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Onwards and Upwards
 The
film festival has entered its second week, after the action-packed
middle weekend. To kick things off, today saw Liv Ullmann in town
to promote Faithless.
The film is based on a script by Ingmar Bergman, and Ullmann will
be talking about her experiences of working with Bergman later in
the week, as part of the Reel Life discussions.
Also still in town is up-and-coming actor Daniel Craig who appeared
with director Simon Cellan Jones for the premiere of Some Voices.
Sony Celebrates Digital Filmmaking
Sony threw a large party to celebrate the increased uptake of this
new film medium. A large number of shorts in this year's festival
have been shot using the DV format, and the use of the internet
and DVD as digital transmission formats for film are being discussed
in a series of industry events starting today.
There are also three contrasting features shot using digital cameras
screening at the festival. Daybreak, shot locally
in Edinburgh uses this new technology to tell a very modern tale.
One Life Stand,
filmed in Glasgow, uses crisp black-and-white digital images to
tell a relationship driven story. Part of the mystery surrounding
this film is its budget which filmmaker May Miles Thomas would only
describe coyly as "smaller than your average British film". Lastly,
there's Time Code 2000,
which really showcases digital filmmaking and provides a perfect
example of what you can do with a larger amount of money. Unfortunately
for Sony, the cameras used for this film are from Kodak.
Connery Puts In The Call
Sean Connery, Patron of the Film Festival, gave George Clooney a
call to try and persuade him to attend the premiere of the Coen
Brothers' latest movie, O Brother
Where Art Thou? Apparently, Clooney was extremely excited: because
he'd just received a call from the big man himself. Unfortunately,
despite the batsignal, he still won't be coming along...
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