{"id":33988,"date":"2025-07-03T00:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33988\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T00:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T00:55:11","slug":"james-bond-films-with-sean-connery-renee-zellweger-short-in-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33988\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bond Films With Sean Connery, Renee Zellweger Short in Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe world premiere of a new animated short film directed by Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/a>, called They, six James Bond movies starring the late Sean Connery<\/a> screened in a special strand, and \u201cIn Conversation\u201d events with the likes of Andrew and Kevin Macdonald, Andrea Arnold, Ben Wheatley and Andy Starke, and Nia DaCosta will all be part of this year\u2019s 78th edition<\/a> of the Edinburgh International Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong the movies in the program this year are the likes of Piotr Winiewicz\u2019s About a Hero<\/a> with\u00a0Vicky Krieps<\/a>, which was written by an AI system trained in Werner Herzog\u2019s works, Eddie Marsan and Sam Claflin-starring \u201cbrooding, stylish thriller\u201d All the Devils Are Here from Barnaby Roper, Jan-Ole Gerster\u2019s Islands, \u201ca mysterious and Highsmith-esque existential thriller,\u201d Ur\u0161ka Djukic\u2019s debut feature and coming-of-age film Little Trouble Girls, and Elliot Tuttle\u2019s Blue Film, starring Kieron Moore<\/a> and Reed Birney.<\/p>\n

\n\tDocumentaries screening at Edinburgh include \u201cSepideh Farsi\u2019s wrenching and timely documentary<\/a> Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk [that] chronicles disarmingly frank and intimate video calls with young Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona\u201d and Gar O\u2019Rourke\u2019s Sanatorium<\/a>, \u201ca thoughtful, humane documentary offering a unique perspective on the current situation in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe festival is led by CEO and fest director Paul Ridd and fest producer Emma Boa. \u201c43 new feature films, 18 feature film world premieres, including 10 world premieres competing for The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, six special retrospective screenings, James Bond on the big screen and a celebration of the work of filmmaker Budd Boetticher, six short film programs, including The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence competition, the presentation of new short form work by the inaugural NFTS Sean Connery Lab, and the world premiere of a new animated film by Ren\u00e9e Zellweger,\u201d Edinburgh summarized its lineup.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso, the popular Midnight Madness screenings will return to the Scottish festival, which runs Aug. 14-20.<\/p>\n

\n\tAll six Connery James Bond films will be shown on the big screen in a special strand dubbed \u201cSacred Bonds,\u201d including 4K restorations of Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice. The other films are Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever. \u201cAll [will be] introduced by a series of soon-to-be-announced special guests,\u201d the fest said.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe fest previously unveiled an opening night film, Eva Victor\u2019s Sorry, Baby, and a closing film, Paul Sng\u2019s Irvine Welsh documentary Reality Is Not Enough.<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out key parts of the Edinburgh film fest lineup below.<\/p>\n

\n\tOpening Films<\/strong>\u00a0
\u00a0
Sorry, Baby | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Eva Victor. Narrative Feature. Cast: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges. United States, Spain, France. 2025. 1hr 44min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Bulk <\/strong>| World Premiere | Midnight Madness\u00a0
Director: Ben Wheatley. Narrative Feature. Cast: Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor, Mark Monero. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 31min. English.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tClosing Films<\/strong>\u00a0
\u00a0
Reality Is Not Enough | World Premiere | Midnight Madness\u00a0
Director: Paul Sng. Documentary Feature. Cast: Irvine Welsh, Stephen Graham, Nick Cave, Maxine Peake, Olivia Caw, Ruth Negga. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 28min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0\u00a0
The Toxic Avenger | World Premiere | Midnight Madness\u00a0
Director: Macon Blair. Narrative Feature. Cast: Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Julia Davis.\u00a0\u00a0
United States. 2023. 1hr 42min. English.\u00a0
Screening with:\u00a0
TOE | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Elly Howard. Narrative Short. Cast: Greta Titelman, Mikael Mattsson. United States. 2024.\u00a0\u00a0
13min. English\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence<\/strong>\u00a0
\u00a0
Best Boy | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Jesse Noah Klein. Narrative Feature. Cast: Lise Roy, Aaron Abrams, Caroline Dhavernas, Dylan Smith, Marc Bendavid. Canada. 2024. 1hr 31min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Blue Film | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Elliot Tuttle. Narrative Feature. Cast: Kieron Moore, Reed Birney. United States. 2025. 1hr 28min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Concessions | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Mas Bouzidi. Narrative Feature. Cast: Rob Riordan, Jonathan Lorenzo Price, Lana Rockwell, Michael Madsen. United States. 2025. 1hr 31min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
In Transit | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Jaclyn Bethany. Narrative Feature. Cast: Alex Sarrigeorgiou, Francois Arnaud, Jennifer Ehle.\u00a0 United States. 2025. 1hr 22min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Low Rider | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Campbell X. Narrative Feature. Cast: Emma McDonald, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Martin Kluge. United Kingdom, South Africa. 2025. 1hr 33min. English.\u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0
Mortician | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Abdolreza Kahani. Narrative Feature. Cast: Nima Sadrzadeh,\u00a0 Gola, Canada. 2025. 1hr 35min. Persian (Farsi) with English subtitles\u00a0
\u00a0
Novak | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Harry Lagoussis. Narrative Feature. Cast: Ella Rumpf, Yannis Papadopoulos, Elena Topalidou.\u00a0 Greece, Switzerland. 2025. 1hr 51min. English, Greek with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
On the Sea | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Helen Walsh. Narrative Feature. Cast: Barry Ward, Lorne Macfadyen, Celyn Jones, Liz White. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 51min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Once You Shall Be One Of Those Who Lived Long Ago | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Alexander Ryn\u00e9us, Per Bifrost. Documentary Feature.\u00a0 Sweden. 2025. 1hr 44min. Swedish with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
Two Neighbors | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Ondine Vi\u00f1ao. Narrative Feature. Cast: Chloe Cherry, Anya Chalotra, Ralph Ineson. United Kingdom, United States. 2025. 1hr 44min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Out of Competition<\/strong>\u00a0
\u00a0
About A Hero | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Piotr Winiewicz. Documentary Feature. Denmark, Germany, United States. 2024. 1hr 25min.English, German with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
All The Devils Are Here | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Barnaby Roper. Narrative Feature. Cast: Eddie Marsan, Sam Claflin, Burn Gorman, Tienne Simon, Suki Waterhouse, Rory Kinnear.\u00a0 United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 27min. English\u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0
Lynda Myles Celebrates After This Death <\/strong>| UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Lucio Castro. Narrative Feature. Cast: Mia Maestro, Lee Pace, Rupert Friend. United States. 2025. 1hr 36min. English, Spanish with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
Brides <\/strong>| European Premiere\u00a0
Director: Nadia Fall. Narrative Feature. Cast: Ebada Hassan, Safiyya Ingar. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 33min. English, Turkish with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
Case 137 | International<\/a> Premiere\u00a0
Director: Dominik Moll. Narrative Feature. Cast: L\u00e9a Drucker, Yoann Blanc, Guslagie Malanda.\u00a0
France. 2025. 1hr 55min. French with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
Christy | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Brendan Canty. Narrative Feature. Cast: Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis. Ireland, United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 34min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Crushed <\/strong>| World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Simon Rumley. Narrative Feature. Cast: Steve Oram, Margaux Dietrich, Sahajak Boonthanakit. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 41min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Cutting Through Rocks | <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni. Documentary Feature. Featuring: Sara Shahverdi. Iran, Germany, United States, Netherlands, Qatar, Chile, Canada. 2025. 1hr 34min. Persian (Farsi), Azerbaijani with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
Deaf <\/strong>| UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Eva Libertad. Narrative Feature. Cast: Alvaro Cervantes, Miriam Garlo. Spain. 2025. 1hr 39min. Spanish with English subtitles.\u00a0\u00a0
Screening with:\u00a0
Bumblebee | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Fon Cortizo. Narrative Short. Cast: Cory Ma\u00f1\u00e1, Machi Salgado. Spain. 2024. 19min. Galician with English subtitle\u00a0
\u00a0
Dragonfly | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Paul Andrew Williams. Narrative Feature. Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Jason Watkins, Brenda Blethyn. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 38min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Fires of the Moon <\/strong>| World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Christopher Forster. Narrative Feature. Cast: Huw Ynyr, Elin Prichard, Annes Elwy, Dylan Morrison Jones. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 25min. Welsh with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
The Golden Spurtle | <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Constantine Costi. Documentary Feature. Featuring: Charlie Miller, the people of Carrbridge. United Kingdom, Australia. 2025. 1hr 15min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Grow | <\/strong>World Premiere\u00a0
Director: John McPhail. Narrative Feature. Cast: Priya-Rose Brookwell, Golda Rosheuvel, Nick Frost, Jane Horrocks, Alan Carr, Joe Wilkinson, Sanjeev Kohli, Dominic McLaughlin. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 47min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Growing Down <\/strong>| <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: B\u00e1lint D\u00e1niel S\u00f3s. Narrative Feature. Cast: Szabolcs Hajdu, \u00c1goston S\u00e1fr\u00e1ny, Anna Hay. Hungary. 2025. 1hr 25min. Hungarian with English Subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
Hysteria | <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Mehmet Akif B\u00fcy\u00fckatalay. Narrative Feature. Cast: Devrim Lingnau, Mehdi Meskar. Germany. 2025. 1hr 44min. German, English, Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic with English subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
Islands | <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster. Narrative Feature. Cast: Sam Riley, Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing, Dylan Torrell. Germany. 2025. 2hr 3min. English, Spanish with English subtitles.\u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0
Little Trouble Girls | <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Ur\u0161ka Djukic. Narrative Feature. Cast: Jara Sofija Ostan, Mina \u0160vajger, Sa\u0161a Tabakovi\u0107. Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, France. 2025. 1hr 40min. Slovenian with English Subtitles.\u00a0
\u00a0
The Memory Blocks | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Andrew K\u00f6tting. Experimental Feature. Cast: Eden K\u00f6tting, Charlie Stephens. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 17min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Misper | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Harry Sherriff. Narrative Feature. Cast: Samuel Blenkin, Emily Carey, Christine Bottomley. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 13min. English.\u00a0
Screening with:\u00a0
Terence | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Edem Kelman. Narrative Short. Cast: Terence Nzaji-Egnie. United Kingdom. 2024. 15min. English\u00a0
\u00a0
Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Sepideh Farsi. Documentary Feature. Featuring: Fatma Hassona. France, Palestine, Iran. 2025. 1hr 50min.\u00a0
\u00a0
Sanatorium | <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Gar O\u2019Rourke. Documentary Feature. Ireland, Ukraine, France. 2025. 1hr 31min. Ukrainian with English subtitles.\u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0
Surviving Earth | European Premiere\u00a0
Director: Thea Gaji\u0107. Narrative Feature. Cast: Slavko Sobin, Olive Gray, Stuart Martin. United Kingdom. 2024. 1hr 40min. English, Serbian with English subtitles.\u00a0
Screening with:\u00a0\u00a0
Truckload | U.K. Premiere\u00a0
Director: Aella Jordan-Edge. Narrative Short. Cast: Evie Jones, Jodie Whittaker, Joe Dempsie. United Kingdom. 2025. 19min. English.\u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0
Walk With Me | <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Heidi Levitt. Documentary Feature.\u00a0
Featuring: Heidi Levitt, Charlie Hess. United States.2024. 1hr 30min.\u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0
Young Mothers | International Premiere\u00a0
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. Narrative Feature. Cast: Babette Verbeek, Janaina Halloy Fokan, Samia Hilmi, Elsa Houben, Lucie Laruelle. Belgium, France. 2025. 1hr 45min.\u00a0
\u00a0
Zodiac Killer Project | <\/strong>UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Charlie Shackleton. Documentary Feature. United Kingdom, United States. 2025. 1hr 32min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0\u00a0
Midnight Madness<\/strong>\u00a0
\u00a0
See above for The Toxic Avenger\u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0
Dead Lover | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Grace Glowicki. Narrative Feature. Cast: Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Lowen Morrow. Canada. 2025. 1hr 22min. English.\u00a0
Screening with:\u00a0
Death\u2019s <\/strong>Peak | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: Willy Fair. Animation Short. Cast: Simon Pavelich. United Kingdom. 2025. 9min\u00a0
\u00a0
I Live Here Now | The Evolution of Horror and EIFF present | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Julie Pacino. Narrative Feature. Cast: Lucy Fry, Matt Rife, Madeline Brewer, Sheryl Lee. United States. 2025. 1hr 32min. English.\u00a0\u00a0
Screening with:\u00a0
Drainomania <\/strong>| UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Christopher Greenslate. Narrative Short. Cast: Gabrielle Maiden, Sally Maersk. United States. 2025. 15min. English.\u00a0
\u00a0
Odyssey <\/strong>| European Premiere\u00a0
Director: Gerard Johnson. Narrative Feature. Cast: Polly Maberly, Mikael Persbrandt, Jasmine Blackborow. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 50min. English.\u00a0\u00a0
Screening with:\u00a0
Sleazy Tiger | World Premiere\u00a0
Director: James Ley. Narrative Short. Cast: Jay Newton, Jack Douglas, Alan Cumming. United Kingdom. 2024. 15min.\u00a0
\u00a0
Redux <\/strong>Redux | UK Premiere\u00a0
Directors: Matthew McManus, Kevin McManus.\u00a0
Narrative Feature. Cast: Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus. United States. 2025. 1hr 47min. English.\u00a0\u00a0
Screening with:\u00a0
Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting | UK Premiere\u00a0
Director: Alex Thompson. Narrative Short. Cast: Pollyanna McIntosh, Milly Shapiro. United States. 2025. 18min. English.\u00a0
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