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Scotsman
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Edinburgh International Film Festival: Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Andrea Riseborough in full star line-up
The Edinburgh International Film Festival starts next week. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Little Voice star Jane Horrocks is to appear at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) as the full line-up of celebrities to attend the event was unveiled. Ms Horrocks will be at the festival for the world premiere of her family film Grow, where she will be joined by stars Golda Rosheuvel, Dominic McLaughlin, Priya Rose and Jeremy Swift, who has appeared in TV hit Ted Lasso. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Jane Horrocks will appear at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Attending the festival for the UK premiere of acclaimed film Dragonfly is veteran British actress Brenda Blethyn and Jason Watkins, who played the lead role in the two-part drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, for which he won the Bafta TV Award for Best Actor. The names join the previously announced guest list for the festival, which starts next week, which includes film producers Ken Loach and Rebecca O'Brien, as well as Irvine Welsh. Paul Ridd, chief executive and film festival director, said: 'We are thrilled to be welcoming so many terrific filmmakers and performers from around the world to this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival to celebrate their work with us. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'One of the greatest joys of a film festival is the opportunity for audiences and industry to interact directly with the creatives behind the work shown onscreen, to hear directly about their vision, and to discuss films in a space that is both welcoming and productive. Our guest list this year is testament to all the hard work and passion that has gone on behind the scenes here in Edinburgh to make this edition special and to celebrate this wonderful medium in style.' The UK Premiere of The Golden Spurtle will see director Constantine Costi in attendance, alongside participants from the competitive porridge making documentary, including Charlie Miller, the former self-titled Chieftain of the Golden Spurtle. Previously announced guests include Eva Victor for the festival's opening night film Sorry, Baby. Meanwhile, Ben Wheatley, Noah Taylor and Alexandra Maria Lara will attend for the world premiere of Mr Wheatley's Midnight Madness opening night film Bulk. The festival, which is in its second year under new leadership, will be hosted at venues including the Cameo, the Filmhouse and Vue in the Omni Centre, as well as a 'pop up' screen at the Hawthornden Theatre at the National Gallery of Scotland. The festival will also use space at Fringe comedy venue Monkey Barrel. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Kat Gollock Meanwhile, Tollcross Central Hall will act as the EIFF's Festival Hub for industry and press delegates, as well as hosting public-facing in-conversation events with major filmmaking talent. The festival's industry programme will run in this venue, including panels, talks, networking events and meeting spaces, open to delegates each day of the festival. Arts charity the Centre for the Moving Image, which fell into administration in 2022, was behind both the Filmhouse and the festival. The Filmhouse was subsequently shuttered for two years and reopened in June after a £1.7 million refurbishment and a lengthy fundraising campaign.
South China Morning Post
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet White Lotus and The Consultant star Brittany O'Grady, who's been acting since she was 4: still under 30, she's had a career most can only dream about, and she's only getting started
Brittany O'Grady grew up being told to get a thicker skin. Once, after being scolded during a rehearsal, a mix of embarrassment and an empty stomach even made her faint. But now, the sensitivity she was once told to suppress is exactly what keeps getting her roles. Brittany O'Grady has appeared in a wide variety of roles. Photo: @brittanyogrady/Instagram At just 28, O'Grady has already starred in hit shows across major platforms: Apple TV+'s Little Voice, Fox's Star, HBO's The White Lotus, and Amazon Prime's The Consultant. Advertisement That's no coincidence: Brittany O'Grady is the kind of actor directors dream about. She grew up performing Brittany O'Grady has been performing since early childhood. Photo: @brittanyogrady/Instagram Born in Arlington, Virginia, O'Grady doesn't remember a time when she wasn't performing. Raised by a father who worked in higher education financial aid and a mother who was a communications professional, she grew up taking dance classes, piano lessons and singing in the church choir, per The Washington Post. By the time she was four, she had already booked her first commercial job. Before she could even spell Shakespeare, she played Caliban in The Tempest. By 13, she was performing in professional stage productions of The Witches of Eastwick and A Christmas Carol. While her parents had fostered her love of performing, it wasn't until she started taking classes with The Idiosyncratic company that she realised it was a lifelong passion. Brittany O'Grady found her passion at The Idiosyncratic acting company. Photo: @brittanyogrady/Instagram Founded by Georgian immigrants Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, the dance and movement-based theatre troupe challenged her physically and engaged her creatively in ways she had never experienced before.
