EIFF And Skillset Announce 2009 Trailblazers ( 22/05/2009 )

EIFF in association with Skillset have announced the 25 Trailblazers of 2009. These up and coming individuals have been selected from the EIFF programme and from the graduation shorts submitted by students of the Skillset Screen Academies.

The intention of the Trailblazers showcase is to unite the work of the Skillset Screen Academies with that of EIFF. The scheme honours their joint commitment to the generation, encouragement and promotion of new British talent, offers Skillset Screen Academy students and graduates an introduction to the UK film industry and the festival circuit, and celebrates the new names issuing forth from the film festival that first brought Samantha Morton, Daniel Craig, Emily Blunt, Andrea Arnold, Danny Boyle, David Mackenzie, Shane Meadows, Asif Kapadia, and Sam Riley to our attention.

The Trailblazing shorts programme is screened from 22-23 June 2009 at 12 noon.

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