The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. 

EIFF presents both UK and international films (all titles are World, International, European, UK or Scottish Premieres), in all genres and lengths. It also presents themed retrospectives and other specialised programming strands.

The 2016 edition was the Festival's 70th. Spain was the country focus in 2019.The 73rd edition of EIFF ran from 19 – 30 June 2019. The full programme was announced on 29 May 2019.

The International Festival of Documentary Films, a programme of documentaries, was presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild alongside the 1947 Edinburgh International Festival. At the time, Cannes and Venice were the most significant annual film festivals.

Over the subsequent years, the programme expanded to include fiction films and experimental work in addition to documentary. The film festival shows a range of feature-length films and documentaries as well as short films, animations and music videos.

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