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Article: Film festival director is focusing on a move from August slot
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- September 30, 2006
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THE Edinburgh International Film Festival is considering moving
from its traditional August date, The Scotsman can reveal.
In her first interview since taking up her post, the festival's
new director Hannah McGill revealed she was being "buffeted with
arguments" over a move.
Supporters of a change cite the pressure in Edinburgh in August,
when hotels and restaurants are swamped by those attending the city's
eight other festivals.
Others believe that rather than the film festival being
complemented by the annual arts jamboree, it is now being
overshadowed by rivals and should move to a new time slot and be
allowed to stand on its own.
Edinburgh's timing also makes it more difficult to ...