Edinburgh Film Festival Competition Directors on the Craziest, Most Challenging Moments Making Their First Features and Why They Can’t Wait to Do It Again: ‘It’s an Addiction’

By Alex Ritman

Alex Ritman

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The chaos, hard graft and — ultimately — privileged thrill of feature filmmaking were the central themes of conversation at the Variety Lounge at Edinburgh International Film Festival as the rising directors in official competition sat down to discuss their craft.

Supported by VisitScotland and held in Edinburgh’s historic Caledonian Hotel, the Variety Lounge welcomed the 11 directors behind the 10 films competing for the Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence. For all but three, the film was their feature debut, although that didn’t stop them from immediately breaking the unwritten rules of directing.

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