The Sands International Film Festival wrapped Sunday evening, concluding the Scottish event’s milestone fifth year on the circuit.
The festival opened on April 17 with a UK preview of John Carney’s latest feature, Power Ballad. Starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, the musical comedy arrived at Sands following its debut at SXSW and a homecoming screening at the Dublin Film Festival. The festival closed with Rohan Kanawade’s buzzy Sundance title Cactus Pears.
Headline speakers present at this year’s festival included composer Craig Armstrong, who sat for an in-depth conversation with Scottish broadcaster Edith Bowman about his creative process, accompanied by a live performance of his most famous scores by local music scholars. Charlie Kaufman joined his longtime collaborator Eva H.D. on stage for a lengthy and revealing career Q&A, and Sands co-founder Joe Russo returned to the festival via Zoom, from the production of Avengers: Doomsday, for a discussion
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