First held way back in 1947, the Edinburgh International Film Festival is the is the world's oldest continually running event of its kind.
Despite not being quite as high profile as the likes of Cannes, Venice or Sundance, the festival has attracted its fair share of stars over the year - recent high-profile actors to have walked the red carpet include Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Lawrence, Sigourney Weaver, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Clint Eastwood, Kylie Minogue, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton.
It’s also hosted premieres of many box office blockbuster and critical hits including Blade Runner, Alien, Back to the Future, Taxi Driver, Annie Hall, The Usual Suspects, Amelie, and The Hurt Locker.
The closing of its home at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema in 2023 threatened the festival’s future but truncated edition that year was followrd by a resurgence in 2024.
And now the Filmhouse is open again, the festival will be returning home, with a host of world premieres, galas and special events.
Here are 34 amazing pictures of the festival’s history...so far.
5. Happy birthday
Anthony Asquith receives heather from Susan Parar and Elizabeth 'Pygmalion' Griffith at the Rank Organisation's 21st birthday celebration in the New Victoria Cinema during the festival in 1956. Photo: Unknown
6. Casting Caller
Stars Kathleen McDermott and Samantha Morton join director Lynne Ramsay at the premiere of Morvern Callar at the Odeon Cinema as part of the 2002 Edinburgh International Film Festival. | TSPL
8. Big Yin
Billy Connolly arrives for the Edinburgh Film Festival launch with his wife Pamela Stephenson in 2004. | EN license