This year, the exciting EIFF Youth offer of digital, on screen and in-person outdoor events, film screenings and career advice sessions - that will educate, entertain and inspire - is focused on the middle weekend of the Festival, 20-22 August.
EIFF Youth is funded through the PLACE Programme, a partnership between the Scottish Government through Creative Scotland, the City of Edinburgh Council and the Edinburgh Festivals, and supported by Baillie Gifford, the Foyle Foundation, Gannochy Trust, Procam Take 2, Culture & Business Fund Scotland and Young Start. EIFF's Young Critics programme is supported by James and Morag Anderson.
EIFF Youth's highlights include:
EIFF Youth New Visions Short Film Competition - Fri 20 Aug, 7pm | digital
Bringing the freshest voices in Scottish film to the global stage, the event showcases 9 short films which were submitted to the Competition earlier in the year - all carefully selected by the EIFF Youth team. Three awards are up for grabs with the winners announced after the screening in a special Q&A event. FREE on Filmhouse at Home and EIFF TV YouTube Channel. 3 winning films will receive a cash prize of £300 each to seed their next production as well as a day of work experience focused on cinematography from EIFF Partner, Procam Take 2.
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To mark the 21st year of the 21st century, the EIFF Youth team have dived into the Festival's archives to find the most compelling 21 films for younger audiences.
You can explore these recommendations from previous editions of EIFF or attend selected screenings throughout the Festival at outdoor events, online watch parties and on screen at Filmhouse or Filmhouse at Home.
In conversation with...
EIFF Youth will also see candid celebrity interviews with actor Jack Lowden, known to wider audiences from Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and Josie Rourke's Mary Queen of Scots, and the cast and crew of Our Ladies, Michael Caton-Jones' coming-of-age comedy drama. Both available on EIFF TV YouTube Channel @EIFFTV
EIFF Youth meets Jack Lowden Fri 20 Aug 5pm
EIFF Youth meets Our Ladies Sat 21 Aug 7pm
