Set in three distinct periods in the life of Frankie Mac, the story provides a challenging introduction to a man's belief in the meaning of hope. As a young boy he watches the world around him drench itself in alcohol. In his teenage years, Frankie leads a gang. They thrive on music, clothes and violence. As a man, Frankie has found new focus through group meetings and his role as an actor. A real sense of what his life could be begins to surface.

Dir Richard Jobson / DoP John Rhodes / Prod Hamish McAlpine

Please note that Richard Jobson will be participating in Friday’s panel discussion.

Showing at Royal Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street

"I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Wher oxlips and the nodding violet grows..."

Winner of the JMZ Dance Screen Award for the Best Television Realisation of a Stage Performance, Pacific Northwest Ballet performed Balanchine ballet to great acclaim at the 1998 Edinburgh International Festival and at Sadler's Wells in London. Music is by Mendelssohn and played by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Stewart Kershaw.

Dir Ross MacGibbon / Prod Nigel Shepherd

Full: £7.50; Concessions: £6.50
Sweet HD Festival Pass Holders: £5.00

Showing at Royal Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street

"Bryn Terfel and Cecilia Bartoli beat a slew of young newcomers to win the Best Artist gongs at the 2004 Classical Brit Awards"

Recorded live from Glyndebourne this award winning production of Arias and Duets captures the magic of these two great performers.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Myung-Whun Chung.

Dir Brian Large/Prod Nigel Shepherd

Full: £7.50; Concessions: £6.50
Sweet HD Festival Pass Holders: £5.00

Showing at Royal Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street

Come on a journey into liquid space. You won't find Nemo but you will meet most of his relatives in Deep Blue, a feature-length selection of highlights from the BBC documentary series The Blue Planet. Taking us from God's-eye-views of the sparkling surface to the darkest depths, this ocean odyssey conveys a riveting sense of nature's infinite variety.

Dir Alastair Fothergill & Andy Byatt

Showing at Royal Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street

The beautiful fugitive Grace (Nicole Kidman) arrives in the isolated town of Dogville on the run from gangsters. With encouragement from Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed town spokesman, the little community agrees to hide her and in return, Grace agrees to work for them. However, when a search sets in, the people of Dogville demand a better deal and Grace learns the hard way that goodness is relative. But she has a dangerous secret, and Dogville may regret it ever began to bare its teeth...

Dir Lars Von Trier / DoP Anthony Dod Mantle / Prod Peter Aalbaek Jensen

Followed by Q&A with Anthony Dod Mantle.

Showing at Royal Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street

A spectacular performance captured by PlaybackHD.TV in association with The Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

"A picture so sharp, with colours so glowing and sound so realistic that you can hardly wrench your attention away ... it takes on a three dimensional effect ... a hypnotic quality." - The Scotsman

Watch the Tattoo as you've never seen it before - on the cinema screen with the clarity of today's state of the art high definition photography and surround sound. Come and get the best view from every seat in the house.

Dir/Prod Nigel Shepherd

Full: £7.50; Concessions: £6.50
Sweet HD Festival Pass Holders: £5.00

Showing at Royal Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street