Calibre And Whitney Win At Edinburgh Film Festival

Calibre, the debut feature from UK writer-director Matt Palmer with original music by Anne Nikitin, has taken the top prize at the 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF, June 20-July 1). The film, which received its world premiere at the festival and has a worldwide release on Netflix on June 28th, received the Michael Powell award for best British feature film.

Best documentary feature film went to Kevin Macdonald’s Whitney, described by the jury as ‘an assured film which delivers on every count, from narrative momentum to superb journalism and flawless editing’. The score for Whitney was composed by Adam Wiltzie; the film is released in cinemas across the UK on July 6^th.