Edinburgh International Film Festival is delighted to announce its latest collaboration with world-renowned jazz musician Tommy Smith OBE and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO).
As part of the Festival's Spanish theme in 2019, Miles Davis' hugely popular album SKETCHES OF SPAIN will be performed by the SNJO at the Queen's Hall on Friday 28th June.
This highlight of EIFF's Spanish programme will see award-winning trumpet player, composer and improviser Laura Jurd take centre stage in the Miles Davis role. A recipient of multiple awards and a BBC New Generation Artist from 2015-2017, Laura has developed a formidable reputation as one of the most distinctive and creative composer-performers to emerge from the UK in recent years.
EIFF's Once Upon a Time in Spain retrospective will also feature screenings of work by some of the country's best-known filmmakers including a spotlight on Spanish actor, writer and director Icíar Bollaín and a late-night strand of Spanish cult classics. This will be accompanied by a country focus presenting a selection of new films by up and coming Spanish filmmakers: this programme will also see visits by several Spanish filmmakers and a series of industry events designed to introduce them to their contemporaries from the UK. This year’s Spanish country focus is being supported by EventScotland, part of VisitScotland's Events Directorate.
Contemporary titles in this year's country focus will include: Notes For a Heist Film (2018) by Leon Siminiani and The Hidden City (2018) by Victor Moreno. Also screening as part of the contemporary cinema programme will be Chef's Diaries: Scotland where Spanish chefs, the Roca brothers, holders of three Michelin stars, embark on a new challenge: exploring Scotland to celebrate the surprising number of world-class products and award-winning chefs, producers and farmers found here.
