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Film Festival Under The Stars
Its over - for this year at least!
 
It is essentially a great idea but very definately in the wrong place. Perhaps Princes Street Gardens (Ross Bandstand), Inverleith Park or The Meadows may have been more practical and less of a disturbance for those who live in and around the Grassmarket.
 
Feedback and reaction suggests that the volume when screening the movies was far too loud making it impossible for people to even talk and be heard in their own houses. Below is  ashort (7 seconds) clip to demonstrate volume (although you will need to have the volume up full on your PC to appreciate it).

 
It did not appear to be well attended possibly due to the unpredictable weather but a few hardy souls sat through some of the programme. It hardly seems worth it for the amount of distress caused to those overlooking the area.

Comment

This again is something imposed on local residents with no consultation.

 

We again have to rely on third party information despite assurances from Jane Bremnar, CEC's Senior Events Officer that her department would keep us informed of details of events.

 

We still do not know what this event will mean in terms of set up and dismantling equipment – and the consequences of these arrangements on local residents.

 

No doubt we will wake to the sounds of scaffolding being unloaded at 5 a.m. and be unable to get to sleep on the Sunday morning due to the noise of taking it down again. That is, if CEC and Unique Events do decide to take the giant screen down! Remember that there was a plan discussed last year at some meetings of having giant screens erected - it met with disapproval from locals but they will go ahead anyway.

Programme 
Film Festival Under The Stars takes place on 19 and 20 June at The Grassmarket, as part of the joint initiative between Scottish Enterprise and The City of Edinburgh Council. This gives audiences the chance to see films on huge outdoor screens for free.
 
This year the event celebrates the work of the Festivals four Patrons - Sir Sean Connery, Tilda Swinton, Robert Carlyle and Seamus McGarvey. The films getting the big screen treatment are Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, You Only Live Twice, The Chronicles of Narnia, Stone of Destiny and Charlotte's Web.
 
The full line-up and timings are as follows:
 
Friday 19 June
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 18:00
You Only Live Twice 20:15
 
Saturday 20 June
The Chronicles of Narnia 14:15
Charlotte's Web 16:45
Stone of Destiny 18:30
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 20:15