Festivals

Explore Seensome’s film festival coverage, including reviews, interviews and features from festivals across the UK and beyond.

EIFF 2026: I Want Your Sex Review

Gregg Araki returns to feature filmmaking with a funny, vibrant and gloriously filthy comedy about sex, desire and a generation seemingly losing interest in both.

  • Review
  • 25th August 2026

Interview with James Nunn, writer-director of Hungry

Writer-director James Nunn discusses his latest creature feature, hungry hippo horror Hungry.

  • Interview
  • 23rd August 2026
A still image from the 2026 film Faces of Death, showing Barbie Ferreira's character with a red cloth over her mouth and eyes closed being inspected by a masked figure

EIFF 2026: Faces of Death Review

Daniel Goldhaber's reimagining of the cult classic is horror perfectly calibrated for the age of the algorithm.

  • Review
  • 20th August 2026
A still frame from the 2026 film Faces of Death, showing Barbie Ferreira's character staring in horror at a computer screen

Interview with Faces of Death writer-director Daniel Goldhaber and writer-producer Isa Mazzei

Filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei were on hand at the Edinburgh International Film Festival to discuss their smart, meta take on the cult classic Faces of Death.

  • Interview
  • 19th August 2026

EIFF 2026: Extra Geography Review

Molly Manners captures the highs and lows of teen friendship in this bittersweet coming-of-age comedy.

  • Review
  • 15th August 2026

EIFF 2026: Bodyhackers Review

An activisit uncovers a shadowy world of extreme body modification in Carlos Conceição’s incoherent body horror.

  • Review
  • 14th August 2026

EIFF 2026: The Incomer Review

A commited cast shine in Louis Paxton's surprisingly affecting tale of eccentric siblings on a remote Scottish island.

  • Review
  • 14th August 2026

EIFF 2025: Misper Review

First-time writer-director Harry Sherriff explores grief, obsession, and disconnection in this offbeat missing person drama.

  • Review
  • 29th August 2025

EIFF 2025: Dragonfly Review

Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn shine in Paul Andrew Williams' startling domestic drama.

  • Review
  • 18th August 2025

EIFF 2025: Christy Review

Brendan Canty's debut feature is a warm-hearted look at the life of a teen establishing himself after foster care.

  • Review
  • 16th August 2025

EIFF 2024: Lollipop Review

Daisy-May Hudson brings her narrative feature debut, impassioned social drama Lollipop, to the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

  • Review
  • 2nd September 2024

Interview with Shane Meadows, writer-director of Dead Man's Shoes

Twenty years after its initial release, cult British classic Dead Man's Shoes is back in cinemas and the film's writer-director Shane Meadows was on hand at the Edinburgh International Film Festival to discuss the film's impact over the decades.

  • Interview
  • 29th August 2023