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Article: Showbiz? I'd rather have art : New director of Edinburgh film festival says there's more to movies than stars and glamour
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- May 27, 2001
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When it premiered Taxi Driver, Robert De Niro turned up. When
Easy Rider rolled into town, Jack Nicholson was in tow. And when
Steven Spielberg wanted to unveil a little alien flick called ET, he
came here. But celebrity endorsements look set to become a thing of
the past as the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) turns
its back on showbiz to concentrate on world cinema.
When the puff of white smoke emerged from the festival
headquarters in Lothian Road on Friday evening and Australian Shane
Danielsen was announced as replacement to outgoing artistic director
Lizzie Francke, those craving an annual glitterati fix may have
heaved a sigh of relief. Danielsen has a reputation as a ...