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01-08-2025
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Thelma Schoonmaker and Rose Matafeo Sessions Added to Edinburgh Film Fest Lineup
This year, the Edinburgh International Film Festival will welcome acclaimed film editor Thelma Schoonmaker for a special 'In Conversation' event to discuss her late husband Michael Powell's life and filmmaking career. Schoonmaker — best known for her Oscar-winning work on Raging Bull, The Aviator and The Departed — will take the audience through her partner's career, which started with him directing low-budget films in the 1930s prior to his acclaimed 1937 film The Edge of the World (also screening in a restoration at EIFF 2025). More from The Hollywood Reporter What's Behind Universal Music Group's U.S. Stock Listing Plan? Taron Egerton Rules Himself Out of the Running for James Bond: "It Would Be Wasted on Me" Julian Schnabel to Receive Venice Festival's Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award Powell is perhaps best known for his creative partnership with Emeric Pressburger, which produced some of the most brilliant British films of the 20th century, including The Life of Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948). Public outrage at Powell's solo directorial effort, the disturbing horror Peeping Tom (1960) has since turned to praise and Powell is now considered one of the most important British filmmakers of the 20th century. This is, in part, thanks to the efforts of Schoonmaker and Martin Scorsese since the 1980s, with their championing of his films and efforts to restore them. Thelma will also introduce a special screening of Powell's classic film The Edge of the World (1937) at Edinburgh, presented in a digital restoration. In Conversation: Thelma Schoonmaker on Michael Powell will take place Sunday, Aug. 17, joining a host of sessions with huge names including Ken Loach, Kevin Macdonald and Nia DaCosta. EIFF also confirmed on Wednesday that the guest at 90 Minutes or Less FilmFest Podcast (Live) on Aug. 17 will be acclaimed comedian Rose Matafeo, star of Starstruck, Baby Done and Junior Taskmaster. 90 Minutes or Less is a podcast in which host Sam Clements discusses a film under 90 minutes in length with special guests. The Edinburgh International Film Festival will run Aug. 14-20. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Greatest Needle Drops in Film History The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best Solve the daily Crossword
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30-07-2025
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Edinburgh Film Festival to Spotlight Michael Powell With Iconic Editor Thelma Schoonmaker in Conversation and Restored Screening of ‘The Edge of the World'
Legendary film editor Thelma Schoonmaker will return to the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) this August for a special In Conversation tribute to her late husband, acclaimed British filmmaker Michael Powell. The event, taking place Aug. 17 at the city's Tollcross Central Hall, will see Schoonmaker reflect on Powell's pioneering career from early independent features to his celebrated collaboration with Emeric Pressburger and his enduring influence on generations of filmmakers, most famously Martin Scorsese. More from Variety Andrea Arnold, Nia DaCosta, Jeremy Thomas, Ken Loach Lead Powerhouse Upscale Industry Lineup at Edinburgh Film Festival Scottish Producers Hail Return of Edinburgh Industry Program While Calling for More Talent Development, Networking Opportunities Year-Round Edinburgh Film Fest Boss Paul Ridd on Resurrecting the Shuttered Event and Creating a 'Discovery Festival' for New Talent The tribute also includes a newly restored screening of Powell's 1937 breakthrough feature 'The Edge of the World,' introduced by Schoonmaker on Aug. 16 at Cameo 1. Shot in the remote Shetland Islands, the film explores the tension between tradition and change in an isolated Scottish community, and is widely regarded as a defining early work in Powell's filmography. 'We are over the moon that the living legend Thelma Schoonmaker will be returning to EIFF this year to present a terrific film, and to talk with us about the life and work of her late husband Michael Powell, a filmmaker who left such an indelible mark on the history of cinema,' said Paul Ridd, EIFF CEO and festival director. Powell's creative partnership with Pressburger produced some of the most iconic British films of the 20th century, including the epic 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp,' perhaps David Niven's best role in 'A Matter of Life and Death,' the technical marvel that is 'Black Narcissus,' and arguably their pinnacle in 'The Red Shoes.' Though Powell's solo 1960 feature 'Peeping Tom' was initially reviled, it has since been hailed as a landmark psychological thriller, largely thanks to Schoonmaker and longtime collaborator Martin Scorsese's efforts to restore and reintroduce his work to new audiences. Schoonmaker was last at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2024, where she lent her name to the festival's newly established Shorts Competition. The 2025 edition of EIFF runs Aug. 14–20. Best of Variety What's Coming to Disney+ in August 2025 What's Coming to Netflix in August 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
