm
THE ANGELIC CONVERSATION
DIR: DEREK JARMAN
Filmhouse Sat 25 Jun, 5.45pm
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
DIR: DANFUNG DENNIS George Square Theatre Sun 26 Jun, 4pm
Stunning war documentary that
futuristic, Orwellian dystopia. Aren’t they all? Also showing at Filmhouse,
A highly-strung doc about classical music education. Also showing at Hypnotic and ethereal meditation on homosexual love, chosen by Jarman-
scored big at Sundance. See feature, page 24. Also showing at Festival
Tue 21 Jun, 7.30pm.
Filmhouse, Sat 25 Jun, 1pm.
loving curator Gus Van Sant. Theatre, Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm.
TROUBADOURS
DIR: MORGAN NEVILLE
Filmhouse Thu 23 Jun, 8.10pm.
Documentary about 1970s LA songwriters’ haven The Troubadour Club. Also showing at Filmhouse, Sat
25 Jun, 7.15pm.
MIDNIGHT MOVIES: POLYESTER
DIR: JOHN WATERS
Filmhouse Fri 24 Jun, 11.30pm
ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY: THE SHORT FILMS OF GUY MADDIN
DIR: GUY MADDIN Filmhouse
Sat 25 Jun, 9.05pm
A fancy dress-friendly screening of Programme of Maddin’s beautifully
Waters’ bad-taste classic, with pungent, smell-o-vision effects.
surreal shorts. Also showing at George Square Theatre, Sun 26 Jun, 7pm.
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