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Acclaimed British feature Edge of Summer, directed by Lucy Cohen, returns to Cornwall this spring for a special regional cinema tour featuring exclusive director Q&As and selected cast appearances. Brought to you by Mor Media Charity EDGE OF SUMMER TOUR Director Q&A and Cast Appearances Across March and April Are you a venue interested in a screening ? Register your interest here > Merlin Savoy Cinema Penzance Wednesday 25 March > Book WTW White River Cinema St Austell Thursday 26 March > Book WTW Plaza Cinema, Truro Friday 27 March > Book Merlin Regal, Redruth Saturday 28 March > Book WTW Lighthouse Cinema, Newquay Wednesday 1st April, 5.30 pm Book The Poly, Falmouth Thursday 2 April > Book BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW THE FILM EDGE OF SUMMER ACROSS CORNWALL Acclaimed British feature Edge of Summer, directed by Lucy Cohen, returns to Cornwall this spring for a special regional cinema tour featuring exclusive director Q&As and selected cast appearances. Set on the Cornish coast in the summer of 1991, Edge of Summer is a haunting coming-of-age drama about first love, grief and the moment childhood innocence fractures. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival and marks Cohen’s fiction debut following her BAFTA nominated documentary work. Shot entirely on location across Cornwall, the film transforms the region’s coastline and historic tin mines into a powerful cinematic landscape rooted in folklore and emotional memory. United Kingdom/ 98 minutes/ Drama/ Thriller / English | CFF15 Film followed by a Q&A with the director + tallent BOOK TICKETS ABOVE DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY LUCY COHEN Lucy Cohen is a London-based writer/director. After training as a print journalist, she worked in documentary television for 15 years, making programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. Her move to independent film began in 2015 with the short, LIFE IN FILM, supported by the BFI National Film Archive’s ‘Luminous’ campaign. In 2017, her debut feature, KINGDOM OF US, was nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut, a BIFA and won the Grierson award for Best Documentary at London Film Festival. Produced by Julia Nottingham, it was acquired worldwide by Netflix. In 2017 she was selected for Guiding Lights, the UK film industry’s leading mentorship programme where she was mentored by Andrew Haigh. In 2018, she was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and in 2019 one of Campaign’s Top 10 Directors for her commercial work. EDGE OF SUMMER is Lucy’s debut fiction feature and was part of the BFI and British Council’s Cannes Great8 Showcase in 2023. Her second feature is in development with Film4. She is represented for Film and Television by Casarotto Ramsay and Associates. THE CAST FLORA HYLTON & JOEL SEFTON-IONGI are EVIE and ADAM Flora and Joel are both unknown actors. Flora is from Bath and Joel was cast locally in Cornwall. Edge of Summer is their debut feature. In casting, we were struck by Flora’s subtlety and the layers behind her performance. You could see within her both the ‘woman’ and the ‘child’. This was really wonderful to capture, especially in the interplay with her on-screen mother. It’s not easy to find a 12-year-old boy who is open to showing vulnerability. Joel was an outstanding listener and really connected to his character. He has such an open heart, kind soul and willingness to give everything, he was a joy to work with said The Director SKYER DENNETT is DAWN Skyer is also from Cornwall and has never acted before. She came to an audition when her brother was trying out for Adam. It can be tricky to find a child so young who doesn’t want to ‘perform’ in a very demonstrative way. Skyer has so much wisdom, wit and thoughtfulness, bringing so much of her totally authentic self to Dawn. JOSIE WALKER is YVONNE Josie’s recent film work includes BELFAST (dir Kenneth Branagh) and THE WONDER (dir Sebastián Lelio) as well as THIS IS GOING TO HURT for BBC. As a theatre actress Josie has been nominated for 3 Laurence Olivier Awards, most recently for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in ‘THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE’ at The National Theatre NICHOLA BURLEY is DEBBIE Nichola most recently wrapped on PROTECTION (ITV) and will next be seen in a leading role in DANCE SCHOOL (C4). Her previous TV credits include THE GOLD (BBC/Paramount+), hit drama BEHIND HER EYES (Netflix) and Sean Durkin’s award winning SOUTHCLIFFE (C4). Nichola’s extensive film credits include playing the lead in the critically acclaimed Fyzal Boulifa’s LYNN AND LUCY, Andrea Arnold’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS and Olly Blackburn’s cult hit DONKEY PUNCH. STEFFAN RHODRI is TONY Steffan is a Welsh Actor best known for his role in GAVIN & STACEY (BBC) as well as his recent role in Amazon’s acclaimed series HOUSE OF DRAGON. His PREVIOUS film credits include HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (2010) and WONDER WOMAN. As a theatre actor his most recent credits include THIS HOUSE (The Garrick Theatre), KILLER JOE (Trafalgar Studios) and THE HAIRY APE (The Old Vic). EDWARD ROWE is PETE Edward is a Cornish Actor best known for his lead role in Bafta winning film BAIT (dir Mark Jenkin). The film won BAFTAs for Best British Film and Outstanding debut in 2020 and was nominated for several BIFIAs the same year. His more recent TV credits include HOUSE OF DRAGON (Amazon) and THE WITCHER (Netflix). THE 90 S It was important for me to set the film in the early 90s. Not only was I Evie and Adam’s age, but in a pre-digital era, life as a child was so different. Holidays were spent fighting the boredom and finding new adventures, children had their secret lives and parents had theirs. When questions and uncertainty struck, there was nowhere to go for answers, you shouted into the void, you had to work it out yourself. There was something so wonderful in this, the place imagination played self-discovery, the learning that came in the silence and the boredom, the endless hours to reflect. I knew I wanted to create a feeling of nostalgia and melancholy in the film, as innocence is lost and childhood itself becomes a ghost. However, I never wanted to go strongly ‘period’. We have a sense it is roughly 80s or 90s, but it doesn’t wear it on its sleeve. I think this timelessness is so important to creating a world that opens up and lets you and your own memories in. The Director STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

Immersive and interactive media experiences at Cornwall Film Festival 2025. STEP INTO THE FRAME AND EXPERIENCE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE Cornwall Film Festival is a global platform inviting filmmakers from every corner of the world to showcase bold, captivating and innovative stories. BOOK TICKETS 11 Best International Shorts Copy of Best International Shorts Best of the Best CFF Awards Screen Stars Student Shorts Best of the West SW Regional Shorts 20 Under 25 Best Cornish Shorts Experimental Videos Press Blog Merch Store TOO MUCH: MELODRAMA ON FILM Talks CFF 25 Industry 2025 FAQ's & Access 2025 Diary & Tickets 2025 Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Short Films home 2025 QuckCut 90sec FEATURE FILMS THE ICE TOWER 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A hypnotic new fairytale from Lucile Hadžihalilović (Innocence, Evolution). In her most fantastical feature yet, The Ice Tower follows Jeanne (newcomer Clara Pacini), a teenager who escapes her secluded orphanage and slips onto the set of a lavish Snow Queen adaptation. There she encounters the film’s magnetic star Cristina (Academy Award-winner Marion Cotillard), and together they embark on a spellbinding journey that drifts towards a chilling finale. Dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović | 2025 | 1h 58m | French (with English subtitles) | Fantasy | CFF 18 Film gala followed by Q&A with the director. BOOK TICKETS THE MASTERMIND 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Josh O'Connor portrays a down-on-his-luck art thief in this smouldering heist drama. Dir. Kelly Reichardt | 2025 | 1h 50m | English | Crime | 12A BOOK TICKETS KONTINENTAL ’25 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A bailiff confronts thorny ethical conflict in this sharp-witted satire from Film Festival favourite Radu Jude Dir. Radu Jude | 2025 | 1h 49m | Drama (with English subtitles) CFF18 BOOK TICKETS PILLION 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A transgressive romantic drama starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling. Seductive, daring, and unexpectedly tender, this striking debut brims with charm. Dir. Harry Lighton | 2025 | 1h 43m | English | Comedy, Drama, Romance | CFF18 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home.Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 Film gala followed by Q&A with the director. BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS SHORTS Our programme of shorts features the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films manifest stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché. Shorts to feature films, the Cornwall Film Festival is a British Independent Film Awards Qualifing festival. ENTER NOW WHAT'S ON Lifelong Learning week 3–7th November 2025 Creative Careers Month November Community week 10-16th November 2025 2025 IntoFilm Schools Festival 11-28th November BFI Blockbuster season Too Much A Season Of Melodrama Previews week at The Poly Falmouth 17th - 22nd November 2025 INDUSTRY FOCUS 2025: PRODUCING EXPLORING THE ART AND BUSINESS OF SCREEN PRODUCTION At Cornwall Film Festival 2025, our annual Industry Focus shines a spotlight on the vital and often misunderstood role of the Producer. Whether you're working in short films, feature narratives, factual TV, or digital platforms, producing sits at the heart of the screen industry. This year’s focus explores all facets of producing—from development and financing, to production logistics, distribution strategy, and creative leadership. Through talks, panels, roundtables, and networking, we’ll be lifting the curtain on what it really takes to get a story from script to screen. READ MORE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

As a charity, we support between 6,500 - 9,000 people across our projects every year, through community projects, education and media training, events and industry work. STEP INTO THE FRAME AND EXPERIENCE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE Cornwall Film Festival is a global platform inviting filmmakers from every corner of the world to showcase bold, captivating and innovative stories. BOOK TICKETS 11 Best International Shorts Copy of Best International Shorts Best of the Best CFF Awards Screen Stars Student Shorts Best of the West SW Regional Shorts 20 Under 25 Best Cornish Shorts Experimental Videos Press Blog Merch Store TOO MUCH: MELODRAMA ON FILM Talks CFF 25 Industry 2025 FAQ's & Access 2025 Diary & Tickets 2025 Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Short Films home 2025 QuckCut 90sec FEATURE FILMS THE ICE TOWER 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A hypnotic new fairytale from Lucile Hadžihalilović (Innocence, Evolution). In her most fantastical feature yet, The Ice Tower follows Jeanne (newcomer Clara Pacini), a teenager who escapes her secluded orphanage and slips onto the set of a lavish Snow Queen adaptation. There she encounters the film’s magnetic star Cristina (Academy Award-winner Marion Cotillard), and together they embark on a spellbinding journey that drifts towards a chilling finale. Dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović | 2025 | 1h 58m | French (with English subtitles) | Fantasy | CFF 18 Film gala followed by Q&A with the director. BOOK TICKETS THE MASTERMIND 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Josh O'Connor portrays a down-on-his-luck art thief in this smouldering heist drama. Dir. Kelly Reichardt | 2025 | 1h 50m | English | Crime | 12A BOOK TICKETS KONTINENTAL ’25 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A bailiff confronts thorny ethical conflict in this sharp-witted satire from Film Festival favourite Radu Jude Dir. Radu Jude | 2025 | 1h 49m | Drama (with English subtitles) CFF18 BOOK TICKETS PILLION 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A transgressive romantic drama starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling. Seductive, daring, and unexpectedly tender, this striking debut brims with charm. Dir. Harry Lighton | 2025 | 1h 43m | English | Comedy, Drama, Romance | CFF18 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home.Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 Film gala followed by Q&A with the director. BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS SHORTS Our programme of shorts features the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films manifest stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché. Shorts to feature films, the Cornwall Film Festival is a British Independent Film Awards Qualifing festival. ENTER NOW WHAT'S ON Lifelong Learning week 3–7th November 2025 Creative Careers Month November Community week 10-16th November 2025 2025 IntoFilm Schools Festival 11-28th November BFI Blockbuster season Too Much A Season Of Melodrama Previews week at The Poly Falmouth 17th - 22nd November 2025 INDUSTRY FOCUS 2025: PRODUCING EXPLORING THE ART AND BUSINESS OF SCREEN PRODUCTION At Cornwall Film Festival 2025, our annual Industry Focus shines a spotlight on the vital and often misunderstood role of the Producer. Whether you're working in short films, feature narratives, factual TV, or digital platforms, producing sits at the heart of the screen industry. This year’s focus explores all facets of producing—from development and financing, to production logistics, distribution strategy, and creative leadership. Through talks, panels, roundtables, and networking, we’ll be lifting the curtain on what it really takes to get a story from script to screen. READ MORE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS