EDINBURGH'S International Film Festival has announced its 2019 award winners.
The Michael Powell award for Best British Feature Film went to British filmmaker Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje for his directorial debut Farming, which received its UK Premiere at the Festival.
The winner was chosen by the Michael Powell Jury comprised of Antonia Campbell-Hughes, David Hayman and Philip John.
The Jury said: “The unanimous decision of the Michael Powell Jury goes to an important, powerful and disturbing film from Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
"This story forces us to confront an unfamiliar, uncomfortable reality. Farming keeps you invested in its brutal world. Culturally adrenalising. Visceral. Inspirational."
The award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film went to Damson Idris for his role in Farming, also selected by the Michael Powell jurors.
The Award for Best International Feature Film went to Miia Tervo’s Aurora, which received its UK Premiere at this year’s Festival. The winner was chosen by the International Jury comprised of Natalie Brenner, Jack Lowden and Fred Tsui.
www.edfilmfest.org.uk
THE Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in Glasgow has announced the winners of its 2019 Jazz Awards.
Third year saxophonist Kornelijus Pukinskis won the Fog Arts Prize in Jazz Improvisation, presented to a jazz student who made the most significant advancement in the pursuit of excellence in improvisation.
The winner of the George Duncan Prize for Jazz Composition was Ben MacDonald, first year Master’s guitarist, for composing an outstanding original work.
Fourth year BMus double bassist Mark Hendry won the Joe Temperley Prize for Jazz Arranging, awarded at the discretion of the Head of the Jazz.
Professor Tommy Smith, Head of Jazz at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, said: "Congratulations to each of our wonderful award winners. Every year it is a great challenge to choose the winners of our three distinguished RCS Jazz Awards.
"The awards really underline the high level of accomplishment reached by our students. I'd also like to thank our sponsors of the jazz awards, without whom there would be no prizes."
www.rcs.ac.uk/jazz
SCOTLAND'S WW1 story is set to be told from the perspective of 100 young artists from across the country as part of a new installation.
Students have contributed pieces for the exhibition, entitled “What Do We Learn From All Th1s?”
It will combine printmaking with technology to tell 100 stories.
The matrices used to develop each of the artists’ 100 unique prints will be mounted on wooden plinths arranged in a map of Scotland.
Augmented reality technology will allowing visitors to explore each of the stories with an iPad.
The work has been organised by the Scottish Print Network, which involves five print studios in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.
The exhibition will open at the Scottish Parliament on 3 September.
Ken Macintosh MSP, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament said: “One hundred years on from the First World War, the scale of the devastation and loss of life resulting from this horrific conflict continues to move people and in this case, to touch and inspire a new generation of young artists.
"Here at the Scottish Parliament, we have been proud to support the centenary of events commemorating WW1 and we are pleased to be able to host this powerful and striking exhibition.
"It is worth remembering that so many of the Scots who lost their lives a century ago were the same age as the artists contributing to a wonderful installation which explores and re-tells their stories."
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