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Edinburgh International Film Festival - 5063 Item no ·€DINBVRGH· Report no THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL Cinemas Act 1985 - variation of licensing conditions - Edinburgh International Film Festival - 5063 Licensing Sub-Committee 22 June 2012 Purpose of report 1 To advise the Committee of a request received for authorisation to screen un certificated films during the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, which was dealt with in terms of Council Standing Order 63. Main report 2 The Council's Licensing Team was notified by the Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) of the program of films to be screened during the 2012 Film Festival, at venues throughout the city. 3 In terms of condition 2 of the Council's standard conditions attaching to all grants of cinema licence, only films with certificates from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) may be exhibited. Condition 3 of the cinema licence conditions allows the exhibition of any film, if the Council's permission is first obtained. The EIFF provided details of recommended ratings for films which had not been rated by the BBFC. 4 Ordinarily this matter would be reported to Committee for consideration and . approval. Due to the local elections and the timescales involved, this matter was instead dealt with in terms of Council Standing Order 63 (urgent items), whereby the appropriate Head of Service consulted with the Committee Convener. 5 It was agreed that permission would be granted, to enable the un certificated films to be screened on the basis of the recommended ratings as provided by the EIFF organisers. 6 Standing Order 63 requires that this matter be reported to Committee for noting and this report discharges that requirement. Financial Implications 7 There are no financial implications arising from this report. Environmental Impact 8 There are no environmental implications arising from this report. 1 Equalities Impact 9 There is no impact on the public sector equalities duty arising from this report. Recommendations 10 That the Committee note this report. Susan Mooney Head of Service - Community Safety Appendices 1. list of uncertificated films screened during Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012 - to be tabled 2. City of Edinburgh Council Licensing Conditions - Cinema Licence ContactltellEmail Nick Fraser, Senior Solicitor (Licensing) / 0131 5294424/ [email protected] Wards affected citywide Single Outcome Supports National Outcome 1 - "We live in a Scotland that is the most attractive Agreement place for doing business in Europe" and Edinburgh outcomes - "Edinburgh is the top performing tourist destination outside of London" and "Edinburgh's Festivals have a global competitive edge". Background none Papers 2 Title OrlgTltle Director Country Year Section Certification 1 Day Penny Woolcock UK 2009 Special Screenings 15 7 Days in Havana 7 dias en la Habana Benicio Del Toro, Pablo Tra France, Spain 2012 Directors' Showcase 15 99 Unbound, The Dave Osborne UK, Kuwait 2011 Animation PG Age of Consent, The Gregory la Cava USA 1932 Gregory la Cava Retrospec PG Amateur Nestor Frenkel Argentina 2011 looking South PG Ambassador, The Mads Brligger Denmark 2011 Danish Focus 12A Amok lawrence Fajardo Philippines 2011 Philippine New Wave 18 Anton Corbijn: Inside Out Klaartje Quirijns Netherlands, Ireland, Fland 2012 Films on Film 12A Arts & Business / Festivals Edinburgh Event Atmosphere Beyond EIFF Attractive Illusion Elkustike pseudaisthese Petros Sevastikoglou Greece, Nigeria 2012 New Perspectives 15 AuPair Nicole N Horanyi, Heidi Kirr Denmark Danish Focus PG Awards Ceremony Special Events BAFTA: Careers in Film Production Special Events Bed of Roses Gregory la Cava USA 1933 Gregory la Cava Retrospec PG Berberian Sound Studio Peter Strickland UK Michael Powell Award Corr 1S Bestiaire Denis Cote Canada, France 2012 Directors; Showcase U Black Box Shorts 1: Surfaces and layers Black Box 12A Black Box Shorts 2: A Sense of Unease Black Box 12A Black Box Shorts 3: Passing Through Black Box 12A Black Box Shorts 4: Particles Black Box 12A Black's Game Svartur a leik 6skarTh6r Axelsson Iceland 2011 New Perspectives 15 Blood of My Blood Sangue do meu sangue Joao Canijo Portugal 2011 New Perspectives 18 Blue Black Permanent Margaret Tait UK 1992 Special Screenings PG Borrowed Time Jules Bishop UK 2012 British Scenes 12A Brake Gabe Torres USA 2012 New Perspectives 12A Brave Mark Andrews, Brenda Cha USA 2012 Closing Night Gala U Brockas Gig for Philippine Focus Special Events 15 Buenas noches, Espalia Raya Martin Spain, Philippines 2011 Philippine New Wave 15 California Solo Marshalllewy USA 2012 New Perspectives 12A Careers Event For Young People: Performance Special Events Catch, The Gyoei no mure Shinji Somai Japan 1983 Shinji Somai Retrospective 12A ~ Chapiteau Show Sergey loban Russian Federation 2011 New Perspectives 12A "0 Coal Money + Brutality Factor Spotlight on Wang Bing 12A \) Coming Up Shorts Industry Events Composers lab Talent labs ~ Day of the Flowers John Roberts UK 2012 Michael Powell Award Corr 12A Cl Demain? 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Christine laurent France, Portugal 2012 Directors' Showcase 12A differently, Molussia anders, Molussien Nicolas Rey France 2012 New Perspectives 12A 'X .-- Ditch, The WangBing Hong Kong, Belgium, Franc 2010 Spotlight on Wang Bing 15 Don't Expect Too Much Susan Ray USA 2011 Films on Film 12A Dr Seuss' The lorax Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda USA 2012 Special Screenings U Dragon Wuxia PeterChan China 2011 Directors' Showcase 15 Dress Rehearsal for Utopia Ensayo final para utopia Andres Duque Spain 2012 New Perspectives 12A Eddie - The Sleepwalking C Eddie Boris Rodriguez Canada, Denmark 2011 Night Moves 15 Edinburgh Schools Film Competition: Primary Special Events Edinburgh Schools Film Competition: Secondary Special Events EFG Presents: The Cumberland Story Special Events Either Way annan veg, A Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigur6SS1lceland 2011 New Perspectives 12A Evelyn Isabel de Ocampo Spain, Peru 2012 New Perspectives 15 Exit Elena Nathan Silver USA 2012 New Perspectives 12A Fable of the Fish Isda Adolfo Borinaga AlixJr Philippines 2011 Philippine New Wave 12A Family Shorts Shorts PG Feel My Pulse Gregory la Cava USA 1928 Gregory la Cava Retrospec PG Fengming: A Chinese Meml He Fengming WangBing China, Hong Kong 2007 Spotlight on Wang Bing 12A Fifth Avenue Girl Gregory la Cava USA 1939 Gregory la Cava Retrospec PG Film School Shorts Special Events First POSition Bess Kargman USA 2011 New Perspectives 12A Flicker Flimmer Patrik Eklund Sweden 2012 New Perspectives 15 Florentina Hubaldo, CTE lav Diaz Philippines 2011 Philippine New Wave 15 Flying Blind Katarzyna Klimkiewicz UK 2012 British Scenes 12A Foreign language Schools Screening Education Forever loved lawas Kan Pinabli Christopher Gozum Philippines 2011 Philippine New Wave 15 Fourth Dimension, The Harmony Korine, Aleksei Fe UK, USA, Russian Federatio 2012 Special Screenings 15 Fred Richard ledes USA 2012 New Perspectives PG Friends, The Natsu no niwa Shinji SOmai Japan 1994 Shinji Somai Retrospective PG Fukushima: Memories of tt Soma kanka: dai ichi bu - ulYojyu Matsubayashi Japan 2011 New Perspectives PG Fusion Shorts Shorts 15 Futu re My love Maja Borg UK, Sweden 2012 New Perspectives PG Gabriel over the White House Gregory la Cava USA 1933 Gregory la Cava Retrospec PG Gate #5 al-Hawd al-Khamis Simon El Habre lebanon, United Arab Emir 2011 New Perspectives U Gattu Rajan Khosa India 2011 New Perspectives PG God Bless America Bobcat Goldthwait USA 2011 Directors' Showcase 15 Gorgon's Dream David Austen Beyond EIFF Grabbers Jon Wright UK, Ireland 2012 Night Moves 12A Guinea Pigs lan Clark UK 2011 Night Moves 15 Hail Amiel Courtin-Wilson Australia 2011 New Perspectives 15 Here, Then Mao Mao China International Feature Film I 15 Here, There Zheli, nai lu Sheng China 2011 New Perspectives 12A Him, Here After Ini Avan Asoka Handagama Sri lanka 2012 Directors' Showcase ' 12A Home for the Weekend Hans Christian Schmid Germany 2012 Directors' Showcase 12A Hospitalite Kantai Fukada Koji Japan 2010 New Perspectives 12A Imposter, The Bart layton UK 2011 Michael Powell Award Corr U In person: BAFTA Scotland Interview Special Events In Person: Ben Rivers, Ben Russell, Andres Duque Special Events In Person: Elliott Gould Special Events In Person: Jim Sroadbent Special Events In Person: Masterdass with Victor Kossakovsky Special Events In Person: Masterdass with Wang Sing Special Events In Person: Seamus McGarvey and John C Reilly Special Events In person: ThinkSync Interview Special Events In person: Variety Interview Special Events Insomnia Erik Skjoldbjaerg Norway 1997 Special Screenings 15 International Animation Animation 12A Intro to Film Studies 1: Documentary Filmmaking Special Events Intro to Film Studies 2: Film Aesthetics Special Events Invader, The l'envahiss,eur Nicolas Provost Belgium, Sweden 2011 New Perspectives 15 Isn't Anyone Alive? Ikiteru mono inai no ka Gakuryu Ishii Japan 2011 Directors' Showcase 12A It looks Pretty from a Dista Z daleka widok jest pillkny Anka Sasnal, Wilhelm Sas", Poland, USA 2011 International Feature Film I 15 It's the Earth not the Moon Ena terra nao e na lua Gon~alo Tocha Portugal 2011 New Perspectives 12A Jackpot Arme Riddere Magnus Martens Norway 2011 Night Moves 18 Kazahana Kaza-hana Shinji SOmai Japan 2001 Shinji Somai Retrospective 12A Kid-Thing David Zellner USA 2012 International Feature Film I 12A Killer Joe William Friedkin USA 2011 Opening Night Gala 18 King of Pigs Dae-gi-eui Wang Sang-ho Yeon South Korea 2011 International Feature Film I 18 Kotoko Shinya
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